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Thursday, January 21, 2021

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for January 21, 2021

Jan 21, 2021

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These are the cars owners keep the longest

Owners of these cars and trucks are much more likely than average to keep them a long time. Toyota dominates the list, and they all come from Japanese brands.

2021 Cadillac XT5 Review | The middle-ground luxury crossover

The 2021 Cadillac XT5 plays in what's become the most popular of all luxury segments: two-row crossovers. It does so with typical Cadillac nebulousness, straddling the line between size segments with the promise of getting more for your money than wh…

2021 Ram TRX VIN #001 heads to Barrett-Jackson

The very first production example of the 2021 Ram TRX is headed to auction, the company confirmed Thursday. The truck, in Launch Edition Anvil Gray, will cross the block at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale on March 26 to benefit the United Way for Southeas…

2021 Ford F-150 Raptor order guide confirms 3.5L EcoBoost V6 as base engine

Official Ford order guides have leaked for the 2021 F-150 Raptor and Tremor packages, confirming that the high-output 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 will return as the base engine in Ford's range-topping off-road pickup. The guide images, leaked to F150Gen14.…

Say goodbye to the Volkswagen Golf, as production for the U.S. officially ends

Volkswagen quietly ended production of the venerable Golf last week for the U.S. market. Of course, the new Mk 8 Golf will continue in other locales, but not here. Instead, Volkswagen is limiting our Mk 8 consumption to the high performance GTI and G…

L.A.'s mysterious jetpack guy could actually be a human-shaped drone

It turns out the mysterious case of the jetpack guy casually flying around at a few thousand feet above the ground in California could actually be something completely different, albeit just as dangerous. According to documents collected by The Black…

Ares Design turns the Tesla Model S into a two-door convertible

While custom coachbuilt Teslas aren't new, not even convertibles , this example from Italian design house Ares Design is one of the nicest we've seen. It's had quite a bit of work put into it as well, since not only is it a convertible, but it's a two…

2020 Volvo S60 Child and Infant Car Seat Driveway Test

2020 was a hard year, but it gave the Snyder family something truly special to appreciate. In November, we welcomed our second child, Leokadia (or "Lola" if you prefer) into our lives. Of course, as our large son Wollie has already done so many times…

Lada Niva will get its second generation after nearly 50 years

Motorists who complain that the Toyota Land Cruiser is past its prime need to sail across the Bering Strait and hop behind the wheel of a 2021 Lada Niva. Introduced in 1977, it has been in continuous production since without receiving major updates. …

Great news! Dacia introduces the go-anywhere Bigster concept

It's 2021. Say goodbye to bigly and hello to Bigster — the Dacia Bigster, that is. Yeah, we got the joke out of the way in the headline, but increasingly obscure references aside , the latest from Renault's subsidiary is more exciting than it sounds. …

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for January 20, 2021

Jan 20, 2021

Top Stories of the Day

2021 Lincoln Aviator Review | America's finest luxury crossover

The 2021 Lincoln Aviator is the right vehicle at the right time. It's a distinctly American take on the three-row luxury crossover segment, boasting big power and a splash of green on the side. It draws you in with its long, sleek exterior, then leav…

In the rearview: Joe Biden does a burnout in his 1967 Chevy Corvette with Jay Leno

Vice President Joe Biden's 1967 Chevrolet Corvette is lovely, and based on this video for "Jay Leno's Garage," he knows how to drive it.

Mercedes-Benz EQA 250 revealed with 188 horsepower and over 250 miles of range

Mercedes-Benz has revealed its second electric model, the EQA 250, edging out the soon-to-be-revealed EQS sedan . The EQA is a little crossover sibling to the EQC , and it's closely related to the gas-powered GLA-Class. That relationship is clear in th…

Porsche Taycan gets a new rear-drive model that's the most affordable by far

Well, that didn't take long. As we predicted just this morning when the image of a new, fourth variant of the Porsche Taycan was teased out, Porsche has announced that the EV is getting a rear-wheel-drive version that is considerably more affordable.…

BMW announces electric M car is coming this year

An electric BMW M car is coming this year. That's official news coming from the mouth of Markus Flasch, chairman of the board of BMW M. There's no official date for a reveal yet, so BMW has 11 months and some change to work with. The latest reports …

Electric Lincoln Corsair-E coming in 2026, report says

An electric Lincoln Corsair is on the way, Automotive News reports. It's currently scheduled to arrive in 2026 and will be built at the Oakville, Ontario, assembly plant. Automotive News' source for this information is AutoForecast Solutions LLC, an…

Ram 1500 TRX too tame for you? Hennessey cranks its Hemi V8 to 1,012 horsepower

Ram captured the top spot on the horsepower podium when it released the Hellcat-powered 1500 TRX in 2020. The truck's 702-horsepower output places it comfortably ahead of the Ford F-150 Raptor, at least for now , but American tuner Hennessey saw plent…

NHTSA finally passes law allowing replica car sales

Replica fans rejoice! After five years of red tape, a new rule handed down from the U.S. Department of Transportation will make it legal to sell turn-key replica cars in the United States. The final rule was signed by National Highway Traffic Safety …

2021 Hyundai Bayon is a subcompact crossover with an extroverted design

Hyundai is stretching the boundaries of its design language as it marches into new segments. It released a pair of dark sketches to preview a subcompact crossover named Bayon that it developed for the European market. Although the Bayon's full desig…

Nissan e-NV200 Winter Camper Concept can be a reality if you live in Europe

Once again, Europe is showing off its wealth of factory supported pop-top campers. This one comes from Nissan, and while it's technically a concept, it's mostly built using factory accessories. Yes, the Nissan e-NV200 Winter Camper Concept could be e…