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Tuesday, April 20, 2021

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for April 20, 2021

Apr 20, 2021

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2022 Hyundai Tucson First Drive Review | A bold leap forward

Take one quick glimpse at Hyundai's already-robust roster of SUVs, from the mini Venue to the plus-size Palisade and you'll find no shortage of utes. There's six in all – that's more than Jeep – plus a mixture of hybrids, electrics and combustion eng…

2013-2017 Subaru Crosstrek | Used vehicle spotlight

Buyers looking for a small crossover or sport utility vehicle are spoiled with choices, whether they are looking to buy new or lightly used. Every major automaker doing business in America has at least one little 'ute on the market, and in many cases…

Honda SUV e:prototype revealed at Shanghai Auto Show

Honda has revealed a new concept at the Shanghai Auto Show, currently under way. Its rather uncreative and strangely punctuated name, Honda SUV e:prototype, describes exactly what it is — an all-electric sport utility vehicle. With the Honda e elect…

2022 Subaru Outback Wilderness priced just over $38,000

Pricing details are out for the 2022 Subaru Outback and Legacy, and the big news is the price for the newly introduced Wilderness trim. It rings in at $38,120, which is partly because it comes standard with the turbocharged 2.4-liter four-cylinder in…

Acura Infotainment Review | Just give it some time

Acura's True Touchpad infotainment system is a hot topic at Autoblog HQ. Some of us utterly detest its functionality. Others, myself included, will plead its case as a worthy alternative to normal infotainment systems. "It's not that bad," I'll say o…

Why this Porsche 911 Turbo S special edition wins at cars and coffee

For many Porsche collectors, exclusivity is inextricably linked to desirability. That might make this particular version of the latest, 992-generation Porsche 911 Turbo S particularly covetable, at least in the U.S. This is the Turbo S 20 Years Porsc…

GM announces 'Work Appropriately,' to continue working from home

DETROIT — General Motors on Tuesday outlined plans to allow remote work after the pandemic, in part to cast a wider net for recruiting programmers, marketers and other talent needed for its connected, electric vehicle strategy. "The future of jobs w…

Video shows man flinging a rabies-infected bobcat

Surveillance camera footage showing a man throwing a rabies-infected bobcat across his front yard has gone viral. The unidentified North Carolina resident sent the feline airborne after it attacked and bit his wife. TikTok user Keitchmcgeaux publish…

Mercedes-Benz T-Class: a first look at the new small family van

Mercedes-Benz, although commonly thought of as a luxury-car brand, in actuality has a sprawling lineup that includes commercial vehicles like the Sprinter and the Metris (the European V-Class). To that group, the German automaker soon will add one mo…

Angry Tesla owner storms display at Shanghai auto show: 'The brakes don't work'

Tesla Inc. looks to be coming under increasing pressure in China with two government entities firing off missives about the company's behavior and treatment of its customers in a single day. The trouble started early on Tuesday when China's state-ru…

Monday, April 19, 2021

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for April 19, 2021

Apr 19, 2021

Top Stories of the Day

Toyota bZ4X is a first, and the future of Toyota and Subaru electric cars

Here it is, one of the most important Toyotas in recent history, yes, even up there with the new Supra. Why is that? This, the Toyota bZ4X, is the company's first electric car it will offer on a large scale across the globe. It's also the first to us…

Ford F-150 EV spy photos appears to show the Mach-E's infotainment system

We've had a number of up-close Ford F-150 EV spy shots . They've helped us get a clearer picture of the suspension and motor arrangement, among other things. Now we have shots of the interior. And while Ford thought they had it well covered, a small g…

Genesis Electrified G80 is a classy, subtle entry into EVs

The rumors and spy shots were correct, and the first electric Genesis is the Electrified G80 midsize luxury sedan. It's interesting that Genesis is starting with an electrically-converted version of an existing model, since the Hyundai and Kia brands…

Tire slasher leaves severed finger in Arizona woman's driveway

An Arizona woman called the police after she found a Halloween-like sight in her driveway. She noticed that someone had slashed her SUV's tires, and a closer look revealed the perpetrator left part of a finger behind. "I literally have been laughing…

Two die in Tesla crash in Texas with nobody behind the wheel

Two men died after a Tesla vehicle, which was believed to be operating without anyone in the driver's seat, crashed into a tree on Saturday night north of Houston, authorities said. "There was no one in the driver's seat," Sgt. Cinthya Umanzor of th…

2021 Ford Bronco Sport First Edition Road Test | Orange is the new Bronco

For good reason, we've written gobs about the new 2021 Ford Bronco Sport — from its reveal back in the depths of the pandemic last July, to our first driving review on-road and off and our second crack at it in the off-road-specific Badlands trim , an…

2021 Nissan Leaf Review | Variety of ranges, features is its strength

The 2021 Nissan Leaf is one of the longest-running electric car nameplates on the market, which partly explains why it's the bestselling electric car in the world. As for why you might be interested in one now, much of its appeal is its wide range of…

Ford Evos is a fusion of crossover and fastback genes for China

Carmakers are finding creative ways to shift away from sedans without tilting towards an SUV-only range. Ford traveled to the biennial Shanghai auto show to unveil a model named Evos that blurs the lines between segments. Ford proudly pointed out th…

Lincoln Zephyr makes a comeback, but only in China

The Lincoln Zephyr name is back. The name was previously used on some of the luxury brand's sedans before World War II, and for a single model year on a sedan derived from the first-generation Ford Fusion. Now it appears on the Zephyr Reflection conc…

Mercedes-Benz EQB is the GLB crossover's electric alter-ego

Mercedes-Benz has introduced the GLB's battery-powered alter-ego at the 2021 Shanghai auto show. Named EQB, it's closely related to its gasoline-burning sibling, but it receives a redesigned front end and an electric drivetrain. As its name implies,…