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Monday, February 1, 2021

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for February 1, 2021

Feb 01, 2021

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Lexus previews the concept car that illustrates its new brand vision

Lexus will start writing the next chapter in its 32-year history when it unveils a mysterious concept car in spring 2021. It hasn't revealed the design study's name yet, but it explained the model will show what's coming. Koji Sato, the company's pr…

Cadillac gives enthusiasts an early look at its next high-performance sedans

Cadillac will introduce a pair of sport sedans named CT4-V Blackwing and CT5-V Blackwing, respectively, at 7 p.m. Eastern today (February 1). While car companies routinely drum up excitement for new models by releasing tightly-cropped or blacked-out …

Ford begins releasing images of the 2021 Bronco's available accessories

Ford will offer more than 300 factory-developed or factory-authorized accessories for the 2021 Bronco. Pricing emerged earlier in 2021 , and the first images showing some of the add-ons have now been released online. Well-informed enthusiast forum Br…

2021 Toyota Corolla Review | Feature-packed commuter with many flavors

There's no shortage of strong competitors in the compact car segment, meaning a car needs to make a case for itself to stand out. The 2021 Toyota Corolla does this by offering an impressive amount of variety and standard safety features, while also b…

Dodge warns that regulations are killing the V8 engine

Dodge carved out a lucrative niche by democratizing high-horsepower V8s during the 2010s, but it predicts engines like the 392 and the Hellcat face a grim future. Although it will need to adopt electrification sooner rather than later, the firm stres…

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…

2022 Nissan Pathfinder teased, and it looks way better

The next-generation Nissan Pathfinder is coming on February 4, and Nissan just dropped a teaser for the model today. Nissan's video above depicts the new Pathfinder pounding down some dirt tracks, making loud engine noises and getting pelted with th…

2022 Acura MDX and a trio of lovely sedans | Autoblog Podcast #662

In this week's Autoblog Podcast , Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore is joined by Road Test Editor Zac Palmer . This week, they talk about the cars they've been driving, including the 2021 Volkswagen Arteon , 2021 Kia K5 GT, 2022 Acura MDX and long-term 2021…

Wayne Taylor Racing wins record-tying third consecutive Rolex in an Acura

Ricky Taylor, Filipe Albuquerque, Alexander Rossi and Helio Castroneves celebrate winning the Rolex 24 at Daytona. (Jasen Vinlove, USA TODAY via Reuters) Wayne Taylor Racing won its record-tying third consecuti…

Junkyard Gem: 1974 Jensen-Healey

North American sports-car shoppers in 1974 faced an interesting dilemma. Say you had $7,000 to spend (about $39,000 in 2020 dollars) and you wanted a lightweight European convertible with plenty of power and slinky good looks. The Porsche 911 and Jag…

Friday, January 29, 2021

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

Jan 29, 2021

Top Stories of the Day

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

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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