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Tuesday, September 15, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for September 15, 2020

Sep 15, 2020

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All the Nissan Z cars that got us to the Z Proto

One of the longest running and most famous nameplates in Nissan's history is that of the Z car . It has been with us since 1969 nearly continuously, and with only occasional missteps. Only a couple Nissans can match it for history and notoriety, such …

2022 Hyundai Tucson debuts with striking styling inside and out

Hyundai virtually pulled the covers off its brand-new 2022 Tucson today in Korea, showing off a radically redesigned compact crossover that will be sold in certain markets in two different wheelbase lengths and the option of hybrid and plug-in hybrid…

2021 Jaguar F-Pace hides big interior and powertrain changes under familiar sheetmetal

Jaguar's first-ever crossover is getting a major update. The 2021 Jaguar F-Pace, while looking not much different on the outside, is hiding an all-new interior as well as new engines. The changes to the exterior are quite mild, rather like those of …

2021 Volvo XC90 Review | The Swedish people mover

The 2021 Volvo XC90 is the biggest vehicle in Volvo's lineup, serving up three rows of Swedish luxury. It's an attractive crossover that's instantly recognizable as a Volvo, serving as the flagship that led the brand's revival a few years back. Volvo…

Improved headlights make 2020 Volkswagen Arteon an IIHS Top Safety Pick

The Volkswagen Arteon has made the grade to be an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick for the first time. The 2020 Arteon achieves that honor due to its Good ratings in all six IIHS crash tests, as well as Advanced or Superior ra…

Hyundai, Kia consider body-on-frame SUVs aimed at Tahoe and Expedition

Hyundai and Kia are open to expanding their presence in the SUV segment by each releasing a body-on-frame SUV. Both models will be marketed as alternatives to the Chevrolet Tahoe and the Ford Expedition . "From a brand perspective, obviously that is …

Hummer teases crab mode, reveal set for Oct. 20

DETROIT — GMC confirmed it will reveal the Hummer electric off-roader Oct. 20 and released a video teasing the vehicle's so-called crab mode. Crab mode allows the Hummer to move diagonally and is enabled by the vehicle's four-wheel steering. The vid…

2021 GMC Sierra adds towing tech, new HD Black Diamond Edition

Trailer towing is the focus of several new technologies coming to the 2021 GMC Sierra pickup, with the new features available both on the Sierra 1500 and the Sierra HD. The 2021 Sierra also sees expanded availability of GMC's MultiPro tailgate, a pri…

Foton Big General is a Chinese F-150 Raptor knockoff on Navigator knockoff wheels

Ford's second-generation F-150 Raptor will leave an unexpected legacy, and not the Subaru kind. As the firm prepares to replace it with a new model , a Chinese carmaker named Foton is getting ready to introduce a truck named Big General that dubiously…

Hyundai designs a DIY soapbox car

The designers at Hyundai Europe have developed a build-it-yourself push go-cart, and they're offering free detailed plans for any parent to tackle with their kid. A general booklet about the build is available here . The booklet references a detailed…

Monday, September 14, 2020

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

Sep 14, 2020

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2020 Acura NSX Road Test | The cerebral supercar

The 2020 Acura NSX is the kind of car you're pumped to drive. You think about it the night before. You read up on it. You tell your friends and family. You notice passers-by admiring it in the driveway. They try to be sly. Some gawk. There's anticipa…

2021 Ford Ranger Tremor brings extra off-road capability and style

There are oodles of ways to configure an off-road-ready 2021 Ford Ranger, thanks to many different Ford Performance parts , kits and stage packages . And now there's yet another option in the Ranger Tremor, which packs plenty of choice upgrades in a tr…

Supercharged, 810-hp carbon fiber Shelby GT500CR takes a year to build, costs $300K

Classic Recreations has unveiled a limited-edition, resto-modded Mustang that looks like it raced right out of a Hot Wheels catalog. It features a carbon fiber body, and it's powered by a supercharged V8 engine. Wisconsin-based SpeedKore, which is k…

Ford says emissions regulations will keep a V8 out of the Bronco

Ford doused cold water on the rumors claiming the born-again Bronco will sooner or later gain an optional V8 engine. While an eight-cylinder might fit, the company needs to keep the SUV's CO2 emissions in check. "We have to manage the CO2 implicatio…

Rivian R1T faces first competitive test in Rebelle Rally

Not long ago, the Rivian R1T electric pickup engaged in a very public bit of development testing as a support vehicle for "Long Way Up " — the trip Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman took on Harley Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycles from Ushuaia, A…

Oregon wildfires melt vehicles, blacken driveways

PHOENIX, Ore. — Matt Manson stared at the burned-out corpse of his pickup truck on Friday, which sat on a blackened driveway in front of a smoldering pile of rubble that once was his house. Like other residents of the small agricultural town of Phoe…

Ford Expedition will enter 2021 with more standard and optional features

Ford's biggest SUV, the eight-seater Expedition , will enter the 2021 model year with a longer list of standard and optional features. The extra content will help it fend off four new SUVs from General Motors. Motorists in the market for the long-whe…

Aston Martin AMR-C01 is an Aston you can drive in your living room

Aston Martin has made a lot of amazing cars over the decades. But none of them have been able to be driven inside a house. That sort of changes now, as Aston Martin has collaborated with driving simulator company Curv to create the AMR-C01 simulator …

Junkyard Gem: 1973 Mercedes-Benz 280C

Car shoppers seeking a slick-looking-yet-sensible luxury coupe in 1973 had plenty of choices from the Motor City, including the Pontiac LeMans , the Mercury Montego GT , and the Plymouth Satellite . Price tags on those machines started at $2,920, $2,926…

This is the sketch that became the '75–'76 Chevy Caprice

It's always interesting to see the initial design sketch for a production car, as it takes a familiar-to-us form and shows the idealized version of that car, the designer's blue-sky dream before it went through the mill of production feasibility, mar…