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Wednesday, December 30, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for December 30, 2020

Dec 30, 2020

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Chevrolet will preview electrified Silverado-like truck at CES 2021

After abandoning its fight against California's lawmakers, General Motors is shifting its electrification offensive into high gear. CEO Mary Barra will give the opening keynote address at the 2021 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which will be held o…

Remembering Pierre Cardin's automotive legacy

Pierre Cardin has passed away at age 98 , and while the designer had a great impact on the world of fashion, he also brought his signature style to the automotive realm, chiefly with the unlikely partner of American Motors. At the dawn of the 1970s, …

2021 Mercedes-AMG A 35 First Drive | The cheapest AMG

The 2021 Mercedes-AMG A 35 is the cheapest new vehicle you can buy from Mercedes' AMG division. Cheapest doesn't mean cheap; it starts at $46,900. That price nets you one zesty small sedan that does not feel like a fake or lesser-than AMG product. Th…

The 2003 Toyota Matrix XRS was a hatchback with the heart of a Lotus

This past summer, I unloaded my 2013 Dodge Challenger, reducing the size of my personal fleet by a third and leaving me with just my 2011 Wrangler and 1990 Miata. Both are interesting and fun, but neither is a highway cruiser. The big Dodge filled th…

2021 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 to start above $70,000?

The Hemi-powered 2021 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 appears as though it will be priced in the mid-$70,000 range, we learned early Wednesday, commanding a premium of nearly $30,000 over an equivalently optioned Rubicon with the 3.6L V6. A future owner …

Honda will stop selling cars in Russia in 2022

MOSCOW — The Russian subsidiary of Honda said on Wednesday it would stop supplying new cars to official dealers in Russia in 2022 as part of the company's efforts to restructure its operations. The company said it would keep its presence on the Russ…

Autoblog's 2020 Editors' Picks: The good, the bad and the surprising

Despite all the madness of 2020, one thing managed to stay pretty similar to previous years: We at Autoblog spent a lot of time driving a lot of cars. Things were different, though. Uniquely, our editors spent this year driving one car per week from …

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Monday, December 28, 2020

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

Dec 28, 2020

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2020 BMW M2 CS First Drive | A BMW for the true believer

In the high-performance smorgasbord known as BMW Test Fest, held this year at New York's Monticello Motor Club, there were richer, meatier dishes than the 2020 M2 CS. Among them: a 612-horsepower, $142,000 Alpina XB7, which plopped 5,900 surprisingly…

Autoblog's 2020 Editors' Picks: The good, the bad and the surprising

2022 Mercedes-Benz C-Class spied dressed in blue and very little camouflage

Last we checked in on the next-generation Mercedes-Benz C-Class , it was still wearing a full suit of camouflage. Today, we see more blue paint and body than we do coverings. Mercedes can't be too far away from fully revealing the car at this stage in…

Jeep preparing to open in-house customization facility near Toledo factory

Jeep will deal a serious blow to the aftermarket by opening a customization facility near its factory in Toledo, Ohio. It's investing $23 million into the site, and it hopes selling turn-key modified 4x4s will create over 300 jobs. Instead of starti…

2020 Polaris Slingshot Review | Why ask why?

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Trying to figure out why the Polaris Slingshot exists is a pointless endeavor. Why did you climb that mountain? Because it was there. Why did you go for two? Because I couldn't go for three. Why did Polaris build the Slingshot? Becau…

Tesla update turns horn sounds into farts, bleating goats and anything else you can think of

Your Tesla can now fart at other drivers and pedestrians on the road/sidewalk as its horn with a new "Boombox" feature. It can also make sounds like a baaing goat, applause, "La Cucaracha" and a number of others. The list is rather endless, because i…

Toyota reveals two-seater urban EV for the Japanese market

Toyota entered a new segment of the Japanese market by launching an electric two-seater named C+pod that makes kei cars look bloated. It developed the tiny hatchback exclusively for crowded urban centers. Announced only for Japan, the C+pod stretche…

Junkyard Gem: 1975 Plymouth Fury Sedan

The Plymouth Fury was once among the most commonplace vehicles on American roads, with the 1970s being the most Furious decade of all. If you've watched a lot of Malaise Era cop shows, you've seen endless examples of the 1975-1978 B-Body Fury sedan; …

Volkswagen celebrates the 75th anniversary of Beetle production

Volkswagen is celebrating the 75th anniversary of one of the most important dates in its history. Against all odds, it launched series production of the Type 1 — which we know as the Beetle — on December 27, 1945. Prior to that date, the factory in …

Win a DeBerti custom Jeep Wrangler Rubicon and $20,000 cash

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