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Tuesday, March 9, 2021

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for March 9, 2021

Mar 09, 2021

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2021 Volkswagen ID.4 First Drive Review | A new electric personality for VW

The 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 is refreshingly and unapologetically a crossover for the masses that happens to be an electric car. This stands in contrast to two of its key competitors. First and foremost, the Mach-E is a Ford Mustang and the Model Y is a …

2022 Audi Q4 E-Tron electric packs Q7-like space in a city-friendly package

Audi is moving fast to fill the gaps in its range of electric vehicles. Shortly after unveiling the E-Tron GT , the German firm gave us a preview of an upcoming compact crossover named Q4 E-Tron with a surprisingly spacious cabin. If the name sounds …

2021 BMW 430i xDrive Road Test Review | An average coupe with an above-average price

If there's one thing BMW has been good at lately, it's consistency. Just about any BMW you hop into will share the following characteristics: brilliant engine and transmission, capable chassis, anesthetized steering and a by-the-book interior. Most r…

Kia EV6 teaser gives us our first photos of the E-GMP-based electric car

Now that Hyundai has shown its E-GMP electric car with the creased Ioniq 5 , it's Kia's turn to show what it can do. The first of its E-GMP cars is called the EV6, and we're getting our first clear glimpse of it with these teaser images. From what we …

Workhorse stock climbs as lawmakers question USPS contract

Workhorse Group rose as a House panel made plans to examine the U.S. Postal Service's awarding of a blockbuster truck-building contract to Oshkosh Corp. and another lawmaker raised questions about stock trades just prior to the contract announcement.…

[VIDEO] 'Top Gear' season 30 trailer released, and we sit down with the presenters

"Top Gear" is entering its 30th season on April 25 with returning hosts Chris Harris , Freddie Flintoff and Paddy McGuinness. A minute-long trailer of what to expect released today, and it's jam-packed with intriguing content. We're going to see four…

Singer removes ACS car from its website after Porsche objections

The fanfare surrounding Singer Design's All-terrain Competition Study revealed earlier this year was inescapable, but if you look at the company's website and Facebook page now, you'll see no trace of it. The car has reportedly been pulled due to Por…

Kia tells 380,000 more owners to park their cars outside due to fire risk

DETROIT — Kia is telling owners of nearly 380,000 vehicles in the U.S. to park them outdoors due to the risk of an engine compartment fire. The Korean automaker is recalling certain 2017 through 2021 Sportage SUVs and 2017 through 2019 Cadenza sedan…

Why Toyota had a big pile of chips when semiconductor shortage dealt others a bad hand

Toyota may have pioneered the just-in-time manufacturing strategy, but when it comes to chips, its decision to stockpile what have become key components in cars goes back a decade to the Fukushima disaster. After the catastrophe severed Toyota's sup…

Volvo updates XC60 and adds Android-based infotainment to more models

The 2022 Volvo XC60 is getting a number of minor updates, plus Volvo is rolling out its Android-based infotainment system to more of its lineup. Starting with the XC60 news, Volvo is subtly adapting the front and rear bumper styling. It gets new fro…

Monday, March 8, 2021

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

Mar 08, 2021

Top Stories of the Day

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 …

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…