What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for September 29, 2020

Sep 29, 2020

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2021 Ford F-150 specs revealed: best-in-class towing and payload, Hybrid tops in torque

We got a truckload of information on the 2021 Ford F-150 when it was unveiled a few months ago. But Ford left out a few key details that it's only revealing now: specifically, well, the specifications. And they're impressive specifications, showing t…

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2022 Honda Civic hatchback looks like a little Accord in patent renderings

So far, Honda has been careful about keeping the next-generation Civic under wraps. Quite literally in fact, since spy photos of the Civic Type R have featured a well-camouflaged prototype. All that work is out the window now, though, since the folks…

2021 Mazda CX-5 Review | The budget alternative to luxury crossovers

If you're looking for a compact luxury SUV but are iffy about the higher price tags and running costs (quite understandably), the 2021 Mazda CX-5 is a perfect alternative. It all starts with its elegantly sporty styling and carries inside where its h…

2022 Volkswagen Taos will demonstrate ways to improve the turbo four

Volkswagen is investing a colossal amount of resources into the development of electric powertrains , but it's not giving up on the internal combustion engine. It announced the Taos, the entry-level crossover it will launch in 2021, will inaugurate an…

Nissan Frontier gets Nismo off-road goodies, compatible all the way back to 2005

Off-road-oriented trucks are the hot trend right now, and automakers are moving beyond special off-road models to selling parts to upgrade existing trucks and SUVs. Ford has rolled out multiple products for the Ranger pickup , and now Nissan is aiming…

2022 Genesis GV70 shows assertive design in official spy shots

Genesis one-upped the spy photographers who roam the globe in search of prototypes by releasing images of a fully camouflaged GV70. Positioned below the GV80 , the firm's second SUV is expected to go on sale in 2021. We've already seen the GV70 lappi…

Polaris and Zero team up for electric off-roaders and snowmobiles

Polaris, maker of Indian Motorcycles, the segment-bending Slingshot three-wheeler and hugely popular off-road offerings like the RZR and Ranger, has teamed up with Zero Motorcycles to produce a range of electric vehicles. Our minds instantly consider…

2021 Infiniti Q50 gains more safety equipment and sporty-looking Sensory trim

Details for the 2021 Infiniti Q50 are out, and while it's largely the same sedan as it was last year, Infiniti made some notable improvements. For starters, Infiniti made its suite of driver assistance equipment standard. This includes blind-spot war…

EarthCruiser adds a bigger camper option to its heavy duty pickup line

EarthCruiser is a camper and expedition vehicle company based out of Oregon that we've previously covered for its huge commercial truck-based machines . But they offer more than that, from drop-in campers for smaller pickups to heavy duty pickup conve…

2020 KTM 1290 Super Duke R Review | A bold, unfiltered speed machine

Of all the motorcycle types on the road — sportbikes, cruisers and every oddball in between — the naked literbike might be the most outrageous. Endowed with massive, superbike-derived 1,000cc+ engines and minimal bodywork, these are the two-wheeled e…

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

Sep 28, 2020

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2021 Audi E-Tron Sportback First Drive | Full-time Audi; part-time EV ambassador

Audi's post-Dieselgate electrification push gains a second prong for 2021 in the form of the E-Tron Sportback. If you couldn't tell from the name alone, the Audi E-Tron Sportback expands the company's new electric crossover into the sporty, slope-bac…

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2021 Subaru Crosstrek Review | The best buy in its segment

Few vehicles define a segment quite as clearly as the 2021 Subaru Crosstrek. Before it came along nine years and one generation ago, there really weren't any subcompact crossovers. Today, competitors like the Honda HR-V, Hyundai Kona and Jeep Renegad…

[VIDEO] A Lucid Air prototype ran the quarter mile in 9.245 seconds

A prototype for a high-performance tri-motor version of the Lucid Air electric sedan recorded a blazing 9.245-second quarter-mile, and to dissuade doubters, the event was captured on video. Staving off would-be detractors in this case is probably a g…

Yenko/SC Camaro gets 1,050 horsepower, is limited to 50 units for 2021

Specialty Vehicle Engineering (SVE) again proved aftermarket tuners are on the front lines of the horsepower war by announcing a 1,050-horsepower Chevrolet Camaro. Called Yenko/SC, it's limited to 50 units nationwide. Each Yenko/SC starts as a 1SS o…

2021 Ram TRX will get new FCA 'Know & Go' app to educate owners about their truck

FCA has developed a new app called "Know & Go," and it's debuting with the 2021 Ram TRX . The purpose of the app is to help owners get more acquainted with and learn about their vehicle without having to dig through the owner's manual. Instead, t…

Honda SUV E:Concept is a glimpse at an upcoming production model

Honda traveled to the 2020 edition of the Beijing Auto Show to introduce a design study named SUV E:Concept. Electric and connected, it's a preview of an upcoming production model that's being developed for China. Details about the concept are spect…

1967 VW 'Samba' Microbus Retro First Drive | Summer of Love

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — "It's so cute!" a woman yelled from her bike as we passed her through an intersection, the 1967 Volkswagen Type 2 Samba's air-cooled engine working as hard as it could to maintain a knackering 40-ish mph. I couldn't help but agree …

Rimac helps Hyundai build an electric, 810-horsepower hot hatch

Hyundai introduced the RM20e, its fifth mid-engined rear-wheel drive prototype. Developed jointly with Rimac, it's a massively powerful electric hot hatch built largely to test technologies that could reach production in the 2020s. Don't be fooled b…

One-of-a-kind Ferrari Omologata took over two years to complete

Ferrari has introduced the Omologata, a client-commissioned one-off based on the 812 Superfast. It's a heritage-laced tribute to the firm's historic race cars, but its designers chose not to venture too far into retro territory. Finished in Rosso Ma…

2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo X factors into the trim lineup

Jeep is bringing back the fourth-generation Grand Cherokee for the 2021 model year. While there are no major changes to report, the lineup loses some variants and gains a value-packed trim level named Laredo X. 2021 marks the end of the Upland, Alti…

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