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Wednesday, October 21, 2020

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

Oct 21, 2020

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GMC Hummer EV revealed as a 1,000-hp, 350-mile, fast-charging beast

The 2022 GMC Hummer EV has finally been revealed, and it certainly looks the part. It has chunky, squared-off styling, big tires pushed to the edges, and a towering fascia. But it's not a case of form over function. On the contrary, the Hummer EV is …

3 Quick Takes on the new Hummer EV

The 2022 GMC Hummer EV truck debuted Tuesday with 1,000 horsepower and up to 350 miles of range. It marks the return of the Hummer name after a decade-long absence and is the most ambitious electric vehicle General Motors has attempted. Here are thre…

2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge priced at $54,985

The final piece of the puzzle for the 2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge is falling into place today, two weeks after official EPA range information became available . Volvo just announced pricing, and it's going to start at $54,985, including the $995 destinat…

Meet the man who owns the fastest car in the world

Dr. Larry Caplin is shown here with the SSC team. He's wearing the sport coat, at far left. Standing next to him is Jerod Shelby. Now that the SSC Tuatara has snagged the top speed record at 316 mph, it's time for other festivities. The owne…

Los Angeles-area driver being chased by police stops to get gas

Broadly speaking, drivers running away from the police ditch their getaway car and continue on foot when they run out of gas. Los Angeles-area residents witnessed a rare exception to this rule when a man wanted in a theft pulled into a Chevron statio…

Ranking full-size pickup trucks by the size of their discounts

Each and every month, full-size pickup trucks dominate the new-car sales reports in America. It's been that way for years — the Ford F-Series has been America's best-selling vehicle for 38 consecutive years — and it's not going to change any time soo…

2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Handling Package priced, now available with an automatic

While the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1 is an impressive performance car in base form, it becomes even more so with the goodies included in the optional Handling Package . And now we know the pricing, as well as the fact that it won't be restricted to the …

The 2021 Nissan Rogue has fake roof rails

I'm in the process of reviewing the new Yakima CBX Solar roof carrier. I've mounted it to a Subaru Outback and my own Audi Allroad , while a new Subaru Crosstrek Sport will be next. Alas, the 2021 Nissan Rogue SV currently in my driveway won't get the…

Tesla acknowledges issue where Model 3 bumpers fall off in rain

One of the Tesla Model 3's more prominent design flaws is a rear bumper cover that is prone to being stripped from the car when water is allowed to accumulate inside it, either from standing water or intense downpours. Owners of brand-new Model 3s ha…

Remember all these short-lived weirdo truck things from the 2000s?

Something is going to happen tonight that most of us who cover the automotive industry would've thought impossible. Or insane. Just in time for Halloween, the Hummer is rising from the grave. While it will be making its return in a way that's certain…

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for October 20, 2020

Oct 20, 2020

Top Stories of the Day

With fastest-car bragging rights secured, SSC turns to expanding its lineup

Washington-based SSC snagged the top-speed record from Bugatti , but it's not planning to rest on its laurels. It confirmed it will expand its lineup with a supercar that's cheaper and less powerful than the Tuatara. Speaking to Motor Authority , comp…

2020 BMW X6 M Competition Road Test | Not everything makes sense

The 2020 BMW X6 M Competition in this purple Ametrin Metallic paint is a flex . It's arrogant, nonsensical, ostentatious and oh-so-fun to drive. I was in a constant battle with my senses the whole week this car sat in the driveway. On top of being le…

2022 Genesis G70 comes into clearer view, adds a 'drift mode'

More information on the 2022 Genesis G70 is trickling out today. Genesis detailed the car in Korea, offering up more photos of the redesigned sedan, along with engine and feature updates. We'll note that Genesis still puts an asterisk at the end of t…

2021 Hyundai Palisade Review | Well-rounded excellence

The 2021 Hyundai Palisade is such a well-rounded and well-executed three-row crossover that the only thing preventing it from being declared a runaway best-in-class choice is that the mechanically related Kia Telluride manages to check off the exact …

2021 Ford Bronco Sport wins its class in the 2020 Rebelle Rally

Ford's new 2021 Bronco Sport proved its mettle off the beaten path before tackling the trials and tribulations of suburban commuting. Although it's not in showrooms yet, it won first place in its category in the 2020 Rebelle Rally. Organizers split …

Bugatti's next new model looks part spaceship, part hypercar

2020 has been a busy year for Bugatti. It unveiled the Pur Sport variant of the Chiron, it began building the Divo , and it dusted off some of the fascinating prototypes it canceled in the 2010s . It has at least one more surprise up its sleeve, and it…

Tesla just slashed its warranty for used vehicles

The prospect of buying a used vehicle from Tesla just became a less appealing option. The electric car manufacturer quietly updated its website with new warranty terms for used Model S sedans and Model X crossovers, and the updates do not fall in the…

Maybach-branded GLS becomes Mercedes-Benz's most expensive SUV

Mercedes-Maybach's first series-produced entry into the SUV segment lives up to the emblem on its grille in terms of content and, as it turns out, in terms of pricing. When it arrives in showrooms later in 2020, the GLS 600 will stand proud as Merced…

More 2021 Porsche Panamera variants are updated, including top dog Turbo S E-Hybrid

More updated 2021 Porsche Panamera variants are here to add to the already long list of available models. We highlighted the initial lineup of 2021 models in our original reveal post here . We've been behind the wheel of the new Turbo S trim already, …

2021 New York International Auto Show moved to August

The 2021 New York International Auto Show will be held in August, rather than April, organizers announced Tuesday, adding yet another move to the seemingly endless leapfrogging of American auto shows in 2020 and 2021. Next year's American show seas…