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Monday, March 30, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for March 30, 2020

Mar 30, 2020

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Jeep Wrangler Unlimited High Altitude takes the 4x4 further upmarket

The Jeep Wangler Unlimited Sahara exists as the calmer, road-oriented Wrangler trim to contrast with the deep woods, rock-bashing Rubicon that headlines Jeep's reputation. As more buyers flock to America's 4x4, many want an even more plush Jeep exper…

2021 Genesis G80 powertrain and technology details revealed

While we already got a look at the 2021 Genesis G80's styling earlier this month , only now has the company revealed details on the car's powertrains and technology. It picks up most of its parts from the also recently revealed Genesis GV80 crossover,…

2020 Detroit Auto Show canceled; venue will be converted into field hospital

DETROIT — The 2020 Detroit Auto Show, scheduled for June, was canceled Saturday, and its venue will be converted into a field hospital as the coronavirus pandemic increasingly devastates Michigan. The Detroit show, officially known as the North Amer…

2020 Lincoln Corsair Review & Buying Guide | Old-school, value-priced luxury

The 2020 Lincoln Corsair is a compelling alternative to the compact luxury crossover establishment. It's distinctively stylish inside and out, very spacious, and it clearly focuses on comfort rather than performance. Not only that, it has a base pric…

2020 VW Passat Luggage Test | Das boot

We've reviewed a lot of midsize sedans in the past few days, so it only seems appropriate to cover one in our latest luggage test. In this case, the 2020 VW Passat and its 15.9 cubic-foot trunk, which is the largest sedan trunk to pass through the vi…

Dominic Toretto's 'Fast and Furious' Lego Dodge Charger lives its life a quarter mile at a time

Fan of the "Fast and Furious" franchise and Lego kits? You're in luck. The brick-builder announced that it is now taking pre-orders for a new kit dedicated to the 1970 Dodge Charger widebody driven by Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) in the car heist fil…

Recalled 2020 Toyota Highlanders might have faulty start-stop

Toyota has announced a recall for select 2020 Toyota Highlanders. On models with a 3.5.-liter V6 engine, the Engine Control Unit (ECU) might have an error that could cut off the fuel supply during start-stop. The recall, which affects up to 38,810 ve…

Filmmaker explains how to shoot a Bugatti Chiron accelerating to 248 mph

Bugatti set a world record in 2017 when a Chiron traveled from zero to 248 mph (400 kph) to zero in 42 seconds. It caught the record on film, but it has never revealed how it captured footage of a 1,500-horsepower car traveling at nearly four times t…

BMW details its next-generation hydrogen technology

BMW will soon expand its range of i-badged electric models, but it's not putting hydrogen technology on the back burner. The company released preliminary specifications about its next hydrogen-electric drivetrain. Developed jointly with Toyota, the …

Britain orders 10,000 ventilators from F1/McLaren/Mercedes/Ford/Rolls-Royce/Airbus

Paramedics and ambulance personnel get instructions from a command unit outside London's ExCel Centre arena, which is being turned into a 4,000 bed temporary hospital called NHS Nightingale to deal with coronavirus patients. The hospital is due t…

Friday, March 27, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for March 27, 2020

Mar 27, 2020

Top Stories of the Day

2020 Ford Escape SE Sport Hybrid Drivers' Notes | Green sleeper

The 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid aims to offer peak efficiency, but it doesn't shout its green cred from the heavens above. Ford is confident enough in the hybrid's ability to be fun that it's applied this powertrain to a trim called SE Sport. It's no spo…

Honda introduces trail-ready Hunter Cub CT125

"You meet the nicest people on a Honda," according to a decades-old ad, but you might not run into anyone if you use the new Hunter Cub CT125 on the type of terrain it was designed to tackle. Unveiled online, it's an evolution of the perennially popu…

As GM races to help build ventilators, White House balks at cost, shops around

A week ago, General Motors announced plans to partner with a company called Ventec Life Systems to increase production of medical ventilators , becoming one of the first automakers to signal it was joining the fight against the coronavirus. Now the pr…

1990 Chevrolet C/K 454 SS with 26 miles costs more than a Toyota Supra

Chevrolet no longer makes a high-performance, street-oriented pickup. But if you want a new one, you're in luck because there's a 1990 C/K 454 SS with 26 miles on its odometer listed for sale for the price of a Toyota Supra. Florida-based Classic Ca…

Cleveland CycleWerks reveals Falcon electric motorcycle with retro-futurist design

Electric motorcycles are fast becoming a trend in the two-wheeled world, and today we have another contender for you. It comes from Cleveland CycleWerks, and it's called the Falcon. The, yes, Cleveland-based company has made a bike that is more of a …

[VIDEO] Video shows Tesla Model 3 automatically stopping for red light

Tesla owners who bought the $7,000 Full Self Driving (FSD) option have been waiting for what Tesla CEO Elon Musk calls the "feature complete" version of the autonomous software, as there remain driving maneuvers a Tesla can't pull off on its own. In …

2021 Mini Cooper S Sidewalk Edition priced just under $40,000

Earlier this year, Mini announced the return of the Sidewalk Edition visual package for the 2021 Mini Convertible , one that appeared way back in 2007 with the first drop-top Mini. Now pricing has been announced at a base price of $39,250, and it will…

A population stuck inside may be getting more interested in Jeeps

An unexpected consequence of confining a big chunk of the American population is that interest in the Jeep brand is growing, according to a recent study. Exploring the great outdoors is more appealing than ever before. In March 2020, research firm Y…

2021 BMW 330e PHEV launched in America with 22 miles of electric range

It's been well over a year since BMW announced the 330e plug-in hybrid 3 Series for Europe . Back then, we were promised a U.S.-spec 3 Series PHEV, and today we're finally getting it. This plug-in is being introduced as the 2021 BMW 330e, and it featu…

After scrapping electric car project, James Dyson turns to coronavirus ventilators

Now that it's abandoned its work developing an electric vehicle , the company founded by inventor James Dyson is tackling a new and decidedly timely pursuit: building ventilators to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic in his native U.K., where Prime …