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Wednesday, November 6, 2019

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for November 6, 2019

Nov 06, 2019

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This Dodge Challenger was stolen, used in police chases and recovered all in the week before its SEMA debut

Most of the drama in a SEMA build is in getting the car ready in time for the big show. That was all Quintin Bros Auto and Performance was expecting when they built a supercharged Dodge Challenger Scat Pack with custom carbon fiber body parts, afterm…

Toyota floods SEMA with a slew of Supra concepts

You can be sure that the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center will be full of Toyota Supra models past and present as the wave of 2019 SEMA Show attendees descends upon Sin City. A good portion of those will be factory-backed concepts and racers,…

Ringbrothers reveal their 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Unkl

Hunting the wild horse it loves most for custom builds, Ringbrothers included a Ford Mustang build in its SEMA showcase this year. This is the first Mach 1 Ringbrothers has ever turned its attention to among a number of builds going back to 2003. Thi…

Ford Webasto Lithium Mustang EV — 3 interesting facts we learned

Electrification took on a much bigger role at this year's SEMA show than we expected , and one car that demonstrates this is the Lithium Mustang EV from Ford and Webasto . Though somewhat subtle on the outside, the skin covers an electric powertrain ma…

This classic Ford Bronco has a modern GT500 engine and a manual

There are many layers to this one, but the most important is that the seemingly humble 1968 Ford Bronco you see here has a Ford Performance 5.2-liter supercharged V8. You know, the engine that's just been dropped into the 2020 Shelby GT500 . It also h…

Rugged Ridge deep-woods Gladiator leads SEMA Jeep trio of truck heroes

The Jeep Gladiator's been on sale for months, so we're still in the top of the first inning when it comes to accessories for what should become the market's most heavily accessorized lifestyle pickup. Rugged Ridge keeps the river of wares at the high…

Speedkore AWD twin-turbo Carbon Charger, best birthday gift ever

The backstory the Speedkore Performance AWD twin-turbo Carbon Charger teased a couple of weeks ago might be cooler than the car itself. Alan Palermo commissioned the carbon-fiber-bodied Dodge Demon Speedkore brought to SEMA last year, the one that su…

Harley-Davidson Pan America and Bronx coming in late 2020

There's still a lot we don't know about the Harley-Davidson Pan America adventure touring motorcycle and the Bronx streetfighter. But there are a few new details that have us eager to get the full scoop. First, we now know the duo will officially lau…

Hellwig 'Attainable Adventure' Ford Ranger likely still spendy, but cool as hell

Overlanding fever has opened up opportunities for mild-mannered brands that have lived off-road for decades to finally get some spotlight. Hellwig Products, a 73-year-old, family-run company that makes towing, hauling and performance suspension produ…

2020 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak comes solely with supercharged power

The Dodge Challenger Drag Pak has returned for 2020, five years after the last one arrived , and two years after it began development. And while in many ways it looks like past Drag Paks, there are a number of tweaks that should make this the fastest …

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

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

Nov 05, 2019

Top Stories of the Day

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 ,…