Monday, March 8, 2021

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for March 8, 2021

Mar 08, 2021

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2022 Ford F-Series Super Duty ups screen size, cuts the cord

A big pickup needs a big touchscreen. That's apparently the thinking behind the 2022 Ford F-Series Super Duty, which gets a new infotainment system along with appearance changes for the new model year. The Super Duty is not yet making the jump to a …

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Chevrolet Corvette Convertible Road Test Review | Mountain road after a blizzard. What could go wrong?

COUGAR, Wash. – Somewhere in the mountains south of Mount St. Helens, there is a serpentine road with sharp twists and scenic sweepers. It's lined by dense ferns with conifers overhead, and it's almost certainly damp. Then, at some point, there's a l…

GMC Hummer EV SUV to be fully revealed during Final Four in April

GMC is going to use another large platform to reveal the next chapter in its Hummer story. The GMC Hummer EV SUV will officially be revealed on Saturday, April 3, at 5 p.m. ET during the Final Four. That's the SUV, not the truck, which has already be…

[VIDEO] On International Women's Day, honoring Helene Rother, pioneer of car interior design

Born in 1908 in Leipzig, Germany, where her creativity and artistic ability were influenced by the community, Helene Rother began her career illustrating books after graduating from the Royal Academy of Graphics and Book Arts. In her mid 20s, Rother …

On International Women's Day, Alfa Romeo salutes its legendary female race drivers

Alfa Romeo is celebrating International Women's Day by highlighting some of the women who have raced its cars over the past century. They collectively achieved a long list of impressive achievements on and off the track in the face of adversity. One…

Tesla quietly adding massive 100 megawatt battery to Texas' power grid

Elon Musk is getting into the Texas power market, with previously unrevealed construction of a gigantic battery connected to an ailing electric grid that nearly collapsed last month. The move marks Tesla's first major foray into the epicenter of the …

Peugeot's U.S. return officially canned as Stellantis doubles down on Alfa Romeo

Stellantis confirmed that Peugeot's return to America is off the table with the appointment of Larry Dominique to the role of senior vice president of Alfa Romeo brand for North America. Dominique was heading up PSA's efforts to revive the Peugeot br…

Harley-Davidson launches CPO program to entice younger buyers

CHICAGO — Harley-Davidson has decided the best way to get younger customers to buy a new motorcycle is to sell them a used one first. The Milwaukee-based company plans to roll out a certified pre-owned bike program, known as H-D Certified, adapting a…

Porsche increases its stake in Rimac as joint projects start taking shape

Porsche's board of management voted to increase the company's stake in Croatian electric car manufacturer and supplier Rimac. The investment puts 24% of the 11-year old carmaker under the Volkswagen umbrella. Mate Rimac founded the company that bear…

Junkyard Gem: 1979 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz

The Cadillac Eldorado lost a foot of wheelbase and 1,200 pounds when GM's luxury front-drive platform got downsized for 1979, which turned out to be prescient timing considering the massive spike in oil prices in the wake of the 1979 Iranian Revoluti…

Friday, March 5, 2021

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for March 5, 2021

Mar 05, 2021

Top Stories of the Day

2021 Hyundai Sonata N Line First Drive Review | Pragmatism meets performance

When the current Sonata was introduced, Hyundai designer Haksoo Ha promised that it would "… excite people who are looking for a sedan." Apart from product planners, we don't know many people who are genuinely excited by a mainstream midsize sedan , a…

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Spy photos show 2022 Ford Explorer Timberline completely undisguised

Ford's new mystery rugged-trim Explorer has been spotted yet again, this time without any pretense of disguise whatsoever. We previously speculated that this might borrow Ford's "FX4" nomenclature used on the Ranger and F-Series pickups, but now that…

2021 Cadillac Escalade Interior Review | Tech-forward fortress

Of all the interiors that are vital to Cadillac's success, the new 2021 Escalade's is arguably the most important. It's supposed to be the best GM can muster, and the previous generation was a distant second to the classically elegant Lincoln Navigat…

The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo is wonderfully colorful. Here's what we'd choose

The 2021 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo electric wagon is finally revealed, and along with it is a new configuration tool to play with. In typical Porsche fashion, there is a wide array of trim levels, performance options and, most fun, interior and ex…

First microchips, now automotive suppliers risk shortage of seat foam

Carmakers attempting to navigate their way through a shortage of microchips while mitigating the effects of a global pandemic might have a new problem to worry about. The severe winter storms that left thousands without power and water in Texas in Fe…

FedEx delivery trucks to be all zero-emissions vehicles by 2040

FedEx has announced that its fleet of pickup and delivery trucks will be all-EV by 2040. The move to an all-electric fleet is part of the package-delivery company's goal to be carbon-neutral by 2040. By 2025, half of new FedEx truck purchases will b…

[VIDEO] 2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer debut date is set, and we get another teaser

Jeep has released another teaser for the 2022 Grand Wagoneer. This one, a video, comes with an official release date that's nearly upon us: next Thursday, March 11, at noon Eastern. We also get some peeks at the lights and a closeup of the grille. F…

2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer and Wagoneer will inaugurate Amazon Fire TV for Auto

Jeep enlisted Amazon's help to take in-car entertainment to the next level. It announced the upcoming Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer will inaugurate Fire TV for Auto technology that will let passengers watch their favorite shows. Although neither SUV h…

VW's 2026 Project Trinity EV: Customers could turn on software features like AWD

As part of Volkswagen's new corporate "Accelerate" campaign, the company unreleased a teaser image of this future sedan due out in 2026, called Project Trinity. Describing the design, VW characterizes the upcoming car as "a flat, sporty sedan." Unsur…

Porsche Taycan coupe and convertible are still on the table

Porsche expanded the Taycan range when it unveiled a rugged-looking station wagon named Cross Turismo in March 2021. It was developed for buyers seeking a more spacious alternative to the standard sedan. The firm is now looking at the other end of th…