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Friday, June 12, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for June 12, 2020

Jun 12, 2020

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NASCAR's Confederate flag ban — now comes the hard part

This Confederate flag at the Daytona 500 was even being flown over the American flag. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) NASCAR's decision to ban the Confederate flag from its races and venues grabbed headlines and stars like a…

Our pledge: Autoblog stands with the Black community and for equality

Words matter in these troubled times. Silence is complicity. As our society quakes with injustice and racism, it's incumbent on all of us to speak out. At Autoblog, we pledge to be a part of the solution. At its best, the auto industry embraces diver…

2021 Lexus IS shows its rear end, gets a new unveiling date

Lexus was set to introduce the next-generation IS on June 9, but it postponed the event to respect "the recent global situation," meaning worldwide protests in the wake of George Floyd's death in police custody. Now Lexus has rescheduled the unveilin…

2021 Nissan Rogue teased ahead of reveal next Monday

The leaks were accurate. Nissan just teased the 2021 Nissan Rogue in its most revealing photo yet, and the crossover looks just like the one that was shown in some blurry photos a couple months ago. We can make out the details better in this new pho…

Fiat Chrysler wins trade case against Mahindra over Jeep look-alike Roxor

Fiat Chrysler has won a cease-and-desist victory against Indian conglomerate Mahindra to stop imports of the Roxor off-road vehicle. Bloomberg reports that the United States International Trade Commission upheld a judge's earlier findings, with some …

2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S First Drive | Turbo by name, turbo by nature

NEWBURY, England — There are Porsches with turbocharged gasoline engines not badged as such, while electric ones now carry the famous script despite lacking an internal-combustion engine of any sort. There is, thankfully, no such confusion with the n…

2021 Porsche Cayenne GTS and GTS Coupe revealed during would-be Detroit Auto Show week

This week would've been the week of the 2020 Detroit Auto Show . Alas, 2020 had other plans, and the biggest car reveal so far this week was the updated 2021 Subaru Crosstrek . Today the 2021 Porsche Cayenne GTS and 2021 Porsche Cayenne GTS Coupe join …

Mustang owners file lawsuit over six-speed manual transmission

Automotive News reports that a lawsuit filed in California last year goes after Ford for alleged defects in the six-speed manual transmission found in 2011MY to 2019MY Mustangs. Starting with the 2011 model year, the Mustang switched to a Getrag MT82…

2021 Jaguar XF Sportbrake and XF sedan spied in camo with updates incoming

The Jaguar XF and XF Sportbrake are both due for a mid-cycle refresh in the near future, and one of our spy photographers just caught both of them running around in suits of camouflage. Being car journalists, our eyes instantly latched onto the wagon…

2020 EarthCruiser FX and EXP off-road RVs add double-cab accommodations

Bend, Oregon's EarthCruiser — not to be confused with Colorado-based EarthRoamer — produces two overland adventure RVs that get top billing: The 2020 EarthCruiser FX and EXP , both based on the Fuso FE160G Class 4 medium truck chassis. Sold in two-doo…

Thursday, June 11, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for June 11, 2020

Jun 11, 2020

Top Stories of the Day

Autoblog's favorite Father's Day gift ideas

Father's Day is June 21, just around the corner, and we wanted to get the pulse of the team here at Autoblog to see what they were going to be picking up for their dads, or in some cases, what they hoped to get from their families. Check out some of …

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

2020 Porsche 718 Cayman Luggage Test | Junk in the trunk and the frunk

As we've previously discovered with the Lexus LC and Porsche 911 , you shouldn't discount a sports car's road-tripping potential because you think it can't carry all your stuff. Of course, the main reason they're able to carry surprisingly so much is …

2021 Mercedes-AMG GLS 63 Road Test | Does more = better?

If you're looking for something with which to properly compare the 2021 Mercedes-AMG GLS 63 , you won't find it in the automotive realm. Nothing else is this powerful, seats as many people and is packed from firewall to tailgate with such an orgy of i…

Abt Audi S8 ramps the big, luxury sedan up to 690 horsepower

The 2020 Audi S8 is a powerhouse to begin with. From the factory, Audi has fitted a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 that produces 571 horsepower and 590 pound feet of torque. That's more than enough for most who want to get into a large, luxurious sedan. We …

NASCAR bans Confederate flag from its races and properties

NASCAR banned the Confederate flag from its races and properties on Wednesday, formally distancing itself from what for many is a symbol of slavery and racism that had been a familiar sight at stock car events for more than 70 years. The move comes …

Police in Detroit suburb pin black Amazon driver in incident over parking

Police in a Detroit suburb are under fire after viral video emerged of an officer pinning a black Amazon delivery driver to the ground during an arrest after he had parked his delivery van on the wrong side of the street while delivering a package. T…

Scout Olympic camper full of clever touches and portable gear

Overlanding and #VanLife were already huge when the coronavirus got everyone locked in their homes for a few months. With summer coming on, road trips the go-to escape, and RV rental bookings skyrocketing , there's always room for another way to get a…

Yamaha is developing a whole range of turbocharged motorcycle engines

Car companies have glorified turbocharging as the ideal way to reduce an engine's fuel consumption and exhaust emissions without compromising its power, and motorcycle manufacturers are beginning to adopt this solution. Yamaha is reportedly developin…

Ford recalls 2.5 million vehicles — again — for door latches, brakes

DETROIT — Ford is recalling about 2.5 million vehicles in the U.S., Canada and elsewhere because of a nagging door latch problem and a brake fluid leak. The door latch recall covers 2.15 million cars, SUVs and vans in the U.S. The latches can fail a…