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Monday, April 6, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for April 6, 2020

Apr 06, 2020

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2020 Mini Cooper SE Drivers' Notes | Two editors, two cities, one electric car

The 2020 Mini Cooper SE is Mini's first electric car that it's actually selling widely to the public, rather than a quasi-experimental product a select few could lease. While in most respects, it looks like a plain Mini Hardtop or Cooper S, it instea…

Tesla engineers demonstrate coronavirus ventilator prototype

NEW YORK — Engineers at Tesla Inc showed a prototype for a ventilator on Sunday evening in a video published on the company's YouTube channel, as hospitals around the country overwhelmed by coronavirus patients face device shortages. The design for …

The prized golden 1965 Pontiac Hurst GeeTO Tiger is headed to auction

Once upon a time, a Pontiac advertising executive named Jim Wangers created a countrywide contest with this gorgeous 1965 Pontiac Hurst GTO serving as the grand prize. The contest was centered around "GeeTO Tiger," a song by musical artists The Tiger…

Porsche Macan spied, possibly a mule hiding a new platform

The Porsche Macan was given a nip and tuck update for the 2019 model year, but another more important update is likely on the way. Our spy photographers tell us they've spoken with some Porsche insiders about the Macan pictures above, and they've bee…

Rare 1963 Shelby Cobra 289 headed to Mecum Indy 2020 auction

One year after Ford and Shelby showcased a pearlescent yellow Cobra at the 1962 New York Auto Show, Ford needed demonstrator cars its dealers could use to sell what would become a legendary roadster. The automaker ordered a Guardsman Blue 1963 Cobra …

BMW says going electric isn't an excuse to ditch its twin-kidney grille

The widely-circulated belief that an electric powertrain doesn't need to be cooled is completely false. What's accurate is that an electric car doesn't always need a grille on its front end, but BMW told Autoblog that's not an excuse to move away fro…

Fisker Ocean goes prepper, teasing hardcore off-roader for 2021

Fisker Automotive's battery-electric Ocean crossover is a year away, with production scheduled for 2021. It's silly to think we won't hear any more about the Ocean until then, though. Eponymous honcho Henrik Fisker hit up Twitter to tease two version…

2020 Chevy Silverado Trail Boss Off-Road Review | A niche vehicle among niche vehicles

The hot trend in the pickup truck world is the off-road special. Since the introduction of the Raptor , most pickup trucks have sprouted more rugged variations with varying levels of off-road-ready equipment. One of the more mildly modified examples i…

[VIDEO] This is why the windshield-less McLaren Elva doesn't require goggles

Every Ultimate Series supercar McLaren makes has its own aerodynamic challenges. But while the P1's, Senna's, and Speedtail's aero missions were mainly focused on performance, the biggest aerodynamic challenge of the McLaren Elva was creating a "virt…

Junkyard Gem: 1978 Datsun B210

The introduction of the North American version of the third-generation Nissan Sunny couldn't have been timed better: just months after the global economic gut-punch of the 1973 Oil Crisis . This car, known as the Datsun B210 on these shores, was a fly…

Thursday, April 2, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for April 2, 2020

Apr 02, 2020

Top Stories of the Day

Coronavirus shakes up America's truck market: GM outselling Ford and Ram

FCA, Ford and General Motors joined the rest of the U.S. auto industry in taking heavy volume hits due to coronavirus-related shortages of both cars and customers. The saying goes that a rising tide lifts all boats; it stands to reason, then, that a …

2021 Ford Mustang VIN decoder suggests Mach 1 is in, Shelby GT350 is out

The 2021 Ford Mustang line-up looks like it will get a shake-up, according to a VIN decoder shared by Mustang6G forum and Mach-E Club forum , both reported on respectively by Motor1 and Motor Trend . The purported decoding sheet suggests the return of …

2020 Toyota Highlander Platinum Interior Driveway Test | A real knockout

The Kia Telluride has received a lot of deserved attention for its luxurious cabin that looks great and is put together using higher-end materials than is expected for the non-luxury three-row crossover segment. However, after spending time in the ra…

2020 Chevy Colorado ZR2 Bison Review | The Bison abides

The funny thing about buying a pickup truck in off-road-ready trim, and adding an even more rugged off-road package on top of that, is that most of us will rack up 99 percent of the truck's miles on pavement. So, it's a good thing the technology that…

ABT RS7-R makes the Audi RS 7 into a 690-horsepower rocket ship

ABT Sportsline has a long history of performance, and this new ABT RS7-R fits in perfectly with its brethren. It's based on the 2020 Audi RS 7 . If you happen to own one of those rockets (0-62 mph in 3.6 seconds), then congrats, you can make it faster…

2020 Lexus UX Review & Buying Guide | Stylish and small, with a hint of Corolla

The 2020 Lexus UX is the smallest and cheapest Lexus out there, and with the UX 250h hybrid model, it's mighty efficient, too. The UX was completely new last year, as Lexus finally entered the fast-expanding subcompact car segment. We're impressed wi…

[VIDEO] Watch Lucid Air EV drive 400 miles on a charge, twice

We just got news yesterday that the launch of the Lucid Air luxury electric car would be delayed , understandably, due to the coronavirus outbreak, which is a shame, because this is one we're really excited to see come to fruition. Before California w…

Lotus says the electric Evija is a trailblazer that will influence future cars

Lotus, a company known for making nimble sports cars , is stepping outside of its comfort zone to develop a 2,000-horsepower electric hypercar named Evija. Battery technology is heavy, so the limited-edition coupe won't be a featherweight like the Eli…

Hyundai 'MR23T' mid-engined halo car spotted on flatbed in South Korea

Abraham Lincoln is reported to have said, "If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first four hours sharpening the axe." Although academic investigation suspects an anonymous woodsman from 1956 is actually responsible for something like…

Watch divers pull 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1, Mazda RX-7 from a river

It's like the ultimate barn find, only swap out the relatively ideal dry confines of a barn for a watery grave. Adventures with Purpose, a YouTube channel devoted to the exploits of a group of divers in Oregon that specializes in pulling submerged ca…