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Wednesday, January 27, 2021

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for January 27, 2021

Jan 27, 2021

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Watch SSC Tuatara break the top speed record, seems for sure this time

SSC just completed a third attempt at taking the record for the fastest production car in the world. The first attempt was marred by controversy after controversy (video footage inconsistencies and GPS calibration issues). The second attempt never re…

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Infotainment Driveway Test

Tesla has basically made having a gigantic touchscreen in an electric car mandatory. Polestar has certainly followed that lead, and Rivian intends to go that way as well. Over in Europe, the adorable Honda E has screens covering the entire width of t…

2022 BMW M5 CS revealed as the 627hp competition to the Competition

Feast your eyes on the 2022 BMW M5 CS. This 627-horsepower, niche-of-a-niche supersedan is 230 pounds lighter than the already-nasty M5 Competition and capable of hitting 60 mph in 2.9 seconds on the way to a top speed of 190 mph — and BMW will only …

Divers haul more than 40 cars out of Nashville's waterways

If you're looking for a lost YJ-generation Jeep Wrangler, and you live in the Nashville area, city officials may have found your car in one of the region's waterways. It's one of more than 40 vehicles that were dragged out of locations like the Cumbe…

Ford F-150 spy photos suggest the truck could get magnetic paint

Ford's decision to switch the majority of the F-150's stamped body parts from steel to aluminum had a significant, positive impact on weight and therefore its fuel economy numbers and the truck's ability to haul and tow. On the other hand, aluminum c…

Ford Transit van gets an ST-style makeover

Customization for the Ford Transit van typically involves little more than a business name and logo on the exterior and maybe some racks and shelving inside, but this makeover takes the Transit in an entirely different direction. Created by Poland-b…

2021 Audi Q5 Review | A best-seller gets an update

All signs point to the updated 2021 Audi Q5 continuing to be its brand's best-seller. Its oh-so-Audi design, well-stocked equipment list and reasonable pricing are obviously appealing attributes to those shopping in the crowded compact luxury crossov…

Sondors Metacycle electric motorcycle costs $5,000, goes 80 miles and 80 mph

We see a number of electric motorcycles get introduced, but they're often pretty expensive, or kind of rinky-dink little things with little speed or range. They can look pretty weird, too, which was our first thought when we saw the Sondors Metacycle…

2022 Hyundai Tucson receives sporty-looking N Line trim in Europe

Hyundai's fourth-generation Tucson made its debut in late 2020 with a radical new design. Motorists who want an even more extroverted look will be able to order the N Line trim, which brings an array of performance-inspired accents inside and out. It…

GM, Navistar team up to build hydrogen-powered heavy trucks

DETROIT — In about three years, Navistar plans to start selling low-emission hydrogen-powered heavy trucks under a partnership with General Motors and a small distribution company called OneH2. The venture announced Wednesday is an early commercial …

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for January 26, 2021

Jan 26, 2021

Top Stories of the Day

Biden plans to replace federal fleet with American-made electric vehicles

President Joe Biden said today that the U.S. federal government would replace its fleet of vehicles with electric vehicles. "The federal government also owns an enormous fleet of vehicles, which we're going to replace with clean electric vehicles mad…

2021 Nissan GT-R Road Test | Godzilla on ice!

Call it a dinosaur. Mock the Nissan parts bin interior. Declare it overpriced versus newer sports cars. The 2021 Nissan GT-R doesn't mind. It's still Godzilla, and it will still rip your head off with pleasure. Flashback to a few years ago: I was ch…

GMC Hummer EV coming to Extreme E with Chip Ganassi Racing

The electric off-road racing series Extreme E is getting another famous face. This time it's not a person, but rather a vehicle: the GMC Hummer EV . GMC announced that it will be the main sponsor for the Chip Ganassi Racing Extreme E team. With the s…

Volvo will give away cars worth $2 million if a safety is scored in the Super Bowl

Volvo put $1 million worth of free cars on the line at last year's Super Bowl . For this year's Super Bowl LV, Volvo is doing it again, but it's doubling the prize potential. If a safety is recorded in the big game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and…

Quadratec's one-off YJL is a square-eyed tribute to the original Jeep Wrangler

Quadratec, the world's largest independent retailer of Jeep parts and accessories, built a one-of-a-kind Wrangler inspired by the original YJ model to celebrate its 30th birthday. Called YJL, the SUV gains square headlights that appeal to your 1990s …

This one-of-a-kind Ferrari Breadvan Homage is exactly what it sounds like

Dutch coachbuilder Niels van Roij Design immersed itself in an obscure chapter of Ferrari history to turn a 550 Maranello into a one-off shooting brake named Breadvan Homage. Built at the request of a collector, the model is a modern take on the 250 …

'Flying cars' still aren't ready for takeoff, but automakers keep climbing aboard

Flying cars (and jetpacks) have fascinated the public and press for decades and are a surefire way to get crowds and coverage at an event. At this month's virtual CES , GM scored big buzz (and a significant stock-price bounce ) from its numerous announ…

An amazing Group B rally car collection heads to auction

Kicking off in 1982, the Group B era spawned some of the most fearsome rally cars of all time. The technologically advanced pioneers of all-wheel drive and turbocharging defined a time when automakers had carte blanche to build machines with unrestri…

Ford Bronco prototypes get trial by fire after trailer goes up in flames

Carmakers need to put every new model through a battery of tests, but checking whether a car can survive extreme heat is not normally part of the homologation process. Ford presumably obtained valuable data about the new 2021 Bronco 's heat resistance…

Mansory made a lawnmower that's also a tribute to Air Jordan shoes

German car customizing firm Mansory is known for its outrageous and, at best, polarizing projects. But none of them are as strange as this, the BSTN GT XI. Yes, it is a lawn mower . Yes, that is the Air Jordan logo on it. No, none of this is a joke. I…