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Monday, August 31, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for August 31, 2020

Aug 31, 2020

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2021 Dodge Charger Hellcat Redeye starts at $80,000

This year the 2021 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye becomes the most powerful factory Charger ever. And, big surprise, it's the most expensive Charger in the lineup, with a base price of $80,090 including the $1,495 destination charge. That's also a …

Jeep Grand Wagoneer teased yet again with an homage to Detroit

While Jeep seems quite pleased with their "Wagoneer Wednesday " silliness, Fridays seem to be the true payoff for those of us looking for substantial updates on the revival of Jeep's family-hauler nameplate. With the Grand Wagoneer just days away from…

2021 Acura TLX 2.0T begins production, but the Type S will have to wait

The 2021 Acura TLX is officially rolling off the assembly line in Marysville, Ohio. This marks the beginning of a new generation for the Acura, which promises to be "the quickest, best-handling and most well-appointed sport sedan in the brand's 35-ye…

Ferrari 812 Superfast variant spied, could be a GTO

The chance to buy a new, naturally aspirated V12-powered Ferrari is closing, and the camouflaged 812 Superfast we're looking at here is likely going to be one of the last. Our spy photographer caught two 812s running around, but the changes are simil…

Lucid explains why its first production car is a sedan, not an SUV

California-based Lucid will introduce its first car, an electric sedan named Air, on September 9. Waltzing onto the increasingly crowded EV scene with a sedan in a market dominated by crossovers and SUVs might sound counter-intuitive, but the company…

Former Mitsubishi CEO Osamu Masuko dies at 71

TOKYO — Former Mitsubishi Motors Chief Executive Osamu Masuko, who engineered the Japanese automaker's alliance with Nissan, has died. He was 71. Masuko was named a special adviser to the company when he resigned for health reasons as of Aug. 7 . Mit…

Tesla worked with the FBI to block a million dollar ransomware attack

Earlier this week, the FBI arrested a 27-year-old Russian citizen for attempting to carry out a ransomware attack against a US company. It turns out that company was Tesla, Electrek reports. According to a complaint shared by the Department …

Continental's 'corporate confessional' sheds light on Nazi past

"Corporate confessionals" are a long-standing (albeit unfortunate) tradition for German businesses that were tapped to fuel the Nazi war machine. The list of companies with ties to the Third Reich includes everything from consumer staples such as Bay…

Android 11 will offer wireless Android Auto features on most phones

Once Android 11 rolls out, the list of phones that can use wireless Android Auto will grow considerably. Google has updated Android Auto's FAQ page (as spotted by 9to5Google ) to add that almost all devices installed with the upcoming mobile OS will g…

[VIDEO] Wendell Scott — the first Black American full-time competitor in NASCAR

Wendell Oliver Scott was the first Black American full-time competitor in NASCAR history. During the time period of the Civil Rights Movement, Wendell Scott loved nothing more than to grab the steering wheel and go as fast as he could on the race tra…

Friday, August 28, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for August 28, 2020

Aug 28, 2020

Top Stories of the Day

Chevy Corvette Z06 rumor suggests 9,000 rpm redline from flat-plane crank V8

It's time to head back to Rumor Town with the Chevrolet Corvette. This time, Motor Trend says it has a scoop on the upcoming Z06 and ZR1 versions of the mid-engine sports car. Although, if what MT claims is true, we might as well just call them super…

Chevrolet explains how it's keeping the C8 Corvette's hood from flying open

Chevrolet leveraged the eighth-generation Corvette 's over-the-air software updating system to address reports of hoods flying open while the car is moving. In a video, above, posted on YouTube, Tadge Juechter, the model's executive chief engineer, us…

GM moves Corvette engineering team members to EV and AV division

The shovels over at InsideEVs hit pay dirt yesterday. As the outlet described it, an internal memo from GM's EVP of global product development, Doug Parks, moves members of the Corvette engineering team from global products programs to the autonomous…

Chrysler 300 soldiers on for 2021 with pared-down range, higher price

Chrysler's last remaining sedan, the 300, will enter the 2021 model year with fewer trim levels and a higher price, according to a recent report. The 2021 model will be the second-generation 300's 10th year on the American market. Well-informed webs…

First 2021 Ford Bronco-involved wedding proposal happens at Michigan Central Station

What do you get when you combine a Ford Bronco , Michigan Central Station and a diamond ring? A car fan's version of "happily ever after," according to this report from Fox 2 . Taylor McQueen was a huge Bronco fan, so when her boyfriend Daniel Kubistec…

2021 Kia Seltos falls short of IIHS Top Safety Pick

The 2021 Kia Seltos missed out on an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Top Safety Pick award due to under-performing headlights, the organization announced Thursday. Kia's new baby SUV aced the safety watchdog's crash safety and collision…

Land Rover Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque: Here's what's coming up

Land Rover has given the Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque a raft of updates and a couple of special editions, some of which we expect to head our way, perhaps for the 2021 model year. What we don't expect in the U.S. are two new 2.0-liter Ingen…

Ex-UAW President Williams charged in union fund scandal

DETROIT - The former president of the United Auto Workers, Dennis Williams, was charged in Detroit on Thursday with conspiring with other union officials to embezzle hundreds of thousands of dollars in UAW funds, U.S. prosecutors said. The charging …

Hyundai is investigating why the Palisade's interior smells foul

Carmakers are increasingly putting scent dispensers in their models . Hyundai's flagship Palisade SUV seemingly has one, too, but it wasn't added intentionally, and some owners complain that it smells utterly rank. Exploring the depths of online foru…

Bollinger Motors announces Deliver-E electric delivery van

Bollinger Motors hasn't yet begun production of its B1 and B2 electric off-road trucks , but it's already using their underpinnings for an expanded product portfolio. We've already seen its E-Chassis and B2 Electric Chassis Cab it will offer for elect…