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Tuesday, September 22, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for September 22, 2020

Sep 22, 2020

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2020 Land Rover Defender 110 First Drive | As good as you hoped

MT EQUINOX, Vt. – Perhaps Americans have had their fill of wimpy, interchangeably styled crossover SUVs. Or, testosterone has found its way into our water supply. Either way, manly 4x4s with authentic designs and rich backstories are enjoying their m…

New Ford Maverick spy photos reveal size, suspension details

The upcoming Ford Maverick has been spied yet again, this time with a current Ford Ranger tagging along. Not only do these photos show off the true size of Ford's new baby pickup, but they also give us our clearest view yet of its rear suspension. …

NBA great Michael Jordan forms NASCAR team with Bubba Wallace as driver

Basketball great Michael Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin have partnered to form a new single-car NASCAR Cup Series team that will feature Bubba Wallace as its driver, the trio said on Monday. Jordan, a six-time NBA champion, wi…

2021 Detroit Auto Show pushed back to fall, and this move is permanent

The Detroit Auto Show just moved its 2021 show dates from June 11-26 to September 28 through October 9. In other news, the earth is still orbiting the sun. Honestly, it would be bigger news if the NAIAS announced it was keeping its originally schedul…

Lincoln Sync 3 Infotainment Review | Clean and eminently usable

Many of the newer Lincoln products might be vastly different in design and experience than their Ford counterparts, but infotainment software is still heavily shared between the two brands. That said, Lincoln has made a great effort to make its versi…

The BMW M8 leads this month's list of discounts

Back in June of this year, the BMW 8 Series was the most heavily discounted vehicle in America . This month, it's the 617-horsepower M8. Midsummer buyers of the 2020 BMW M8, which is offered in hardtop, convertible and four-door Gran Coupe bodystyles…

Lotus shows how drivers will be able to change the Evija's behavior

Lotus published footage of the Evija, its first series-produced electric car, undergoing shakedown testing on its Hethel, England, track. It also detailed the model's different driving modes, and the effect they'll have on the powertrain. Electric t…

Lucid previews a hot new Air that's 'quicker than quick'

Lucid published a short video that confirms the 1,080-horsepower version of its electric Air sedan will not remain the range-topping model for long. It looks like reports of a quicker, more powerful variant are about to materialize. Posted on the co…

Polestar plans to double showrooms this year and move into new markets

BEIJING — Polestar, the performance electric vehicle maker based in Sweden and owned by China's Geely, plans to double the number of showrooms in existing markets this year and expand to new countries in Asia and the Middle East, its CEO said on Tues…

Touring Superleggera Aero 3 applies unique style to modern Ferrari underpinnings

The long-running coach building company Touring Superleggera recently revealed its newest model, the Aero 3. It's sort of a spiritual successor to the company's Disco Volante from several years ago as it combines styling from streamlined race cars of…

Monday, September 21, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for September 21, 2020

Sep 21, 2020

Top Stories of the Day

2021 Nissan Maxima 40th Anniversary Edition gets retro gauges, red interior

The reveal of the Nissan Z Proto is easily the most significant event for Nissan this year, but another of its long-running nameplates is reaching a big milestone, too. The Nissan Maxima full-size flagship sedan is turning 40 years old. To celebrate,…

Ford Bronco will get a manual with the Sasquatch package after all

The launch of the 2021 Ford Bronco went off almost without a hitch. It looked the part, it packed all the off-road goodies you could ask for, you could pull off the top, and there was a manual transmission option. The one hiccup was that the Sasquatc…

2021 GMC Yukon Denali First Drive | Finally living up to the Denali reputation

For most of its existence, the GMC Yukon has been a virtually identical twin to the Chevy Tahoe . It would have some exterior differences, maybe a couple of different features, but aside from the badging, you'd be hard-pressed to distinguish the two. …

Nikola founder Trevor Milton resigns after big GM deal, accusations of fraud

FRANKFURT, Germany — Shares in electric and hydrogen-powered truck startup Nikola plunged on Monday after the company's founder resigned amid allegations of fraud — just two weeks after signing a $2 billion partnership with General Motors. The compa…

2020 Ford Mustang GT500 Road Test | Speed over subtlety

"These things are badass," my neighbor said, while both of us gazed over the Twister Orange 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500 in front of my house. An hour had passed since its delivery, and already this car had brought out the neighbors. I hopped in the dri…

2021 Chevy Silverado Multi-Flex tailgate, towing improvements detailed

As promised, GM detailed the forthcoming updates to the 2021 Chevrolet Silverado pickup Monday morning, highlighting its adoption of a Chevy-branded variant of GMC's MultiPro tailgate, dubbed "Multi-Flex ." And like the Sierra , the 2021 Silverado gets…

2020 Ford Explorer nabs IIHS Top Safety Pick+ rating after updates

The 2020 Ford Explorer has been named a Top Safety Pick+ by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the agency's best rating. The redesigned Explorer initially fell short of that mark, however, only making the grade after Ford introduced a runnin…

Jeep announces Adventure Academy to teach owners how to drive off-road

Jeep has created a driving school called Adventure Academy to show owners how to explore the great outdoors without getting stuck in a rut. It's open to all motorists who own one of the brand's four-wheel-drive models, whether it's a CJ-5 or a Gladia…

Toyota GR Super Sport hypercar previewed at 24 Hours of Le Mans

Here's your yearly reminder that Toyota is building a hypercar. Just like it did in last year's running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Toyota has provided us a preview of the GR Super Sport. This car will run in the hypercar class in the World Enduran…