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Monday, March 16, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for March 16, 2020

Mar 16, 2020

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2020 Lamborghini Aventador S Review | One last go in the ring

A sign at the Miura Ranch in Andalusia, Spain, warns any careless human, "Ganado Bravo – Prohibito Entrar." Brave Cattle – Do Not Enter. The cattle at issue are specifically bulls, and Ferruccio Lamborghini's visit to the ranch in the 1960s – Lamborg…

Coronavirus anxiety starts to hit U.S. auto dealers' customer visits

DETROIT — A barrage of bad news surrounding the coronavirus epidemic has begun to affect customer visits at some U.S. auto dealers, and even those businesses that have thrived so far believe a big sales decline is imminent if China's experience is an…

Build ventilators to fight coronavirus, Britain asks automakers

LONDON — Britain has asked manufacturers including Ford, Honda and Rolls-Royce to help make health equipment including ventilators to cope with the coronavirus outbreak and will look at using hotels as hospitals. Britain, which has reported 35 coron…

Well-optioned 2021 Chevy Trailblazer returns 28 mpg combined

Fuel economy numbers for the 2021 Chevy Trailblazer subcompact crossover have appeared. Curiously, only numbers for the top-spec all-wheel-drive model with the turbocharged 1.3-liter three-cylinder have shown up on the official EPA website. In town, …

Toyota implements airless paint atomizer at Japanese plants

Automotive manufacturers are in a constant state of searching for newer, better, faster, and overall more efficient ways to produce their cars, not only in regards to to time and money but also to pollution. Toyota's latest technology, an airless pai…

Volkswagen ID.3 to cost less than the Golf in Germany

Volkswagen remains bully on the timeline and prospects for the first units of its new ID.3 battery-electric hatchback. The automaker plans to deliver the 30,000 pre-reserved First Edition models around the same time, starting in a few months. In spit…

2020 Chevrolet Bolt Review & Buying Guide | Same electric car, more driving range

The 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV hasn't changed much on the surface since its introduction, but it's still one of the best long-range electric car values around. It's marketed as a small crossover, but you could fairly call it a compact hatchback. Its rang…

Born-again Lotus Esprit will be a hybrid in more ways than one

Volvo parent company Geely is helping Lotus end its drought of new products. The storied British company is allegedly developing a mid-engined hybrid coupe it will position as a spiritual successor to the Esprit. The yet-unnamed model will slot abov…

History's 10 best selling cars of all time

Long before XC40 Recharge, Volvo built this trailblazing Elbil electric city car in 1976

The tiny, electric Ami two-seater Citroën plans to sell for $22 a month puts an innovative spin on the concept of a city car, but it's not unprecedented. In 1976, when it was known as the purveyor of tank-like sedans and wagons, Volvo built a similar…

Friday, March 13, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for March 13, 2020

Mar 13, 2020

Top Stories of the Day

2021 Chevy Traverse gains a slight edge for its midcycle refresh

The restyled 2021 Chevrolet Traverse is out, and it's a little edgier than before. Despite GM (and the rest of the world) canceling its events, Chevy has revealed the three-row crossover digitally today. When it was redesigned for the 2018 model year…

2020 Toyota Tacoma Review & Buying Guide | Rough but ready

The 2020 Toyota Tacoma has a long-standing reputation for mechanical reliability and its continued presence in the marketplace has made it a force to be reckoned with. New entries in this expanding segment pose a threat to the Taco's dominance, thoug…

2020 Mazda CX-30 small crossover lands an IIHS Top Safety Pick rating

The 2020 Mazda CX-30 has come out of the gate swinging on the safety front, earning the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Top Safety Pick award in its first year on the market. Mazda's new baby crossover earned a "Good" rating in all si…

Ford Mustang Mach-E video shows the AWD electric car playing in the snow

Of all the attributes associated with the hotly anticipated Ford Mustang Mach-E , the ability to provide all-wheel drive handling in snow and ice may not be high on the list for many enthusiasts. And yet to hear and see it from Ford , the electric cros…

2021 GMC Yukon starts at $51,955, just $100 more than outgoing model

The 2021 GMC Yukon and Yukon XL have prices, and they're bargains considering the upgrades the new model delivers. The base Yukon SLE starts at $51,995 after the $1,295 destination charge, a $100 premium over the current model. The extended wheelbase…

F1 cancels season-opening Australian Grand Prix over coronavirus

Workers pack up in pit lane after the cancellation of the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne, Friday. / AP MELBOURNE, Australia — As thousands of fans queued to get into the Australian Grand Prix, seemingly unperturbed by the cor…

And now the Bahrain and Vietnam Grands Prix are off because of coronavirus

Track marshals pack up in Melboure after it was announced Friday the Australian Grand Prix would be canceled. / Reuters PARIS — The Bahrain and Vietnam Grand Prix races were postponed Friday because of the coronavirus outbreak, the third and…

Samsung's solid-state battery technology promises to deliver 500 miles of range

Samsung is developing a state-of-the-art solid-state battery pack that could send range anxiety the way of the carburetor. The electronics giant announced its engineers have made an extremely promising breakthrough. The list of car and tech companie…

Hyundai Veloster N with eight-speed DCT to show next month?

In mid-2018, reports emerged that Hyundai was developing an eight-speed wet clutch dual-clutch transmission for the then-new i30 N, and it would appear around the end of 2019. The natural conclusion was that the Veloster N would get the same transmis…

[VIDEO] Florida teen's crash almost ends his chance to grow into Florida Man

A Florida teen in a street race down a narrow residential street almost ended his budding career as Florida Man. As reported by CBS Miami and picked up by Carscoops , a homeowner's security camera captured two cars heading single file down a road in G…