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Monday, April 5, 2021

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

Apr 05, 2021

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New Toyota GR 86 breaks cover as the Subaru BRZ's friendly rival

Toyota put recent rumors of a months-long delay to rest by unveiling the second-generation Toyota 86 online. Positioned below the Supra , and called GR 86 in Japan, the coupe is again closely related to the Subaru BRZ. Viewed from the side or from th…

2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV revealed, priced the same as the truck

Following up on the 2024 GMC Hummer EV pickup truck's big reveal back in October is the SUV variant. And it looks pretty much the way you would expect. From roughly the doors forward, it's the same as the blocky pickup. But the back half now has an e…

The 2021 Lexus LC 500 Convertible is blissful, motoring beauty

Exquisite, grand, beautiful. Any of these words and more like them could be used to describe the 2021 Lexus LC 500 Convertible's design. They also apply to the noise made by Lexus' 5.0-liter naturally aspirated V8 engine. In fact, go down the list. T…

2021 Hyundai Sonata Review | Look at me now!

The 2021 Hyundai Sonata makes a stronger case for itself after last year's complete redesign. No longer merely a value play — although it is still keenly priced and well equipped — Hyundai's midsize sedan has a rejuvenated sense of style and also boa…

Tesla's market value set to gain $50 billion on record first-quarter deliveries

Tesla was set to add about $50 billion to its market value, as its shares surged on Monday after the world's most valuable automaker posted record deliveries, overcoming the impact of a shortage of automobile chips that has slammed the entire sector.…

Steer busts out of trailer, blocks Atlanta traffic for over an hour

We love a good animal blocks traffic story here at Autoblog. See the recent mama llama trauma incident in Oregon and koala behind the wheel in Australia stories as examples. Today, the news concerns a steer blocking traffic in the suburbs of Atlanta.…

Genesis set a world record for the most drones in the sky

Drone shows are quickly becoming the tool of choice for people and companies that want to grab your attention, and Genesis knows that all too well. The Hyundai-owned car brand marked its entrance into China by breaking the Guinness World Record for t…

Chevrolet recalls 30 Camaros due to emblem projectile risk

Chevrolet issued a small but important safety recall that applies to 30 units of the Camaro . Its engineers discovered a defect that can cause the plastic emblem on the steering wheel to fly into the driver's face as the airbag deploys. Documents sen…

Extreme E inaugural electric off-road race won by Nico Rosberg's team

Nico Rosberg's team won the first race of the new electric Extreme E off-road series in Saudi Arabia on Sunday while Lewis Hamilton's X44 outfit hit problems and finished third in a cloud of dust. Retired 2016 Formula One champion Rosberg was in Al …

Junkyard Gem: 1981 Toyota Tercel Hatchback

The original Tercel was the first Toyota sold in North America with front-wheel-drive, with the first-generation cars available here for the 1980 through 1982 model years. Initially badged as Corolla Tercels , in order to cash in on the name recogniti…

Friday, April 2, 2021

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for April 2, 2021

Apr 02, 2021

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2021 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 First Drive Review | Tackling Moab with 470 horses

MOAB, Utah — The long-awaited 2021 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392, outfitted with a 6.4-liter V8, made its bold appearance at the 2021 Easter Jeep Safari . An off-roader's play space, Moab is home to tons of trails set among the famous red slick rock and o…

2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross First Drive Review | A welcome improvement

We've considered the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross a better-than-expected option in a mostly uninspiring vehicular segment ever since it was introduced for the 2018 model year. It's sized and priced somewhere between subcompact and compact crossovers, mak…

New car sales rose last quarter despite ongoing chip shortages

Automakers on Thursday reported a rebound in first-quarter U.S. sales from a coronavirus-induced slump last year, but numbers were dulled by a global chip scarcity that forced many companies to cut production. The need for increased personal safety …

Biden aims to juice EV sales with tax credits, rebates: Will it work?

DETROIT — Dangling tax credits and rebates in his drive to fight climate change, President Joe Biden wants you to trade your gas-burning car, truck or SUV for a zero-emissions electric vehicle. Some buyers would find his offer persuasive. Yet Biden'…

This '64 Chevelle Malibu two-door wagon resto-mod is just about perfect

Autoblog may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change. While station wagons are all but dead, two-door station wagons predeceased them by decades. Their heyday was in the 1950s and ea…

Ex-Jerry Seinfeld 2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS boasts $250K in extras, and it's for sale

Jerry Seinfeld likes Porsches. He likes vintage Porsches , and he also likes new Porsches. Apparently, he was taken with the 2016 911 GT3 RS when it came out, because he ordered this one new. Being a Porsche connoisseur, he didn't just buy it off the …

Ford's long-lost 'Big Red' turbine semi truck has resurfaced

News outlet "The Drive" managed to track down the current owner of Ford's gas-turbine semi-truck called "Big Red" and it's apparently in good condition.

Prodrive to build $1.4 million street-legal rally raid supercar

U.K.-based race car builder Prodrive's next project is a supercar described by founder and CEO David Richards as a "Ferrari of the desert." Based on its BRX-T1 Dakar race rig, the vehicle will be powered by a Prodrive-modified Ford 3.5-liter twin-tur…

Mitsubishi is auctioning its entire UK heritage fleet with no reserve

Mitsubishi will exit the United Kingdom in the fall of 2021 after struggling for several years, and its losses can be your gain. Before it leaves, it will auction its fleet of 14 beautifully-preserved classic models with no reserve. There are 14 cla…

Stellantis will launch three hydrogen-electric commercial vans in 2021

Stellantis will release a trio of hydrogen-electric commercial vans in select European markets before the end of 2021. It developed these cargo haulers to give buyers who live reasonably close to a hydrogen station a zero-local-emissions option witho…