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Friday, January 29, 2021

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for January 29, 2021

Jan 29, 2021

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Tesla Model S and Model X will shift themselves — by 'guessing'

Car companies get more creative by the day with their gear shifter designs. Many of them are annoying. Some were flat-out dangerous . None, however, have shocked as much as Tesla's just-announced method for shifting. When queried on Twitter about how…

2021 Ford Escape Review | The on-road ying

The 2021 Ford Escape is basically Ford's way of acknowledging that people are ultimately flocking to crossovers for three key elements: a tall driving position, extra versatility and available all-wheel drive. If they really do want old-school SUV vi…

Ford previews 2021 F-150 Raptor, announces February 3 reveal

Ford will expand the 14th-generation F-150 range when it introduces the 2021 Raptor on February 3, 2021. Comprehensive performance upgrades will again separate the Raptor from the standard F-150 it's based on. Expected to reach showrooms this summer…

Watch as Rimac fine-tunes the 1,914-horsepower C_Two in a wind tunnel

Rimac's electric, 1,914-horsepower C_Two is inching towards production. After running software simulations for two years, the company finally put a fully functional prototype in a wind tunnel to fine-tune its aerodynamic profile. Virtual modeling te…

AP Fact Check: Biden is using fuzzy math on 1 million new auto jobs

DETROIT — Casting his climate policy as a jobs plan, President Joe Biden left out important context and used fuzzy math when he announced sweeping new green initiatives that he says will boost the U.S. economy with the creation of 1 million new auto …

Suzuki Hayabusa's return is teased in video

Hang on to your kidneys, the planet's fastest production motorcycle is on its way back. Suzuki has released a teaser video for a new Hayabusa on its global and UK social media channels. Only a few glimpses of the superbike can be seen, but it's enoug…

Jeep Gladiator getting the Wrangler's 4xe plug-in hybrid drivetrain

Jeep confirmed it will offer the Gladiator with an electrified powertrain in the not-too-distant future. It stressed that plug-in hybrid technology will continue to spread across its range, both in the United States and abroad, and it ruled out relea…

Toyota announces far-reaching Woven Planet technology research unit

TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp unveiled its Woven Planet Research Group at a virtual media event on Friday, promising to deliver the world's "safest mobility" as competition heats up to develop self-driving and connected cars. In the online presentation,…

Ford trims Explorer, Lincoln Aviator output due to ongoing chip shortage

Ford is cutting two shifts at its Chicago Assembly facility due to ongoing automotive silicon shortages . The facility, which produces both the Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator, will be operating only a single shift next week, Automotive News reports…

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Thursday, January 28, 2021

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for January 28, 2021

Jan 28, 2021

Top Stories of the Day

2021 Ford F-150 Suspension Deep Dive

I don't need to tell you that any all-new redesign of the Ford F-150 is a big deal. But last time around the talk was centered on its then-new aluminum body, and this time all the attention is being paid to the new hybrid powertrain, the folding shif…

General Motors sets goal of being carbon neutral, largely electric by 2035

General Motors has set a goal of making the vast majority of the vehicles it produces electric by 2035, and the entire company carbon neutral, including operations, five years after that. The Detroit automaker's push into electric vehicles has gone …

2022 Acura MDX First Drive | Ticking every box

The 2022 Acura MDX is Acura's latest, completely redesigned model in what's shaping up to be a rekindling of the Japanese luxury brand. Acura smacked us across the face (in a good way) with the luxurious and sporty TLX last year, and now it's trying …

Tesla introduces updated Model S: 520-mile option, Plaid performance, rectangular steering

Update: Elon Musk let us in on a couple more details about the updated Model S via Twitter . He said that the Model S Plaid will begin shipping to customers next month. Also, he claims that you'll be able to play Cyberpunk (a video game) on the car's …

Tesla Model X updated with the same interior as Model S, steering yoke and all

Turns out, it wasn't just the Tesla Model S that is getting a new interior. Tesla also applied the same interior design — steering yoke and all — to the Model X. We reported on the announcement of a Model X Plaid with 1,020 horsepower (and 2.5-second…

Oregon health officials give coronavirus vaccine to fellow motorists stuck in a snowstorm

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Health officials in southern Oregon said staff gave out six doses of the coronavirus vaccine to motorists at an "impromptu vaccine clinic" along a roadside in a snowstorm. Josephine County Public Health said on Facebook that abou…

Upcoming Genesis electric crossover caught in spy photos

When the Hyundai Motor Group revealed its E-GMP electric platform , the company made it clear that it would underpin vehicles from every brand. The Ioniq 5 will be the first, and we'll see it fully unveiled soon. We've also seen spy shots of the Kia c…

Roush Super Duty dials Ford's big trucks up to 11

Roush Performance pulled the sheet off its 2021 Super Duty package Thursday. Highlighting a series of cosmetic and off-road upgrades offered by the signature Ford tuner, racer and parts developer, the Super Duty, like other packages offered by Roush,…

Lego introduces two-in-one vintage Porsche 911 kit

Air-cooled Porsche 911 prices left the stratosphere years ago, but Lego has a much cheaper alternative that won't take space (or leak oil) in your garage. Its newest car kit lets enthusiasts build a 911 Targa or a 911 Turbo. While some of Lego's car…

NASA's Perseverance rover is ready to land on Mars — and in stores as a Hot Wheels toy

The Mars Perseverance rover is nearing the end of its seven-month interplanetary journey, with touchdown on the Red Planet coming Feb. 18. This is peak science that should make Americans excited and proud. Especially kids. So to mark the event, Matte…