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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for January 13, 2021

Jan 13, 2021

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Hyundai's next electric car, the 2022 Ioniq 5, is like the 1980s on wheels

Unveiled at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show, back when there was a Frankfurt show to introduce cars at, the retro-inspired Hyundai 45 concept is well on its way to becoming a production model. It will wear the Ioniq 5 nameplate when it lands in showroo…

Porsche celebrates 25 years of the Boxster with GTS-powered limited-edition model

Porsche is celebrating the 25th birthday of one of its most significant models: the original Boxster. Released in 1996, it played a significant role in saving the German company from a grim fate. Porsche is commemorating the anniversary by releasing …

2021 Ram 1500 TRX Back Seat Driveway Test | Jump that gorge with the kids!

The TRX is the newest and sexiest 2021 Ram 1500 . It's also the most powerful by a few hundred horsepower and its eye-popping suspension makes it capable of truly eye-popping things off road. As in both "off the paved road" as well as "we've jumped of…

Lucid looking to go public through SPAC in $15 billion deal

Electric vehicle maker Lucid Motors is in talks to go public through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition companies run by former Citigroup rainmaker Michael Klein, according to people familiar with the matter. A transaction could be valued a…

Cadillac Celestiq previewed as a flagship luxury electric car

Last year, our Autoblog Green editor, John Beltz Snyder, got a sneak peik of GM's upcoming electric car roll out. No photos were given, but he described them in great detail. Now we finally get our own peek at one of those cars, the Cadillac Celestiq…

GM may have teased a whole group of electric vehicles

During GM's big CES press conference, the automaker highlighted a number of its upcoming electric car-related projects from delivery vans to the upcoming flagship Cadillac Celestiq . In the middle of it all, a collection of mystery cars sat in the bac…

2021 Chrysler Pacifica First Drive | More features, better van

Ever since its introduction as a 2017 model, the Chrysler Pacifica has been one of our favorite minivans. It offers stylish looks inside and out, traditional minivan practicality, excellent infotainment and some of the most compelling powertrain opti…

Sorry, Sedona, but Kia is bringing the Carnival to America for 2022

Sedona, Arizona, will stop lending its name to Kia's entry in the minivan segment for the 2022 model year. NHTSA documents confirm that the company's next people-mover will receive the Carnival nameplate. Kia began using the Carnival name in 1998, w…

Mahindra cuts over half of its workforce in North America

CHENNAI/NEW DELHI/DETROIT — Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra has cut more than half of the workforce at its North American unit, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and an ongoing legal tussle. The…

Traffic congestion was way down nationwide in 2020, but L.A. was still the worst

Traffic in 2020 was significantly down compared to previous years. This comes as no surprise given the pandemic that was and still is plaguing the world, but now we have some hard numbers to back it up. TomTom measures traffic congestion in cities ev…

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for January 12, 2021

Jan 12, 2021

Top Stories of the Day

One of the world's largest muscle car museums is auctioning off its cars

Rick Treworgy's Muscle Car City is one of the biggest collections of high-performance American cars in the world. With over 200 cars of mostly GM makes, it's a mecca for fans of the golden age of Detroit iron. Unfortunately, the museum will be shutti…

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium AWD Road Test | The Cayenne of Mustangs

The name and the badge are what everyone wants to talk about. I mean that literally, as every person who stopped me to talk about this Iconic Silver 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium AWD (and there were many) zeroed in on that mid-gallop horse and had…

Driving JLR Classic's factory-restored Jaguar Reborn E-Type

COVENTRY, England – Moviegoers of a certain age will likely draw an association between the flag-emblazoned E-type "Shaguar" driven by Austin Powers and the car's image as an icon of Swinging-Sixties cool. For sure, the Brits cling to this era, recal…

Green-on-green Alfa Romeo 8C-based Disco Volante Spyder listed for sale

There is no unwritten rule that states an Alfa Romeo must be red, and there is no secret decree that claims an Italian car can't wear British Racing Green. Proving both of these points with aplomb is this rare 2019 Alfa Romeo 8C-based Disco Volante S…

Hyundai previews the 2022 Kona N hot crossover

Hyundai confirmed that its N division's next new model will be a high-performance evolution of the Kona. The hot-rodded people-mover will take the burgeoning sub-brand into a new segment when it arrives for 2022. Based on the face-lifted Kona reveal…

Ford and Ken Block are breaking up but remain friends

One of Ford's star drivers, Ken Block, is parting ways with the Blue Oval after 10 years. The partnership is ending amicably, with both Block and Ford CEO Jim Farley sending out thanks via social media. "I want to thank you for everything you've don…

Cadillac Celestiq previewed as a flagship luxury electric car

GM announces new BrightDrop commercial arm spearheaded by EV600 vans, self-propelled pallets

DETROIT — The market for battery-powered delivery vehicles and equipment has so much potential that General Motors is forming a new business unit to serve it. Dubbed BrightDrop, it will be GM's one-stop shop for commercial electrified vehicles and bu…

1967 'Eleanor' Ford Mustang that starred in 'Gone in 60 Seconds' is for sale

While enthusiasts can buy a replica of the 1967 Ford Mustang that starred in the 2000 movie "Gone in 60 Seconds" from a number of aftermarket tuners, the real Eleanors rarely come up for sale. One of the three cars that survived filming is up for gra…

Tesla Model Y earns 5-star score in NHTSA crash tests

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released the results of a battery of crash tests of the 2020 Tesla Model Y , and the news is good. The Model Y earns an overall rating of 5 stars from NHTSA . In fact, the Model Y knocked out 5-st…