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Monday, April 13, 2020

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

Apr 13, 2020

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Second-generation Acura TLX could inaugurate a turbocharged V6

The second-generation TLX will inaugurate a turbocharged V6 engine developed specifically for the Acura brand, according to a recent report. The six will power a range-topping, performance-oriented variant of the sedan. Honda's luxury division gave …

2021 Toyota Highlander Review & Buying Guide | Better and now sportier

While the latest RAV4 underwent a revolutionary redesign to reset its look, character and capability, a far more evolutionary approach was taken with its big brother Highlander's own redo last year. The 2021 Toyota Highlander represents the second ye…

Ford Bronco Sport production delayed two months for the obvious reason

It's hard to put on a splashy public reveal for a historic nameplate at the New York Auto Show when that show's been canceled and people can't safely stand within six feet of one another. It's also hard to put that historic nameplate into production …

Dodge restores Brass Monkey wheels to Challenger and Charger SRT Hellcat

For the first part of 2020, Dodge removed the option of its Devils Rim aluminum wheel design in Brass Monkey finish for the Hellcat-powered Challenger and Charger models. Mopar Insiders reports the wheels will return to the menu once Dodge starts pro…

NASCAR's Kyle Larson suspended for using racial slur during iRacing event

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR star Kyle Larson was suspended without pay by Chip Ganassi Racing on Monday for using a racial slur on a live stream during a virtual race. Larson was competing in an iRacing event Sunday night when he appeared to lose commu…

[VIDEO] Jacob & Co. Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon puts a mini W16 engine in motion inside a watch

In early 2019, Bugatti ended its 15-year watch partnership with Swiss watchmaker Parmigiani Fleurier and inaugurated a new collaboration with New York watchmaker and jeweler Jacob & Co. — the latter firm once known for helping define the bling-bl…

2020 BMW X7 M50i Wayback Seat Driveway Test | A first-class third row

The 2020 BMW X7 M50i is BMW's top shelf crossover. It's the 7 Series of crossovers, and the experience in the wayback seats show it. That third row is loaded full of luxury we didn't expect to find. First, you have to get back there. This being a su…

Maserati MC20 bringing twin-turbo V6 to September debut

There is a touch more information on the pieces going into the Maserati MC20, starting with intel to Car and Driver that the mid-engined coupe will launch with a "new twin-turbo V6 rumored to make more than 600 horsepower." Last time we heard about t…

This portable EV charger is powered by gas ... seriously

Blink Charging, self-described as a leader in public electric vehicle charging that aims to hasten EV adoption, has unveiled a new portable emergency charger designed to help EV drivers who find themselves stranded and without a plug. There's an iron…

Friday, April 10, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for April 10, 2020

Apr 10, 2020

Top Stories of the Day

Toyota RAV4 crosses 10 million sales

The Toyota RAV4 is quickly cementing itself as one of the bestselling car models in the world. At the end of February, the compact crossover's total sales since the introduction of the first generation in 1994 crossed over the 10 million mark. Specif…

iRacing gets real: Indy 500's Sage Karam shares his winning secrets and setup

Sage Karam's sim setup. / Kirby Arnold As mainstream motorsports shut down their seasons amid the coronavirus pandemic, IndyCar driver Sage Karam welcomed them into his world – virtual racing. Karam, a 25-year-old who has raced six times in …

Rare 1999 Acura NSX Zanardi Edition sells for $135,000

Somebody just bought a 1999 Acura NSX Zanardi Edition for $135,000 on Bring a Trailer . And to that we say, we're jealous. The Zanardi Edition is one of the more sought-after NSX models out there. Acura only ever sold 51 of them (named after racer Al…

Ford Transit Connect camper van conversion beckons, for under $15K

It's only natural to daydream about escaping into the Great Outdoors in your own self-contained rig as a way to break free of the coronavirus and its various psychic and physical constraints. We totally get it, though we can't in good conscience reco…

The 2020 BMW X7 M50i's exhaust is a convincing full M imitator

The 2020 BMW X7 M50i is the fastest and meanest of the few X7 variations out there. It's new for the X7's second model year, and we expect it to be the quickest of the bunch — BMW won't (at least we hope) build a full-on X7 M. The X5 M and X6 M alrea…

2020 Hyundai Sonata Review & Buying Guide | Back to its old (stylish) ways

One-of-three Puch 500 GE headed to RM Sotheby's Essen auction

Puch G sounds like a Soundcloud rapper or a kid still trying to come up on the rap battle circuit. The truth is stranger, and mystifyingly arcane. In 1971, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, shah of Iran and major Mercedes stockholder, suggested Mercedes build a…

2020 Caterham Super Seven 1600: a '70s-themed interpretation of a '50s car

Every model in the Caterham range traces its roots to the Lotus Seven introduced in 1957, but some take the retro treatment a step further than others. None embrace heritage more than the new Super Seven 1600. The company explained it designed the S…

2020 Lamborghini Huracan Evo has the biggest price discount in America

Right now, buyers of the 2020 Lamborghini Huracan Evo are paying an average of $248,000 to drive the brand-new supercar off the dealer lot. That's a hefty chunk of change, but it represents $16,269 off the car's average $264,969 retail price, accordi…

Junkyard Gem: 1994 Subaru Legacy LS 4WD Sedan

I live in Denver, where Subarus rule the roads, and that means that all my local car graveyards are packed with worn-out vehicles displaying the Pleiades logo on their battered grilles. These days, most of those discarded Subarus will be second- and …