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Tuesday, August 18, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for August 18, 2020

Aug 18, 2020

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2021 Ford Bronco and Bronco Sport First Ride | Jeeps beware

It will be a while yet before we get unrestricted access to the 2021 Ford Bronco and Bronco Sport, but as part of the company's "Bronco Day" celebrations the second week of August, Ford invited media out for a sneak peek and ride-along in both the ne…

2021 Ram 1500 TRX vs. 2020 Ford F-150 Raptor | How they compare on paper

Now that the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX has debuted , it's time to pit the off-road truck against its only true competitor: the Ford F-150 Raptor . Ford has left us in a weird spot with the Raptor, though. It's currently in-between models, as the regular 2021 F…

Ford Ranger Tremor reportedly coming with several off-road modifications

American enthusiasts have asked Ford to bring them the Ranger Raptor since the truck made its debut in 2018. We're still not getting it, but we'll allegedly see a more capable Ranger named Tremor as a consolation prize. If the name sounds familiar, …

2021 Kia Sedona minivan won't look much like a minivan

In June, Kia first teased the exterior of the fourth-generation 2021 Carnival minivan for South Korea that we know as the Sedona, then it teased the interior . Today, the Asian automaker combines the photo sets with explanations about what Kia calls t…

2021 Mazda CX-9 gets new tech, Carbon Edition

Mazda announced early Tuesday that the 2021 CX-9 is getting a nip-and-tuck styling update along with some updated tech, including a new 10.25-inch infotainment system powered by the latest version of Mazda Connect. Mazda may have oversold things a …

All-electric Genesis eG80 caught in new spy photos

Spies have caught what appears to be an electrified variant of the new Genesis G80 luxury sedan testing at the Nürburgring. Hyundai's luxury subsidiary has been hard at work re-inventing itself, and it appears a midsize EV dubbed "eG80" is the brand'…

[VIDEO] Remembering 6 trailblazing women in the Automotive Hall of Fame

In honor of the 100-year anniversary of the 19th Amendment's ratification, granting women the right to vote, we're showcasing six legendary women in the Automotive Hall of Fame.

Chevrolet Silverado reportedly getting the GMC Sierra's MultiPro tailgate

GMC reinvented the pickup tailgate when it added a six-way option named MultiPro to the current-generation Sierra it introduced in 2019. It kept this clever feature to itself as a way to differentiate the Sierra from the Chevrolet Silverado, but a re…

Maserati MC20 spy photos show supercar in broad daylight

The upcoming Maserati MC20 mid-engine supercar has been teased a number of times , but thanks to new spy photos, we finally get a clear look at the prototype. Our spy photographer caught the MC20 in broad daylight from nearly every angle, and it was w…

Trademark application points to evolution of new Hummer EV logo

A trademark application has revealed yet another evolution of the logo expected to adorn GMC's new Hummer EV pickup truck, bringing back the big "H" badge utilized on the H2 and H3 model lines of the expanded SUV lineup's heyday. The image included…

Monday, August 17, 2020

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

Aug 17, 2020

Top Stories of the Day

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…