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Friday, May 22, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for May 22, 2020

May 22, 2020

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2022 Honda Civic next generation spied in Type R form

Last year, we learned that Honda would be wrapping up production of the Honda Civic hatchback in the U.K. in 2021 , and production would move to North America for the next generation . This meant that we were probably only a couple of years away from a…

1954 VW Beetle hides a supercharged secret

Yes, you read that correctly, this 1954 Volkswagen Beetle is supercharged. And, while it is a hot-rodded Bug, it's a period-correct hot-rodded Bug. And it can be yours, as it's up for auction at BringATrailer.com . It retains the same 1.2-liter air-c…

What we'd buy in 1985 (if extremely rich and nutty): the Aston Martin Lagonda

The Barn Miami, a Florida specialty dealer in unique and exotic cars, has just listed this 9,000-mile, two-owner, 1985 Aston Martin Lagonda . Priced at $75,000, it seemingly represents not only a bargain (original list price was $150,000, or around $3…

Thwart your most resolute enemies in the armored, 789-hp Brabus Invicto

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life gives you determined, formidably armed enemies, invest in an armored Mercedes-Benz G-Class built by tuner Brabus to withstand grenade attacks, among other assaults. The company explained it develo…

2021 Ford Bronco spy shots confirm details from leaked images

With the 2021 Ford Bronco reveal and production delayed by a few months in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, we're still left hungry for morsels on the off-road SUV. Today's Bronco snack comes in the form of spy photos showing a minimally camouflag…

Win a McLaren GT and $20,000 cold hard cash

There are certain moments in life you remember forever. The first time you met your spouse, your first car, your first dog, and for me, the first time I ever tracked a McLaren. It was a sunny day at M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan, and while the vi…

Michigan floods from breached dams consume Pontiac Fiero collection

"We've never had an event like this," Michigan's city manager Brad Kaye said in a Detroit News story. "What we're looking at is an event that is the equivalent of a 500-year flood." Kaye is referencing the catastrophic flood that occurred in central …

Triumph Scrambler 1200 Bond Edition is one assassinated out bike

The latest James Bond film, No Time to Die, was supposed to come out a month ago . I guarantee that I would've seen it at least twice by now, which means I definitely would've been able to add at least some insight about how cool or underutilized this…

2020 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio exhaust is just as good as you hoped

Alfa Romeos, especially the fast ones, are car enthusiast darlings. As such, you likely already know that the 2020 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio has a Ferrari-derived twin-turbo V6 making 505 horsepower and 443 pound-feet of torque. What you may no…

[VIDEO] 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLB 250 AMG Line Design Walkaround

We've gotten our hands on the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLB crossover a couple of times now, and in each instance we've found new ways to appreciate it . Not only does it offer more space than the GLA with which it shares most of its fundamentals, but it als…

Thursday, May 21, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for May 21, 2020

May 21, 2020

Top Stories of the Day

2020 Honda Civic Type R First Drive | Better driving and better value

At three years old, the 2020 Honda Civic Type R is getting its first midcycle refresh. You'll recognize it by its body color grille accents, a bigger grille opening and a little less mesh over some of the fake vents . But it's the mechanical tweaks an…

Toyota Land Cruiser vs Lexus LX 570 Suspension Flex Test

There's no need to explain the Toyota Land Cruiser, one of Toyota's earliest successful products. The 2020 Toyota Land Cruiser Heritage Edition celebrates some 60 years of popularity of a vehicle that has survived the segment's "mall wagon" phase and…

What would you drive in 1965?

Well, this was inevitable. After kicking things off with what we'd drive in 1985 and then combing through the morass of automotive choices in 1975 , our time machine has arrived in a true automotive golden era. Some would even consider it THE golden e…

Nissan's first production GT-R 50 roars down a track for the first time

Nissan and Italdesign teamed up for the first time when they unveiled the GT-R 50 in 2018. Nearly two years later, the limited-edition coupe has entered pre-production and it's undergoing shakedown testing in Italy. Images showing the coupe giving i…

2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid pricing announced

Hyundai has published full pricing information for the 2020 Sonata Hybrid . On sale now, the sedan is available in three trim levels, and it's scheduled to reach showrooms across the United States in June. The lineup includes an entry-level, efficien…

C8 Chevy Corvette coupe production resumes May 26, convertible on July 20

Recent rumors surrounding the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette have wondered whether GM will build more units of the current model year when the Bowling Green Assembly Plant returns to work, or switch to the 2021 model year and leave 2020 as one of the rarest…

Ex-Green Beret arrested in Ghosn's escape has lived a life of danger

This Dec. 30, 2019, image from security camera video shows Michael L. Taylor, center, and George-Antoine Zayek at passport control at Istanbul Airport in Turkey. Taylor, a former Green Beret, and his son, Peter Taylor, 27, were arrested Wednesday in …

Tesla Model 3 loses its glass roof in convertible conversion you can buy

Perhaps you're one of the (surely many) folks who look out their Tesla Model 3 glass roofs and want more. You don't just want to see the sky above; you want to feel it, too. Well, look no further, as Newport Convertible Engineering has the Tesla Mode…

GMC teases Hummer EV's removable roof panels

Today was supposed to be the day that GM took the wraps off its GMC Hummer EV. We were told as much during the Super Bowl commercial , but GM revised it to an undecided future date , citing the coronavirus as the reason. Instead of the big reveal, we h…

Kia design boss hints at an electric version of the Stinger

We return to the much-scrutinized Kia Stinger , the critically acclaimed but slow-selling performance sedan whose future is the subject of intense speculation . Thanks to an interview in Top Gear with the head of Kia design, Karim Habib, we now have no…