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Friday, January 8, 2021

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for January 8, 2021

Jan 08, 2021

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Honda Civic Type R TC Track Drive | The ultimate ultimate Civic

THERMAL, Calif. — Honda has always done a fantastic job of offering a variety of grades for its ubiquitous everycar, the Civic. There have been fuel-sipping hybrids, sedans for people clueless to the untapped performance potential of their commuters,…

Mazda's upcoming inline-six, rear-wheel-drive platform detailed by suppliers

A report out of Japan has uncovered several details about Mazda's upcoming rear-wheel-drive cars powered by a new straight-six engine. In conversations with suppliers, the Nikkei has learned that production will begin in 2022, and that they will "pro…

GM takes 2020 full-size pickup sales crown

It's no secret that 2020 was an unconventional year for auto sales . Extenuating circumstances or not, it was a year of upheaval even for ever-resilient (and ever-profitable) pickups, with General Motors taking the crown from Ford in the full-size seg…

2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L vs Big Three-Row Crossovers | Spec comparison

The three-row 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L is here , entering an ever-growing segment of big crossovers that Jeep has ignored since the Commander of the late 2000s. Of course, the Dodge Durango is basically a three-row version of the current Grand Chero…

Tesla Model Y prices drops by $8,000 with new Standard Range version

Tesla has launched a cheaper variant of the Model Y , bringing its sport utility vehicle's price closer to that of its Model 3 sedan, the electric-car maker's least expensive car. The new Standard Range Model Y is priced at $43,190 including destinati…

Chevy Equinox update will finally arrive for the 2022 model year

Chevrolet traveled to the 2020 Chicago auto show to introduce the face-lifted Equinox it planned to release for the 2021 model year. The on-going coronavirus pandemic derailed those plans, and the crossover sailed into 2021 without any major changes.…

Honda brings an off-road Fit and a tiny food truck to virtual Tokyo Auto Salon

Although the Tokyo Auto Salon custom car show won't be opening for in-person visiting next week, it will be operating virtually, and automakers still have plenty of neat reveals. We've already seen Daihatsu's charming crop of tiny customs , and now Ho…

Next-generation Honda HR-V spy photos reveal major redesign

Honda's smallest crossover, the HR-V , has hardly changed since its introduction to the U.S. as a 2016 model, and we'd say it's overdue for a remodel . Honda seems to think so, too, since one of our spy photographers caught the company testing a comple…

New spy photos reveal next-gen Range Rover interior

The next-generation of Land Rover's flagship Range Rover SUV has been spied in the wild yet again. 2020 was a year of slow-drip news on several new model fronts, but the upcoming Range Rover redesign has been one of the more egregious offenders in th…

Fiat eyes droptop SUV market with 500X convertible

Fiat will add a convertible version of the 500X crossover, Automotive News Europe has confirmed . The droptop variant will retain the side structure of the hardtop version, including the doors and door frames, and will utilize a roll-bar canvas top th…

Thursday, January 7, 2021

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for January 7, 2021

Jan 07, 2021

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Statements from auto industry leaders about the attack on the U.S. Capitol

We've all been transfixed by today's violent siege at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump. This afternoon, automotive leaders issued statements regarding these events: From Ford CEO Jim Farley and Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr…

2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L revealed with three rows, new platform

This is a big year for Jeep SUVs, and we mean that quite literally. Not only is it launching a full-size SUV in the form of the Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer , the Grand Cherokee midsize SUV is being completely redesigned and expanded, both in model off…

Mercedes-Benz EQS Hyperscreen tries to make the whole dash a screen

We knew from spy shots that the Mercedes-Benz EQS electric flagship sedan would have a seriously big infotainment screen . But what we saw was actually the small one. Ahead of the virtual Consumer Electronics Show, Mercedes-Benz has revealed the optio…

Cadillac Lyriq infotainment system will be 33 inches of something totally new

It's screen day! Mercedes was first up with the EQS screen . Now, Cadillac just dropped more information on the massive infotainment screen going in its upcoming Lyriq EV , and the details are intriguing. GM asked for some rather nontraditional help …

Lifted Ford Fusion replacement will be more Honda Crosstour than Subaru Outback

The lifted, more crossover-like car slated to replace the Ford Fusion is coming into clearer view. These spy photos you're looking at paint a different picture from the more Subaru Outback -like vehicle we saw in the initial prototype shots more than …

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IIHS: Rear automatic braking is 'standout feature' in 2020 crash avoidance tech roundup

The IIHS just finished a new study on rear automatic braking systems and found that they're highly effective at reducing minor crashes and reducing collision/damage claims. A previous study done by the IIHS' Highway Loss Data Institute from 2017 (usi…

South Korean-market Kia Sedona becomes a first-class limousine

Mercedes-Maybach transformed the latest S-Class into a limousine by adding seven inches to the wheelbase . Kia wanted to make a limousine, too, but it started with a model that doesn't need additional sheetmetal. One of the most luxurious cars in its …

2019 Subaru Forester Long-term Wrap-up | Nailing the fundamentals, blandly

Our dog-toting Subaru Forester days are over. The 2019 Subaru Forester Touring that lived with us over the past year has moved on to new pastures, and now it's time for the verdict. We took this Forester in to see if Subaru's latest iteration of the…

Ann Arbor police will deploy a pair of Ford Mustang Mach-E patrol cars

Ann Arbor's police department announced it will replace a pair of gasoline-burning patrol cars with two examples of the electric Ford Mustang Mach-E . It's the first law enforcement agency in America to enlist the new EV. Michigan-based news outlet M…