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Friday, April 17, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for April 17, 2020

Apr 17, 2020

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How we'd build our Ferrari Roma

The Ferrari Roma configurator is live, so we decided to devote a few minutes to provide important consumer advice to those considering this sexy automobile. As a refresher, the Roma is Ferrari's sexy new grand tourer packing a 3.9-liter twin-turbo…

2021 Nissan Rogue allegedly shown unadorned in leaked images

Nissan has already re-affirmed its commitment to launching an all-new version of its venerable Rogue crossover this fall, and new images purporting to be that vehicle have surfaced on a French web forum, giving us our best look yet at the automaker's…

Piper private plane neatly lands in middle lane of Quebec highway

Quebec law prohibits motorists from passing on the right. There's nothing in the rule book about overtaking from above, especially if you're aboard a small plane experiencing engine trouble and you need a place to land. It's in these circumstances th…

2020 Mini Countryman Review & Buying Guide | The big Mini is still fun

The 2020 Mini Countryman manages to keep most of the fun character of the regular Mini Hardtop, but with the practicality and style of a small crossover. How small, though? It's definitely among what we'd classify as subcompact models, but given its …

Lego's first Ducati kit is a Panigale V4 R with a functional gearbox

Ducati is no longer absent from the list of vehicles you can build using Lego bricks. Denmark's toy giant teamed up with the Bologna-based motorcycle builder to add a Panigale V4 R to its advanced Technic line. The first brick reproduction of a Duca…

The BMW M340i xDrive does 0-60 in 4.1 seconds. Here's what it sounds like

The 2020 BMW M340i features some staggering numbers. Its turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six produces 382 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque, and when graced with the added traction of xDrive all-wheel drive, it'll go from zero to 60 mph in a stag…

Mini bootleg Dodge Tomahawk is the coolest pocket bike of them all

Through Chinese retail website Alibaba , a company called Trumki is selling a knockoff version of the uber-cool Dodge Tomahawk motorcycle concept that shocked crowds at the 2003 Detroit Auto Show. It's marketed as the "2019 New Electric Dodge Tomahawk…

McLaren hybrid sports series prototype spied, possible 570S successor

McLaren has repeatedly said it plans to go hybrid with all of its vehicles in the future. The latest rumors out of Britain point at plans to reveal the first of this new hybrid lineup sometime this year. This heavily camouflaged prototype could be th…

2020 BMW 3 Series Luggage Test | The ultimate packing machine?

It has been well documented that the 2020 BMW 3 Series has grown considerably, approaching the dimensions of the 5 Series from 20 years ago. While there has been much kvetching about the ramifications of that from a performance and driving dynamics s…

Junkyard Gem: 1995 Ford F-150 graffiti truck

I've documented quite a few doomed art cars, mostly in the San Francisco Bay Area, as I've prowled junkyards for interesting bits of automotive history . First I captured the Groovalicious Purple Princess of Peace Ford Taurus wagon, and since that tim…

Thursday, April 16, 2020

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

Apr 16, 2020

Top Stories of the Day

2020 Porsche Cayenne Coupe Second Drive | A little perspective

Most mini refrigerators, you know for like a dorm room, measure 4.5 cubic feet. According to the kitchen experts at Good Housekeeping, the most stylish is Daewoo's Retro Compact model. "You can pick from five different colors and even get a matching …

Thousands in cars and out protest Michigan governor's coronavirus social distance order

LANSING, Mich. — Thousands of flag-waving, honking protesters drove past the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday to show their displeasure with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's orders to keep people at home and businesses locked during the coronavirus outbreak. As…

2021 Cadillac Escalade price increases take starting MSRP to $76,195 MSRP

As the 2021 Cadillac Escalade prepares behind-the-scenes for duty in front of real-life red carpets, more information on the brand new fifth-generation SUV bubbles to the surface. GM Authority got its hands on some MSRP figures, as has at least one o…

Lexus LQ flagship crossover due around 2022, so what of the LX?

When Lexus debuted the LF-1 Limitless crossover concept at the 2018 Detroit Auto Show, Lexus' U.S. general manager waited roughly six minutes to tell the world, as a way of hinting to HQ in Japan, "We have to build this vehicle." Car and Driver says …

VW waives six months of loan payments for buyers who lose their jobs

Volkswagen has announced that it will pick up the tab for up to six months' worth of new-car payments for buyers who get thrown out of work. The offer joins a growing list from automakers who are working to reassure jittery new-car buyers as the coro…

Ford Focus RS is apparently dead due to EU emissions laws

Earlier this month, on the sidelines of a Q&A French outlet Caradisiac had with Ford of Europe executives, the outlet got bad news about the Mk4 Focus RS. Spotted by Motor1 , the French site's report opened with, "Ford has confirmed to Caradisiac …

2021 Toyota Supra fuel economy takes small hit with extra power

Toyota surprised us all with its 2021 Supra announcement a few months ago. After only one model year, the turbocharged inline-six is revised for more horsepower, and the whole chassis has been re-tuned for sharper handling. Output went from 335 horse…

Porsche: 'We do not consider Tesla to be a direct rival'

Porsche's first mass-produced electric car, the Taycan, is a direct shot at the Tesla Model S. These sedans overlap in several areas , but the German firm said it doesn't see the Elon Musk-led company as a direct rival. "Although people like to play …

[VIDEO] Watch a Fox-body Ford Mustang make a meager 64 horsepower on the dyno

Ford Mustangs are nearly synonymous with power, but there was a time when the pony car had as much strength as a Twizzler sitting in the sun. The third-generation was produced from 1978 through 1993, and like every other car that suffered from strict…

Ford Ranger gets extra power from Ford Performance engine tune

While we wouldn't call either the 2020 Ford Ranger or Ford Mustang GT lacking in power, we certainly don't complain when we can get more. And Ford Performance is offering more power for both vehicles with new ECU tunes from its ProCal range. The Ran…