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Thursday, October 8, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for October 8, 2020

Oct 08, 2020

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2021 Honda Ridgeline debuts, and it finally looks like a truck

Look at this! It's the 2021 Honda Ridgeline, and it's fixing exactly what so many folks have complained about since this truck launched for the 2017 model year . Honda has finally made its truck look more like a truck, which (and you'd have never gues…

Mazda confirms MX-30 will get a rotary engine as a range extender

Mazda teased out the possible return of the rotary engine as a range extender in the MX-30 earlier this year , but now the rotary's return appears to be official for Mazda's new crossover. In a video (below, skip to 7:34, and turn on English subtitles…

2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer Review | It's cute, distinctive and we like it

The 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer is Chevy's latest entry in a constantly growing legion of tiny crossovers. Despite its name previously being used for a midsize SUV, the new Trailblazer is substantially smaller and bridges a gap between the subcompact …

2021 Infiniti QX80 gets full off-road prep, will take on the Rebelle Rally

Infiniti just revealed an off-road prepped QX80 that will take on the Rebelle Rally this week. Beginning today, the Rebelle Rally is an all-female rally where racers navigate off-road terrain from Lake Tahoe to the Imperial Sand Dunes by the U.S.-Mex…

2021 Chevrolet Silverado HD adds more towing capacity, tech and special editions

The 2021 Chevrolet Silverado HD can tow even heavier loads than last year ! Shocking, we know. GM has upped its maximum towing capacity from 35,500 pounds to 36,000 pounds in its most capable variant (which happens to be the 3500 HD Work Truck with a …

GMC Hummer EV will be unveiled during the World Series and 'The Voice'

A big-time vehicle reveal deserves a prime-time multi-platform debut. At least, that seems to be the opinion of the folks tasked with reintroducing the American public on October 20 to the Hummer nameplate, this time affixed to pickups and SUVs that …

GMC Hummer EV infotainment built with Unreal Engine used by 'Fortnite' and 'Rocket League'

We're only a couple weeks away from the reveal of the GMC Hummer EV truck and SUV. And we're expecting a lot of boasting about impressive capability and unique features . What we weren't expecting was for its infotainment system to be built on a video…

2021 Honda Odyssey Luggage Test | Huger than we expected

The 2021 Honda Odyssey is a modern minivan, and as such it's absolutely gigantic. That is obviously not news. And yet, the Odyssey still managed to blow me away with its cargo-carrying ability. Now, like the various three-row crossovers and SUVs I'…

Callaway C7 Corvette limited edition celebrates 25 years of racing

Chevrolet began building the eighth-generation Corvette in February 2020, but Connecticut-based tuner Callaway isn't done modifying the seventh-generation model yet. It's celebrating its successful racing division's 25th anniversary by releasing a li…

5 awesome LEGO car sets that would make a great gift

LEGO is one of the few things on earth that may still actually be universally beloved. Outside of stepping on a brick and feeling the worst pain you've ever felt, a new LEGO set pretty much only ever brings joy. You may have seen some of the LEGO set…

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for October 7, 2020

Oct 07, 2020

Top Stories of the Day

2021 Ford Bronco Overland Concept shows how you can customize your Bronco

Right from the reveal, it's been clear that the 2021 Ford Bronco was designed with not just off-roading in mind, but customization. The company hinted at it with some of its concept variants shown for the reveal. Now the company has a slightly more r…

Zombie cars roundup: Dodge has sold 3 new Vipers this year

GMC Hummer EV will be unveiled during the World Series and 'The Voice'

2021 Polestar 2 gets EPA electric car range rating of 233 miles

The EPA has rated the 2021 Polestar 2 electric sedan at 233 miles of total range, falling shy of the basic Tesla Model 3 (250 miles) and slotting in on the lower end of small EVs on the market today. At 181 inches long, the Polestar 2 is on the com…

2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge gets 208-mile EPA range rating

Volvo hasn't yet announced an on-sale date for the electric XC40 Recharge , but the official EPA range and efficiency numbers just popped up on the government website. With a full charge, the EPA estimates 208 miles of range. When Volvo revealed the e…

Everything we know about the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E

One of the most eagerly anticipated new cars for this model year is the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E, an all-electric four-door crossover with styling inspired by the Mustang. The name has admittedly cheesed off car fans, especially those of Ford's legen…

Mercedes-Benz details over half a dozen EVs as it ditches the stick-shift

Mercedes-Benz is fully embracing electric technology. Speaking during an annual strategy meeting, its top executives announced plans to release over half a dozen battery-powered models during the 2020s, including some assigned to sub-brands Mercedes-…

Revealed: Aston Martin shows first V12 Speedster prototype

The V12 Speedster — Aston Martin's "living show car " — has moved from the realm of dreams (and digital renderings) to the physical world. Here it is in the metal. In the composite? A bit of both, we'd reckon, but we can say this for certain: it's def…

2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer spy photos reveal production bodywork

Unless this swirly black and white camouflage is hiding something truly unexpected, we regret to inform you that the upcoming Jeep Grand Wagoneer will not have any wood paneling gracing its flanks. Sad. With that letdown out of the way, this new set …

Italian coachbuilder wraps a modern-day Citroën van in a retro skin

Italian coachbuilder Caselani resurrected an obscure, often-forgotten model from Citroën's past to offer van buyers an additional retro-styled option. Called Type HG, it's based on the current-generation Citroën Jumpy. One of the French carmaker's b…