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Tuesday, November 5, 2019

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for November 5, 2019

Nov 05, 2019

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2020 Polestar 1 First Drive | A car to desire, a brand to watch

SAN FRANCISCO — The Polestar 1 is a 619-horsepower grand touring coupe. It goes further on a charge than any other plug-in hybrid and got 45 mpg in not-exactly leisurely driving. It blitzes corners like a metaphor and is comfortable enough to drive y…

Shelby brings Dragon Snake GT500, Super Snake F-150 truck to SEMA

Perhaps you read about the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500's 0-60 mph time of 3.3 seconds last week and thought, that's slow. Fear not, Shelby American is here, and it's bringing an even quicker GT500 to SEMA this year. Shelby says it decided to make …

Cause determined in Jessi Combs' fatal speed record crash

Jessi Combs' fatal high-speed crash was caused by "a mechanical failure of the front wheel, most likely caused from striking an object on the desert," according to the Harney County Sheriff's Office in Oregon. This information comes to us two months …

Ringbrothers 1969 Chevy Camaro 'Valkyrja' ready to take SEMA to Belgium

A Belgian shopper commissioned Ringbrothers to build the Valkyrja, perhaps after seeing the restomodder's work on other Camaros like the 510-hp Razor from 2008 or the 1,000-hp G-Code in 2016. Wegner Motorsports serves up the meat on the dish, in the …

Aston Martin reveals new AMB 001 motorcycle, its first

Aston Martin has taken the wraps off a limited-edition lightweight racing bike called the AMB 001, its first-ever motorcycle, at EICMA in Milan, revealing a sculpted, vaguely retrofuturistic melding of form and function that is the first offering fro…

Ford Bronco R prototype previews production model with race-ready Baja tribute

Take a look at this lovely surprise Ford gave us today. It's called the Ford Bronco R race prototype , and it's meant to give us a preview of what we can look forward to in the production Bronco coming next spring . The Bronco R seen here is built on…

Nissan Frontier 600-hp desert-runner, 370Z with 750 hp lead assault on SEMA

Nissan is attending SEMA this year with some seriously impressive sheetmetal in tow. While the lineup may be relatively small, it's full of quality. All the major vehicle categories are being met. In total, Nissan has a sports car, a couple off-road …

2020 Nissan 370Z 50th Anniversary Drivers' Notes Review | It's complicated

The 2020 Nissan 370Z 50th Anniversary Edition is a last-gasp effort at making the old 370Z as relevant as it can be today. Mechanically, the special edition is the same as a 370Z in Sport trim. That means it has the limited-slip differential, upgrade…

Porsche 718 Boxster T and Cayman T come to America for 2020

We knew it was only a matter of time before the Porsche 718 Boxster T and 718 Cayman T would show up on American shores. When we drove the pair in Europe , we called them "the best until what's next" and highlighted them as true performance versions o…

Kia Futuron autonomous, electric concept has scales and UFO design

Although the Kia Futuron Concept is styled and literally named to suggest a prospective automobile, it checks all the market trend boxes of right now. It's styled like a crossover coupe. It has all-wheel drive. It's electric. And it is said to have L…

Monday, November 4, 2019

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for November 4, 2019

Nov 04, 2019

Top Stories of the Day

2020 Audi R8 Coupe and Spyder First Drive | V10 > turbo

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — It's usually a bad sign: Rocking out of Los Padres National Forest in the updated 2020 Audi R8, I spot two California Highway Patrol cars lying in wait on Highway 33, one of the fantasy driving roads the state is known for. Bu…

2020 Mini John Cooper Works GP is priced from $45,750

Mini hasn't even given us all the details for the upcoming John Cooper Works GP, but it already has a price. Set to debut at this month's L.A. Auto Show, the GP will start at $45,750. The last GP-badged Mini sold for $39,950, so this mid-$40,000 pri…

2020 Subaru Legacy Luggage Test | Who needs an SUV?

As previewed in our recent 2020 Subaru Legacy review , the redesigned midsize sedan has a very large trunk. Whereas you have to creatively Tetris bags into the back of various pricier SUVs , you can pretty much just carelessly chuck them into the Legac…

VW brings lifted Atlas concepts and GLI to SEMA

Volkswagen is coming to SEMA this year, and the German company is bringing the most American builds it can manage. Lifted SUVs can be found all over Las Vegas during the convention, and you'll be able to see a few of them at the Volkswagen booth, too…

Roger Penske buys Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IndyCar

Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IndyCar Series have been sold to Penske Entertainment Corp. in a stunning Monday announcement that relinquishes control of the iconic speedway from the Hulman family after 74 years. Tony Hulman bought the dilapida…

Germany to boost EV subsidies as first Volkswagen ID.3s roll off the line

BERLIN — Germany plans to increase by half the grants available to buyers of electric cars over the next five years, according to a government document seen by Reuters, the latest in a series of measures to speed the adoption of low-emissions vehicle…

Indian capital banishes half its cars to curb hazardous air pollution

NEW DELHI — Authorities in India's capital New Delhi banished from the roads cars with number plates ending in an odd number on Monday in a bid to cut hazardous air pollution shrouding the city. The U.S. Embassy air quality index, which measures the…

2020 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak will debut at SEMA

Mopar fans have countless reasons to get hyped about the 2019 SEMA show. Speedkore is bringing a twin-turbocharged, all-wheel-drive Dodge Charger Hellcat Widebody , Mopar is bringing a done-up 1968 Dodge D200 "Lowliner," Ram is bringing a diesel 1500 …

Hamilton clinches 6th F1 title as Bottas wins U.S. Grand Prix

AUSTIN, Texas — Lewis Hamilton secured his sixth Formula One championship with a second-place finish Sunday at the U.S. Grand Prix, a race won by his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas. The British driver now ranks second in F1 history behind German …

Runaway dog sled leads police on chase in Montana

It's a scenario they don't cover in the police academy: four dogs pulling an unmanned sled down a divided boulevard as wet snow flies, blowing through red lights and unresponsive to officers' attempts to get them to stop. The incident is captured on…

Friday, November 1, 2019

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for November 1, 2019

Nov 01, 2019

Top Stories of the Day

Ford confirms Bronco spring premiere, teases it with logo and video

Things have been fairly quiet on the Ford Bronco front lately, but the Blue Oval just released a teaser video and official new logo promising a spring 2020 unveiling. It's the first mention Ford has made of its plans to resuscitate the iconic and tr…

Introducing the 2019 Autoblog Gaming Guide

Autoblog's gaming guide is your one-stop for video game news, reviews and videos for Xbox, Nintendo, and mobile gaming. There's also info and how-tos for live streaming, e-sports and more.

Supercars, classics, more come to 'Gran Turismo Sport' and 'Forza Horizon 4'

Two years after the release of Gran Turismo Sport , and just over a year after the launch of Forza Horizon 4 , both games continue to receive extra content. The latest updates for each game add a slew of new cars, and in the case of Gran Turismo, a new…

Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator Three O Five Editions should never put the doors on

The Miami Auto Show might be a minor event compared to other massive automotive events throughout the year, but Jeep found it deserving of its own special-edition debut. Furthermore, it found the city of Miami worthy of its own limited-edition model.…

2006 Lamborghini Concept S split-cockpit Gallardo heads to auction yet again

Many Lamborghini concepts are completely wild, but the 2006 Lamborghini Concept S is unique in that it's totally wild but also somewhat practical. The practical part comes from the fact that it's effectively a Lamborghini Gallardo , but with a split c…

VW ID.4 electric SUV shown wearing wild striped disguise

We've seen a parade of ID-badged EV concepts from Volkswagen as well as the first ID production model, the Golf-sized ID.3 hatchback , which debuted just a few weeks ago at the Frankfurt Motor Show. But the ID.3 hatch is unlikely for our market. Inste…

2020 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Review & Buying Guide | Versatile is underselling it

The 2020 Mercedes-Benz E-Class is a choose-your-own-adventure kind of luxury car. Want a traditional luxury sedan? An E 350 Sedan is likely the vehicle for you. Maybe you want a convertible with a little extra grunt? The Mercedes-AMG E 53 Cabriolet i…

Planned Alfa Romeo 8C and GTV don't appear to have a future anymore

The two Alfa Romeos we've been looking forward to most don't appear to have much of a future anymore, according to a report from Automobile . Both the 8C and GTV no longer exist on Alfa's product roadmap, and Mike Manley suggested they were canned, as…

2020 Nissan Maxima and Pathfinder Rock Creek | Autoblog Podcast #602

In this week's Autoblog Podcast , Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore is joined by Consumer Editor Jeremy Korzeniewski and Assistant Editor Zac Palmer. This week, they've been driving the Nissan Maxima, Mercedes-Benz Metris Cargo Van, Mazda3 sedan and Nissa…

Junkyard Gem: 1986 Chevrolet Celebrity Eurosport Coupe

Between the G-Body Malibu of the 1970s and the W-Body Lumina of the 1990s, The General's Chevrolet Division offered the A-Body Celebrity as its high-volume midsized car. Based on the compact Citation 's chassis design and sibling to the Buick Century ,…

Thursday, October 31, 2019

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for October 31, 2019

Oct 31, 2019

Top Stories of the Day

Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot announce merger as world's No. 4 carmaker

MILAN — Fiat Chrysler and France's PSA Peugeot said Thursday they have agreed to merge to create the world's fourth-largest automaker with enough scale to confront big shifts in the industry, including a race to develop electric cars and driverless …

4 ways FCA-PSA merger could be a plus

DETROIT — In a merger deal announced overnight, Fiat Chrysler stands to gain electric vehicle technology while PSA Peugeot Citroen could benefit from a badly needed dealership network to reach its goal of selling vehicles in the U.S. The merger woul…

[VIDEO] 1970 Dodge Charger destroyed by man sick of lowballers — he showed them!

There are open and shut cases, and there's this one, the purchase and crush case. This is so wild it's hard to believe it's real. Apparently a man named Daniel Gagliardi bought a rusted-out 1970 Dodge Charger project car with the intent to flip it. C…

2020 Chevy Corvette awarded to World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg

The Washington Nationals are 2019 World Series champions, but the World Series MVP is getting something even rarer than a championship ring these days: a C8 Corvette . To everybody's surprise, Chevrolet wheeled a red 2020 Corvette onto the field as so…

Ford previews custom F-150s and Mustangs for SEMA

Over the past couple of weeks, Ford has been rolling out previews of the custom cars various shops will be displaying at the automaker's SEMA booth . Now we get the last part of the custom car assault with the modded Ford F-150s and Mustangs that will…

Dog struck by car rides inside bumper for miles

ROTTERDAM, N.Y. — A dog hit by a car in upstate New York rode for 45 minutes wedged between the broken bumper and the grille before the driver realized she was carrying an injured passenger. Coco the shiba inu was being treated for a fractured elbow…

Ford Mach E rendering gives us a preview of the Mustang-inspired electric crossover

The Ford Mach E Mustang-inspired electric crossover will be revealed in just a couple of weeks . But for those who can't wait, Mach E Forum has put together one of the best renders yet of the crossover . The Mustang DNA is mostly apparent in the Mach …

Fisker electric SUV named Ocean, and it'll have an app-based lease

Veteran car designer and Fisker chairman and CEO Henrik Fisker has done much teasing of his new electric crossover, and now it has a name: the Fisker Ocean. We like it, if we're being honest. In the Fisker brand's previous iteration, during the era o…

2021 Audi RS 3 hot hatch spied with near-production bodywork

We've seen near-production versions of the regular Audi A3 and it's quicker S3 sibling , but now we finally get a look at the ultimate 2021 Audi RS 3 hatchback. Like many hot Audis, it's subtly more aggressive than its more mellow iterations. Up fron…

Blipshift's Halloween sale is bringing an old Autoblog design back from the grave

Here at Autoblog, we love a good sale. That's probably why we're such big fans of Blipshift . When they do a sale, they do it right. If you don't know, Blipshift offers brand new limited-run car-based T-shirt designs every few days. Autoblog has been …