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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for November 20, 2019

Nov 20, 2019

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2021 Aston Martin DBX looks the part, likely drives it, too

After 106 years in business and after five years working on development, Aston Martin presents its first-ever SUV, the DBX. Having seen spy shots and teasers of the vehicle's progress over the past year, it's everything we'd expect, and on first glan…

Maserati's next sports car spied for the first time

Maserati has started the process of re-tooling its historic Modena, Italy, factory to build a new sports car scheduled to come out in 2020. Full details about the model remain under wraps — even its name is a mystery — but the very first batch of spy…

2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime has 302 hp, 5.8-second 0-60 time, 39-mile electric range

The 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid was introduced here at the L.A. Auto Show, and although it doesn't have much in the way of visual differentiation, its spec sheets pops with eye-opening stat after another. It produces a total system output …

Audi RS Q8's 600 horsepower bridges the trail and the track

Audi Sport unveiled its flagship SUV, the RS Q8, during the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show. The Q8 's hot-rodded sibling shares the spotlight with the new, battery-powered E-Tron Sportback. Large and in charge, the RS Q8 stands out from the Q8 it's based…

2020 Nissan Sentra takes a walk on the upscale side

The eighth-generation 2020 Nissan Sentra breaks cover with better, well, everything. Built on a new platform, this is the last of the automaker's sedans to get the corporate design language. Overall stance gets more aggressive, as does the center of …

2020 Dodge Challenger celebrates 50th anniversary with a golden special edition

Next year will mark the 50th anniversary of the original Dodge Challenger. And obviously Dodge wouldn't let that significant date go by without a special version of the 2020 Dodge Challenger . Meet the limited production Dodge Challenger 50th Annivers…

Volkswagen's ID Space Vizzion is a high-tech, apple-flavored wagon concept

Volkswagen introduced the newest addition to its ID-badged family of concept cars at the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show. Named ID Space Vizzion, the seventh member of the line shares its modular MEB architecture with the firm's other electric vehicles, i…

2021 Lexus LC 500 Convertible is much more than just coupe minus roof

Usually when a convertible version of an existing car is introduced, the reveal story generally goes something like, "It's the same, but the roof has been removed, it goes down in XX seconds, there's less structural rigidity and it weighs XXX more po…

Audi E-Tron Sportback shows its slick styling in L.A.

The Audi E-Tron lineup is growing a bit larger today in LA. Let us introduce you to the Audi E-Tron Sportback. It's a chopped-roof version of the regular E-Tron electric crossover that we knew was coming, but it's even more different than we thought …

2021 Lincoln Corsair Grand Touring brings plug-in hybrid tech to the small crossover

When the new Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair were launched, the Corsair was strangely lacking a hybrid variant like the cheaper Ford . The reason for this is that Lincoln was preparing a slightly more advanced hybrid for the small luxury crossover. Th…

Land Rover Defender 90 will start 'around $50,000'

Not long after Land Rover launched the new Defender, the automaker's site posted the configurator for the 110 model with detailed pricing for trims and accessories. The 110 version goes on sale next spring, starting at $49,000 before destination, $50…

The 2020 Mini John Cooper Works GP is overwrought and automatic

As we've said many, many times before: Nürburgring times are not the measuring stick automakers hold them out to be. They don't happen under controlled circumstances with independent observers and bone-stock cars, generally. So that makes the new 202…

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Tuesday, November 19, 2019

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for November 19, 2019

Nov 19, 2019

Top Stories of the Day

Thor24 raises the bar for 'Murica

Sometimes you happen upon the sight of something that resists all sense and sanity, a material phenomenon defying attempts to settle on a single, definable emotion. Today, that sight is Thor24 , which is what would result if Optimus Prime had starred …

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E vs. I-Pace, E-Tron, Polestar 2 and Tesla | How they compare on paper

Ford finally has a serious electric vehicle in its lineup, and it's called the Mustang Mach-E . We're sure you all have plenty of thoughts on the name, but there's a car to be looked at here, too. As it stands, there are only so many electric crossov…

[VIDEO] Ken Block's 'Climbkhana Two' introduces China's Tianmen Road to the Hoonitruck

China's Tianmen Road is the go-to, out-of-the-way spot for record-setting and demonstrations of vehicle prowess. Alternately called one of the most spectacular roads in the world and one of the most dangerous, its 6.8 miles of two-lane needs 99 hard …

[VIDEO] This Toyota Supra sounds really good | Behind the Wheel S01 // E03

Behind the Wheel is a new video series that shows you a bit of what it's like to work at Autoblog. The editors and video producers will show you the cars passing through our fleet, and you'll get a behind-the-scenes look at some of the personalities …

2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia First Drive | All about the little things

ALBEROBELLO, Italy – Little things can make a big difference. And for the 2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia, it's the little things that have been addressed, those that have been causing reviewers to kvetch and customers to look elsewhere. The cupholders that c…

2020 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Review & Buying Guide | Small but significant changes

The 2020 Alfa Romeo Stelvio is a luxury SUV aimed at folks who want something different – not necessarily to be flashy, but just to stand out in a crowd of grey Audis and black BMWs. Besides its badge and decidedly un-German styling, the Stelvio driv…

PSA unions vote in favor of merger with Fiat Chrysler

PARIS — The majority of unions representing workers at Peugeot maker PSA are in favor of a planned $50 billion merger with Fiat Chrysler, PSA executives and union representatives said. However, the unions said that once the merger deal was signed, th…

2020 Buick Encore GX is a really attractive middle child

The 2020 Buick Encore GX is officially a thing in North America. The compact crossover slips into the space between the slightly smaller Encore and the larger Envision, adding extra room behind the rear seats to pack in a lot more than the Encore, an…

[VIDEO] Watch Bloodhound close out high-speed testing with a 628 mph run

When we last caught up with Bloodhound , the jet engine-powered earth rocket that has been conducting tests in the desert in South Africa, the team had reached 501 miles per hour and become one of the world's 10 fastest cars. Now they've added another…

The Volkswagen ID.3 will be 40% cheaper to build than the e-Golf

FRANKFURT — Volkswagen's new ID.3 electric vehicle will be 40% cheaper to build than the electric version of its Golf model, Chief Executive Herbert Diess told investors on Monday. The battery in the new ID.3 can be used to add structural rigidity to…

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Monday, November 18, 2019

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for November 18, 2019

Nov 18, 2019

Top Stories of the Day

2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E officially revealed with at least 300 miles of top range

LOS ANGELES — The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E electric crossover has finally, officially been revealed. And yes, it's definitely called Mustang, and the company is leaning into that. It's the first time the nameplate has expanded beyond a traditional tw…

[VIDEO] See the Ford Mustang Mach-E in action, from inside the car

Tonight, Ford unveiled the newest member of its Mustang family, the all-electric Mustang Mach-E. In addition to being an EV, it's also being touted for its performance cred, which is mandatory for something wearing the pony badge. You can read all ab…

Here's video of the Mustang Mach-E silently stalking the open road

Ford provided some video of the Mustang Mach-E, taken on scenic drives in a variety of places. It's one thing to see the car on a dais with a movie star and company honchos talking about it; it's quite another to see it doing what it's meant to be do…

Ford talking about building a full family of models around the Mustang name

Ford demonstrated it's not afraid to toss the Mustang nameplate into unfamiliar territory when it unveiled the 2021 Mach-E (pictured), an electric crossover with four doors, and not a single part shared with the Mustang as we've known it since 1964. …

Ford nearly turned the Mustang into a family car in the 1960s

With four doors, an electric powertrain, and available all-wheel drive, the 2021 Mustang Mach-E takes one of Ford's most storied nameplates into uncharted territory. While building an electric Mustang is a relatively new idea, the pantheon of automot…

Things we learned about the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E powertrain

LOS ANGELES — The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E is one of the most significant electric cars in the company's history, and it's arriving with a few powertrain variants. We talked with engineers at Ford to get a few extra details about those powertrains. …

Why the Ford Mustang Mach-E GT looks different from the regular Mach-E

LOS ANGELES — The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E will be available in a variety of trims and configurations , but they all come in two primary appearances, GT and everything else. As it turns out, there are reasons why they look different, both for styling …

2020 Toyota Avalon Review & Buying Guide | When luxury and Toyota meet

The 2020 Toyota Avalon isn't the sleepy sedan you may think it is, and that's a good thing. Despite its long reputation as a nap-worthy vehicle, the styling isn't exactly sleep-inducing anymore and the driving experience is far more involving. Heck, …

Blackstone HyperTek electric motorcycle smashes all molds

Here we have a motorcycle that takes advantage of what can be done with an electric powertrain and looks like one of the possibilities in the sci-fi futures we've dreamed of. South African company Blackstone Tek, better known by the initials BST, is …

BMW i4 specs are official: around 530 hp and 373-mile range

Last week, Roadshow cited a BMW insider as the source of a scoop on specs for the automaker's coming electric sedan ostensibly called the i4, which will compete against the Tesla Model 3. That insider could have read from the press release BMW issued…

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