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Monday, June 8, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for June 8, 2020

Jun 08, 2020

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Pentagon has funneled billions in military vehicles, weapons to local police

Police on an armored vehicle patrol downtown Walnut Creek, Calif., last Monday after a protest resulted in looting. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Digital First Media/The Mercury News via Getty Images) The high plains and rugged mountains of Wyo…

Wrecked 2020 Chevrolet Corvette value estimated at $48,000 more than a new one

American auction giant Copart is selling one of the earliest examples of the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette built. The catch is that it was wrecked, and it's estimated to cost approximately $48,000 more than a new model. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, the Cor…

The 2020 Land Rover Defender is for sale, but supply is short

Land Rover announced the new 2020 Defender was officially on sale in America a week ago. Listings on various car sales websites indicate that yes, the Defender is here, and it is for sale. However, a new report from Automotive News dashes some cold w…

2020 Ford Escape plug-in hybrid cheaper, more efficient than RAV4 Prime

Though Toyota recently revealed some impressive specifications for its RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid crossover , the 2020 Ford Escape plug-in has topped it in a couple of key areas. The first of which is the all-important fuel economy number: 100 mpg-e. T…

Protesters shut down Golden Gate Bridge in march for George Floyd, police reform

SAN FRANCISCO — A diverse crowd of thousands of demonstrators outraged by the death of George Floyd tied up San Francisco's iconic Golden Gate Bridge with the acquiescence of authorities on Saturday, another sign of how their message has resonated ev…

2020 Volvo S60 T8 Long-Term Update | We broke the sunroof

Pro tip: Don't play with the wind deflector in your 2020 Volvo S60 . The same goes for most delicate and/or electronic things in cars. Parts break. You get sad. Money must be spent, and you move on. In case you were looking for an example of this, t…

Toyota Fortuner SUV reworked for international markets

Alongside the unveiling of the globally marketed Toyota Hilux , a new Toyota Fortuner SUV also debuted this week with refreshed looks, increased power, and better efficiency. Aiming to balance daily refinement with rugged capability, the updated 7-sea…

Ford Bronco Raptor to get the Explorer ST's 3.0-liter EcoBoost?

Eric at YouTube channel RevMatchTV , via Autoevolution , believes he knows what engine is slated for the Bronco Raptor. Crediting a source inside Ford, we're told the 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6 shared with the Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator will slip u…

Jeep Wagoneer spied beached in mud, in need of a tow

If you don't get stuck at least once when off-roading, then you're likely leaving some fun on the table. Well, if you have a way to get unstuck anyway. That said, this isn't the kind of "stuck" Jeep would prefer to crow about. Some engineers out driv…

10 perfect gifts Dad will love this Father's Day

Want to turn your tent into a living room? Need the ideal BBQ tools? Ready to mix the perfect cocktail? How about a rangefinder to help you line up a tee shots? If any of these scenarios describe your father, keep scrolling. Make sure to treat Dad …

Friday, June 5, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for June 5, 2020

Jun 05, 2020

Top Stories of the Day

Mercedes and F1 drivers rally around Lewis Hamilton's rage at George Floyd's death

Six-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton joined the worldwide chorus of voices condemning the death of George Floyd this week, saying he was "overcome with rage" at the brutality. And his employers at Mercedes say they back him 100 percent.…

Bubba Wallace encouraged other NASCAR drivers to speak up about George Floyd's death

Bubba Wallace is now embracing his platform as a NASCAR driver for positive change and is pushing his fellow competitors to do the same. Wallace, the only full-time black driver in any of NASCAR's top three series, detailed his decision this week to…

What would you drive in 2005?

To this point in our series of what would you drive in 19X5 , our editors' choices have largely been hypothetical. Even if we were old enough to drive in the era in question (or even born), we didn't have the money to buy something new and/or not terr…

Used-car sales surge in bargain-conscious coronavirus economy

A worker walks through the vehicles stored in the lots at the Cox Automotive Inc. Manheim Pittsburgh vehicle auctioning location in Cranberry Township, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) NAPERVILLE, Ill. — At the height of the coronavirus…

2020 Cadillac CT4-V First Drive | The Cadillac of compact Cadillacs

With the launch of the 2020 Cadillac CT4, GM is pushing back into the smallest luxury sedan segment that in recent years has almost exclusively featured entries from Germany. We're pleased to see it return, and importantly, that it definitely came ba…

2021 Ford Bronco Badlands reportedly rides on steelies

A couple of weeks ago, spy shooters sent us a whole roll of shots featuring the 2021 Ford Bronco Sport . The obvious gotcha was seeing three grille designs on the camouflaged prototypes, as that gave proof to an April rumor about different front fasci…

Next-generation BMW X1 spied with aggressive nose

The BMW X1 , the brand's entry-level crossover, is nearly half a decade old at this point , so it's not a surprise that there are new-generation models out testing. One of our spy photographers caught this example in relatively thin camouflage for a co…

2021 Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class Luggage Test | High-speed hauling

This is the biggest Mercedes-Benz money can buy. Wait, that's totally wrong. There's definitely a bus or big rig or Unimog out there. So, let's go with biggest civilian-grade Mercedes you can buy at a regular dealer. Cool? Alrighty. Where was I? Lug…

Oldsmobile sure was a crazy hodge-podge of cars

We've been doing an awful lot of recollection recently (gee, I wonder why) and for whatever reason, we keep stumbling back to Oldsmobile. Our What Would You Drive in 19-blank-5 series has a lot to do with that, especially the kitsch-tastic brochure p…

Subaru Crosstrek gets an injection of Baja racer DNA from Crawford Performance

Subaru's idea of updating the Crosstrek is dropping a bigger, 2.5-liter flat-four engine in the engine bay. American tuner Crawford Performance has other plans for the city-friendly crossover. It turned the model into an off-roader enhanced with a li…