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Monday, August 17, 2020

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

Aug 17, 2020

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2021 Ram 1500 TRX debuts as a Hellcat-powered, desert-running Raptor killer

The 2021 Ram 1500 TRX is here, and Ford's free ride is over with the F-150 Raptor . Ford has had it good for a long time without any significant competition. Neither GM nor FCA entered the off-road full-size truck market with an offering like the Rapt…

2021 Mercedes-Benz GLA First Drive | It's a bigger jelly bean now

The Mercedes-Benz GLA has straddled the line between hatchback and crossover since it debuted . It was a stubby, squat and lifted question mark that only got weirder after the AMG division laid hands on it. Despite the confusion, the vehicle's purpose…

Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn could become Limited Longhorn for 2021

Residents of Laramie, Wyoming, will soon lose one of their claims to fame, according to a recent report. Ram's upmarket 1500 Laramie Longhorn will allegedly become the Limited Longhorn for the 2021 model year. Without citing sources, enthusiast webs…

An Andretti wins family's first Indy 500 pole position in 33 years

Scott Dixon, left, congratulates Marco Andretti after Andretti bumped him from the pole for the Indianapolis 500. (AP) INDIANAPOLIS — Marco Andretti was 2 months old the last time his venerable racing family led the field …

[VIDEO] Rossi and Vinales narrowly avoid Morbidelli's crashed MotoGP bike

Motorcycle racing, especially at the speeds MotoGP bikes regularly hit, is inherently dangerous. This fact was once again proven over the weekend at the Red Bull Ring in Austria as Valentino Rossi and Maverick Viñales narrowly avoided hitting the run…

General Motors CFO Dhivya Suryadevara poached by tech startup Stripe

One of the U.S. auto industry's youngest and highest-ranking executives, General Motors Chief Financial Officer Dhivya Suryadevara, jumped ship on Tuesday for Silicon Valley and the technology sector, where she was named CFO of Stripe, the online pay…

[VIDEO] Dust storm shuts down Arizona highway in video

Eyewitnesses capture video from inside of a car and on a dairy farm during a dust storm that hit Arizona on Sunday. Graham Matthews, who was driving home to Phoenix with his wife and two children on Interstate 10 after vacationing in Tombstone…

There's a 'Knight Rider' movie in development

James Wan, who has directed films from the first "Saw" to "Aquaman," with "Furious 7" in between, and produced even more projects, is producing a new Knight Rider movie according to a report in Deadline . Just in case there's a reader who doesn't know…

Cadillac Super Cruise needs subscription after free trial period

Not long ago, Motor Trend broke the news that Cadillac's Super Cruise is only free for the first three years, after which the Level 2 autonomy system moves to subscription pricing. MT's report came on the eve of 2018-model-year Cadillac CT6 buyers be…

2021 Ford GT Heritage Edition celebrates 1966 Daytona victory

Ford pulled the covers off the 2021 Ford GT Heritage Edition this weekend, inspired by the 1966 24 Hours of Daytona-winning GT40 Mk. II driven by Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby. Even casual motorsports fans likely remember that Ford's GT program defeated t…

Friday, August 14, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for August 14, 2020

Aug 14, 2020

Top Stories of the Day

2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer finally nearing its reveal

A few days ago, Jeep posted a somewhat cryptic teaser image to Twitter with a dictionary definition of the word "grand." No images or details were given with it, but it was obviously hinting at a new vehicle release coming up. Now we know that they w…

2020 Kia Forte GT Road Test | Budget-friendly sport compact

It's slim pickings out there for sport compact buyers. Just a decade ago, inexpensive sporty cars were relatively plentiful. Now? Not so much. If there's any silver lining, it's that the few remaining small enthusiast sedans and hatchbacks are by and…

Mercedes-Benz SL-Class spied with whole body in view

The next-gen Mercedes SL has been kept behind closed doors somewhat effectively so far. Mercedes has confirmed the model is under development, but it's not saying much more. This is our second look at it with the production body. It's also a far bett…

The Aston Martin Rapide leads this month's list of discounts

Aston Martin was an early entrant into the coupe-shaped sedan battlefield with its rakish Rapide. It was first shown in concept form in 2006 at the Detroit Auto Show before finally going into production in 2010. Ten years have passed since then, and …

Next-gen BMW M5 packs 750-hp PHEV and 1,000-hp EV powertrains

BMW's electrification plans keep expanding into unexpected ground. Future product whisperer Georg Kacher submitted a report to Car magazine claiming the next-generation M5 will come with two powertrains, one a plug-in hybrid, one all-electric. Said t…

2021 Jaguar F-Type Luggage Test | Get away, and look extremely good doing it

Just like the Porsche 911 I performed a luggage test on not too long ago, the 2021 Jaguar F-Type is not a luggage-hauling machine. It's a sports-car-oriented grand tourer, and it also happens to be stonking fast with a supercharged V8 under the hood.…

Leaked product plan reveals what Subaru has in store until 2023

Subaru will introduce at least 10 new or updated models in the next three years, according to a leaked product plan. Some are performance cars that enthusiasts will undoubtedly love, and one is the firm's first electric model. Canadian publication A…

Lucid plans full range of EVs, including an SUV and maybe a pickup

California-based Lucid is nearly ready to introduce the Air, an electric sedan that recently, unofficially tested at a range of up to 517 miles on a single charge. All of the technology packed under the sheetmetal was developed in-house by the brand,…

2021 Lexus LX 570 gets an Inspiration Series run of 500 units

The 2021 Lexus LX 570 will haul its 13-year-old bones into the 2021 model year with the enticements of the Sport Package , along with an Inspiration Series model produced in a run of 500 examples. New features and options for 2021 are Amazon Alexa cap…

Jaguar E-Type 60 Collection celebrates 1961 launch and The Decade of the Cat

The night before the 1961 Geneva Motor Show, Jaguar PR man Bob Berry drove "flat out" from the English automaker's home base in Coventry to the city on the lake. Berry needed to be at the Parc des Eaux Vives in time to debut the car he was driving, a…