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Thursday, April 1, 2021

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

Apr 01, 2021

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2021 Hyundai Palisade Long-Term Review Introduction | Punching above its weight?

The 2021 Hyundai Palisade is Hyundai's emphatic answer to long-time three-row crossover favorites like the Ford Explorer , Honda Pilot and Toyota Highlander . It's a properly large vehicle that is loaded up with family-friendly features, luxurious tech…

2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz pickup exterior previewed in first official photos

The full debut of the Hyundai pickup is just around the corner, but today we're getting a revealing preview of what's coming. It's called the 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz , just as we've been expecting. Four shadowy but decent photos are being shown today…

2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz interior captured in new spy photos

Today we got a pretty good look at the 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Sport Adventure Vehicle from the outside ahead of its official reveal April 15, but fittingly, spies have managed to catch one in the wild sporting what appears to be a complete interior…

Driving the electric Jeep Magneto and the other Easter Jeep Safari concepts

MOAB, Utah – Jeeping and off-roading are synonymous. For more than 80 years, Jeep has manufactured extraordinarily capable 4x4s, and because of this, Jeep enthusiasts continue to flock to the iconic moniker. Electrifyingly eye-catching yet different…

April Fool's 2021 roundup | Porsche offers factory rust option; Skoda auto-tunes your road trip

It's unusual, but not unheard of, for the New York Auto Show and April Fool's Day to fall in the same week, but this quirk of the calendar made for a tumultuous and rapid-fire start to the week. Fortunately, the Voltswagen fiasco was far enough remov…

Mercedes EQS EV range to reach 770 km, or 478 miles, says CEO

A key metric for the upcoming Mercedes-Benz EQS, the brand's first purpose-built EV, is of course range, and the latest word is that EQS will be good for 770 km (478 miles) on a charge. That figure was revealed at the Daimler Annual Meeting by CEO Ol…

Uberwagon Cargo Comparison: 2021 Mercedes-AMG E 63 S Wagon vs 2021 Audi RS 6 Avant

We declared the 2021 Mercedes-AMG E 63 S Wagon to be the superior superwagon in our comparison test where we pit it against the 2021 Audi RS 6 Avant . However! There is an epilogue to this story. In addition to enjoying the nearly 1,200 horsepower of…

MG previews its electrifying return to the roadster segment

After years of selling sedans, hatchbacks, and crossovers, China-based MG wants to return to the roadster segment that helped it earn an enviable reputation in enthusiast circles. It released the first sketches of a futuristic concept called Cyberste…

Lordstown Endurance electric truck beta production launches

Overcoming serious (and potentially false) allegations from short-sellers, Lordstown proved it's getting closer to its goal of manufacturing electric trucks by reaching a major milestone. It launched beta production of the Endurance pickup in the Lor…

Rivian announces warranty info, equals or betters Tesla in critical areas

Full warranty information is out for the Rivian R1T and R1S . This wouldn't be news for most cars, but since Rivian is a brand new car company and its vehicles are electric, there's reason for some comparing and contrasting. Starting with the basics,…

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for March 31, 2021

Mar 31, 2021

Top Stories of the Day

2021 Aston Martin DBX First Drive Review | A crossover that makes you forget it's a crossover

Many times we test high-powered crossovers but view them through the same lens as their performance-oriented siblings. Is this a Mustang? Is this a Porsche? Is it worthy? The list of crossovers subjected to navel-gazing and hand-wringing is long. Rat…

2021 Toyota 4Runner Review | A legend fends off father time

Forget the end of internal combustion; let's cancel commuter culture

2020 saw the biggest drop in manmade carbon emissions in recorded history. Was this a result of aggressive EV subsidies or a market-based correction? Were our God-given conveyances ripped from our fingers by an evil communist regime? No, the cars did…

2000-2006 Honda Insight | Used Vehicle Spotlight

Any car that heavily commits to a certain goal is instantly intriguing. Some chase the fastest lap time . Others aim to accomplish the highest top speeds . For the original Honda Insight, that goal was fuel efficiency. With original fuel economy rating…

Biden infrastructure plan: What's in it, how it would be paid for

President Joe Biden says his proposal for an aggressive series of infrastructure investments would require $2 trillion in spending over eight years but could create millions of jobs. It would be funded by higher corporate taxes. A closer look at whe…

Range Rover gets even more posh with SVAutobiography Ultimate editions

Land Rover is fending off a growing list of rivals by taking the Range Rover, its flagship model, even further upmarket. It released a special-edition trim named Ultimate that gains a specific two-tone look, a long list of luxurious interior features…

Toyota Land Cruiser 78 upgraded to deliver vaccines to remote areas

While coronavirus vaccine production and distribution is ramping up across the globe, there are still plenty of hurdles to overcome. In particular, there's the issue of getting vaccines to remote parts of the globe. To help with that, Toyota, in coll…

2022 Porsche 911 pricing is out, and it gains Android Auto availability

The emblematic Porsche 911 is entering the 2022 model year after learning a few tech tricks from the Taycan. It gains a new infotainment system that's compatible with Android Auto, and the range now includes the race-bred GT3. While the German firm …

Three of Ken Block's Hoonigan builds are up for sale, including his RS200

Earlier this year, Gymkhana master Ken Block and Ford announced an amicable and uneventful divorce, with Block declaring himself a "free agent." This quiet split may have slipped past your scopes, but one bit of fallout from the separation is guarant…

GoCycle introduces fourth-generation folding e-bike

It's been 12 years since Former McLaren designer Richard Thorpe launched the original GoCycle. Now, his company Karbon Kinetics Limited has launched its fourth-generation e-bike, using the latest in materials technology and weight-saving engineering …