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Monday, June 1, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for June 1, 2020

Jun 01, 2020

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Video of 2021 Ford Bronco prototypes plying muddy trails shows trick tech

In January, Ford released a 42-second clip of an early Bronco prototype cruising through the desert. Now much closer to the launch and production dates, the automaker's done it again with more finished prototypes in two- and four-door trims. A 46-sec…

Dodge Challenger ACR rumored finally on its way using Viper ACR as benchmark

In 1995, Dodge released the ACR Neon, an unlikely combination of cheap, compact American sedan and high-performance parts and engineering marked by initials standing for American Club Racer. Dodge sold a heap of them, so the automaker flexed the ACR …

2020 Land Rover finally on sale in the United States

You've seen the reveal , you've read our review (we hope) , and now you can finally buy a Land Rover Defender in America. The company announced today that the first shipments are on their way, so you should see them arrive at dealers this week. The De…

2021 Lexus IS teased, will be revealed next week

While the larger Lexus GS has finally been discontinued after declining sales, its smaller sibling is getting a new generation. The new 2021 Lexus IS will be revealed next week, and in the meantime, Lexus released this teaser image. It doesn't revea…

2020 Volvo S60 T8 Luggage Test | Plugging luggage into our long-term plug-in

Life has been good in our 2020 Volvo S60 T8 long-term tester as of late. We haven't been getting out there on long road trips since, you know, the pandemic began. But, we have been able to spend longer stretches of time in the sedan (measured in days…

Chevy says it will build 20,000 examples of the 2020 Corvette

Chevrolet confirmed it built about 2,700 units of the 2020 Corvette between February 3, when the model entered production, and March 20, when the Bowling Green, Kentucky, factory shut down to fight the coronavirus. This low figure suggested the 2020 …

1990 Volkswagen Golf Rallye Road Test | Meeting your hero

Casually driving down the wide, winding road that crosses the north part of Wolfsburg, Germany, is like taking a three-minute lesson in Volkswagen history. The picturesque Wolfsburg castle whose image has appeared on millions of cars is visible throu…

Why yes, the Hyundai Santa Fe does look good with a two-tone wrap

The Hyundai Santa Fe is currently one of the sharpest crossovers available on the market. With mean stacked headlights and a sculpted body, it brings style to a tame mainstream segment. European aftermarket customization shop Carlex Design took notic…

$4.5M Maryland mansion has a brick street with classic cars in its basement

At one extremely large residence in Potomac, Maryland, the residents need not call the driver to head into town. Instead, the people who lived and will live in this house can simply take a walk downstairs to hit up the post office, or the theater, or…

This 21-foot-tall Willys replica is the world's largest running Jeep

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Jeep's long-awaited Ram 1500-based Grand Wagoneer will likely become its biggest model to date when it goes on sale in 2021. It won't be the world's largest Jeep, though, far from it. That honor goes to a fully-funct…

Friday, May 29, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for May 29, 2020

May 29, 2020

Top Stories of the Day

2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1 is happening, will be the 'most track-capable' non-Shelby

The Mach 1 name is returning to the Ford Mustang lineup for the 2021 model year. It'll be making a comeback as a limited-edition model, and be positioned as the "pinnacle of style, handling and 5.0-liter V8 performance." So yes, it's going to have th…

Ford Mustang Mach 1: Time-traveling at the speed of sound

"Mach 1": The term refers to the speed of sound, which is not a fixed number but varies based on the temperature of the surrounding gas. Named for Austrian physicist Ernst Mach, the term is a little science-geeky, but Ford evidently felt it connoted …

2021 Acura TLX revealed, finally looks like a credible luxury sports sedan

We've been given our first official glimpse into the brand-new 2021 Acura TLX sedan, and so far we like what we see. It's clear that Acura wants to be considered a brand that focuses on performance, boosting power with two turbocharged engine options…

2021 Acura TLX vs. luxury sedans: How they compare on paper

The 2021 Acura TLX has been revealed, and it looks superb. We also have a handful of hard numbers, so you know that we've got to take a look at how they compare to the competition. As we only have numbers for the base turbocharged four-cylinder model…

2021 Buick Envision is a vision of Buick's future that's shockingly stylish

Allow us to introduce you to the new and much improved 2021 Buick Envision. Don't let the handsome shape and sharp design fool you. This compact crossover is a Buick. The Envision has been a frumpy and rather boring looking crossover since its launch…

Nissan gives us our first look at the next-gen Frontier and many other upcoming models

Nissan released a video today previewing and confirming the next-gen Z car. We got to see a shadowy silhouette of Nissan's upcoming sports car — find all the details on that here — but we also got a preview of many other future Nissan products. Most …

Toyota Corolla Sport GRMN to get AWD, too

The WRC-inspired Toyota GR Yaris is one of the hot hatches nabbing lots of attention this year. The Japanese automaker has promised a version for the U.S. , albeit on a different platform, and apparently with a different naming scheme. A report in Jap…

2021 Mercedes-AMG GLS 63 Exhaust Test | Treating the ears of all aboard

You wouldn't do this with a Kia Telluride . You wouldn't want to, there really wouldn't be much to hear. But when you have a 4.0-liter handbuilt twin-turbo V8 enhanced with a mild-hybrid system to produce 603 horsepower and 627 pound-feet of torque, w…

2020 BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe Review | The not-so-budget BMW sedan

The 2020 BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe is BMW's newest entry-level four-door offering. It slots below the 3 Series in price, panache and size, and despite the name, is wholly different from the two-door 2 Series . While that car rides on a traditional-for-B…

2020 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF Luggage Test | It's not the size that counts ...

The Mazda Miata would not be my first choice for a road trip car. Would probably be in the bottom 10, in fact. The interior fits me like a coffin, the seats pinch my back and the amount of passenger legroom is laughable. It's not exactly the most ser…