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Monday, April 27, 2020

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

Apr 27, 2020

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BMW 2 Series next generation unexpectedly appears camo-free on Instagram

Spy shots published on Instagram have seemingly revealed the second-generation BMW 2 Series well ahead of schedule. The images show the car's front and rear ends with absolutely no camouflage. This is one of the rare instances where we see a new car…

BMW X8 M rumored to be a PHEV, possibly the first electrified M car

Trademark documents posted online a couple weeks ago revealed to us that the BMW X8 M could be on the horizon. Today, a report from Car claims the X8 M will be a PHEV. The report doesn't cite anybody within BMW specifically, so we do have our doubts…

The Suzuki Jimny is even more awesome with these retro graphics

We already were pretty smitten by the Suzuki Jimny , the pint-sized 4x4 that, sadly, U.S. buyers can only look on from afar . It manages to remind us of its ancestors, the Suzuki Samari and Sidekick (small and basic 4x4s for which collectors and off-ro…

Chevrolet Colorado with 700-horsepower Cadillac ATS-V engine for sale

In the 2010s, the truck-tuning world gradually moved away from go-fast mini-trucks as it shifted towards rigs with sky-high ground clearance and fat tires. North Carolina-based tuner Mallett Performance bucked that trend by bringing a highly modified…

2020 Honda CR-V Interior Storage Driveway Test | Muy bins

If there's one thing Honda is exceptionally good at, it's packaging. That includes managing to squeeze as much interior space from an exterior footprint as possible, and then from that, as much interior storage space as possible. Cupholders, bins, cu…

2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class Review & Buying Guide | Class leader, style leader

The all-new 2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class is a class leader in the fittingly small subcompact luxury car segment. In its basic form, it provides all the refinement, comfort, performance and style of larger Mercedes in a small, affordable package. The …

2020 Dodge Charger R/T and Scat Pack get Daytona Edition Packages

Dodge announced the Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody Daytona 50th Anniversary Edition late last year, limited to 501 examples, one of which has already gone to that big NASCAR infield in the sky. For the rest of the Daytona fandom, Mopar Insiders says Do…

Lotus working on a more spacious daily driver with a kinder price

Lotus has another sports car in the works, with a reveal planned for later this year or early next. It could be the second piece of the puzzle former Lotus CEO Jean-Marc Gales spoke of to Automotive News in 2018, saying parent company Geely "has appr…

SCG 007 hypercar to swap twin-turbo V6 for twin-turbo V8

Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus began the long tease to its SCG 007 LMP1 hypercar with a set of sketches in June 2018 that clearly incorporated cues from the SCG 003. Refining that original sketch for 18 months produced a longer, smoother design with po…

Sneaky secrets rideshare drivers use to make ends meet

Uber and Lyft drivers have long employed a number of secret strategies to help make ends meat. They are a group of workers who have seen a lot of pay cuts over the years, and every time, it seems like they come up with a whole new slew of strategies …

Friday, April 24, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for April 24, 2020

Apr 24, 2020

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McLaren P1 GTR-18 by Lanzante takes its inspiration from the F1

The McLaren P1 GTR is already one of the most exclusive hypercars ever built (McLaren made only 58 of them), and now Lanzante is making it even more special. The storied British racing company has decided it's going to convert six P1 GTRs into what i…

UAW warns automakers: Restarting U.S. plants is 'too soon and too risky'

WASHINGTON/WARREN, Mich. — The head of the United Auto Workers union on Thursday said it was "too soon and too risky" to reopen auto plants and Michigan's economy in early May, citing insufficient scientific data and coronavirus testing to assure wor…

The Quail joins the Pebble Beach Concours, cancels for this August

Another of the major Monterey Car Week events has announced it's canceling this year's festivities. The latest is The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering , which is a show and road rally that precedes the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance (also canceled ) ea…

[VIDEO] Porsche Syberia RS rally car is what you make when you need a Hummer that's fast

Some history: The Porsche 911's first-ever race was the 1965 Monte Carlo rally, entered because Porsche's PR man at the time wanted to show how much the future icon could do. A year later, Porsche began selling an optional rally kit for the 911 that …

2020 Porsche Cayenne Coupe Luggage Test | How much cargo space is lost?

There are typically two practical drawbacks to a sport utility "coupe." One is reduced backseat space and comfort resulting from a lowered roof and usually a lowered seat bottom to counteract the lowered roof. As noted in the video walk-around of the…

Hertz amasses $17B in debt, lays off 10,000 as car rental demand vanishes

NEW YORK — Hertz Global Holdings Inc is working with debt restructuring advisers to explore options for shoring up its finances after the coronavirus pandemic killed demand for car rentals, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The Ester…

2020 Honda CR-V Infotainment Driveway Test Video | The sore spot

The 2020 Honda CR-V is an all-star; a thoughtfully designed and well-rounded compact crossover that checks off virtually every box families might have. There are no shortage of reasons why Honda manages to sell so many every year, and it actually get…

Listen to the 2020 BMW X5 M Competition's savage 617-horsepower V8

The new 2020 BMW X5 M Competition takes BMW's X5 M crossover to a new level of madness with 617 horsepower and 553 pound-feet of torque. That comes thanks to its 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 that's even more potent than the non-Competition X5 M that makes…

2020 BMW X5 M Competition Interior Driveway Test | Maximum luxury and maximum M

BMW M crossovers bring legitimate on-track performance to the table, but we all know the racetrack isn't where the vast majority of these 'utes will be found. Instead, we'll see them in rush hour traffic, where a comfy seat and bejeweled, luxurious i…

Buy this KITT replica and relive your childhood fantasies

Let's get one thing straight right off the bat: This isn't a perfect KITT replica. The original KITT used in the Knight Rider TV series was based on a 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. The one you see above, which is currently for sale at auction site …