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Wednesday, December 11, 2019

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for December 11, 2019

Dec 11, 2019

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Here's how an independent rear suspension improved the 2021 Chevy Tahoe and Suburban

The 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban are out, and they're hiding big news underneath the new sheetmetal. GM's full-size trucks officially made the switch from a live rear axle to an independent rear suspension design. This switch is massively import…

2021 Chevy Suburban revealed with new independent rear suspension, more style, tech

The 2021 Chevrolet Suburban made its debut today in Detroit, alongside its smaller sibling, the 2021 Chevy Tahoe . Per usual, the two are mighty similar to each other, but we're going to focus on the Suburban here. Of all the changes Chevy made to it…

2021 Chevy Tahoe revealed with long-needed independent rear suspension

The 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe has been revealed next to the equally new Chevy Suburban . Continuing tradition, the Tahoe remains a smaller version of the Suburban, but it's remarkably more utilitarian this year. In fact, the Tahoe has grown enough inside t…

2020 Mercedes-AMG CLA 35 First Drive | Stylish and fun but an iffy value

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The White Spar Highway in Arizona features long, pristinely paved sweepers carved through mountainous high desert terrain. It even has four lanes in certain places, which is perfect for passing the parade of horse trailers leaving…

2020 Mercedes-Benz GLB 250 First Drive | The real deal

The previous-generation Mercedes CLA may have been a flawed car, but it was a success for its brand. At its sales peak, about 70% of buyers were new to Mercedes and of those, 65% traded their CLA in for another car with a three-pointed star. A simila…

Latest Toyota Yaris GR appears to get all-wheel drive

Three years ago, Toyota revealed a high-performance limited-production version of the Yaris with the GRMN (Gazoo Racing Meisters of the Nurburgring) badge. While it was painted like the Gazoo Racing rally cars , and it had healthy performance with 209…

The Mercedes-AMG One sounds just like a Formula One car

Billed as the closest thing to a road-going Formula One car, the Mercedes-AMG One, unveiled as a close-to-production concept at the 2017 Frankfurt auto show, is still under development. Mercedes-Benz's go-fast division released an update on the proje…

Gordan Murray's T.50 supercar partly revealed with its fan-assisted aerodynamics

Gordon Murray is one of the great names in automotive history. He worked with Brabham and McLaren in Formula 1, including the Ayrton Senna days. He was responsible for the McLaren F1 supercar , and he continues to develop unique concept cars. His late…

[VIDEO] Watch Russian drifters slide tandem in 640-hp Evil Empire Flanker-F coupes

For once, a Russian car video is neither footage from a dash cam nor is it a vlog about some mechanic running a Volkswagen Golf on wheels made of melted Jolly Ranchers. From 29 Productions comes a beautifully and thrillingly shot drift video that fea…

Autoblog readers' favorite auto accessories of 2019

All 2019 we've been posting all kinds of great deals on various automotive accessories, and with the year coming to a close, we wanted to see what you guys ended up liking and what you didn't. Here's a list of the automotive deals that you, the reade…

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for December 10, 2019

Dec 10, 2019

Top Stories of the Day

Tesla Cybertruck: Is it daring or dumb? Design experts weigh in

When the Tesla Cybertruck was unveiled, my friend Lance and I were in a homesteader's cabin in the Mojave Desert, cooking dinner and watching the livestream, and we were certain it was a joke. Elon attempting to troll us, and the world, with an unref…

3 details about the Tesla Cybertruck that are particularly strange

When the Tesla Cybertruck was revealed , my gut reaction — like a lot of people's — was not positive, even though I generally enjoy bold car design and love many wedgie, edgy sports cars and concepts . So for the past few weeks I've been staring at Tes…

Volkswagen survey sheds light on Americans' love for their SUVs

It won't come as a shock to anyone to hear that sport utility vehicles are very popular with American drivers. But a survey conducted by Volkswagen (spoiler alert: They make and sell several SUVs) sheds some light on just how wedded American drivers …

GM loans $40 million to Lordstown Motors to buy, retool shuttered factory

WASHINGTON — General Motors confirmed on Monday it agreed to loan $40 million to an electric vehicle start-up to facilitate the acquisition of its shuttered Lordstown Assembly plant in Ohio. Lordstown Motors Corp, which is 10% owned by Workhorse Gro…

2020 Mazda3 Hatchback Drivers' Notes | Luxury with a manual

The new Mazda3 wowed us when we got behind the wheel for the first time last year. Today, just one year further along, the 2020 Mazda 3 is still a delightful, premium offering in the compact segment. We happened to spend a week in the 2020 Mazda3 Pre…

BMW 4 Series spy shots give us a glimpse of that giant grille

Even though BMW made it clear it was sticking to its giant grille guns after the reveal of the Concept 4 at Frankfurt , we were skeptical that it would bring such a controversial look to production without major changes. Well, these latest spy shots p…

2021 Chevy Trailblazer's five trims priced from $19,995 to $26,395

Car and Driver got pricing info on the 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer. As with its twin, the new Buick Encore GX , the Trailblazer makes a compelling argument when compared to the crossover slotted just below. At the Trailblazer's debut in LA , Chevy promi…

2020 Mercedes-Benz GLB 250 First Drive | The real deal

2020 Ford Escape hybrid fuel economy announced

Fuel economy for the 2020 Ford Escape hybrid has been revealed, and it's impressive. The most frugal variant is the front-drive model, which delivers a whopping 44 mpg in the city, 37 on the highway and 41 in combined driving. The all-wheel-drive ver…

The Nissan Leaf Christmas Tree has light-up snowflake wheels

Each December, as the finals days of the calendar tick down, automakers release themed vehicles to participate in the season and show their holiday spirit. Many imagine creative takes on Santa's sleigh , while others embed fun Easter eggs into the inf…

Monday, December 9, 2019

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for December 9, 2019

Dec 09, 2019

Top Stories of the Day

The McLaren 620R is revealed as a road-legal 570S GT4 race car

Perhaps you missed out on the limited-run McLaren Senna race car for the road. Those were all snapped up immediately, so it's understandable if you did. Don't fret, though, because McLaren just unveiled another road-legal race car that it plans to se…

Tesla Cybertruck looks like an alien spaceship on L.A.'s 405

Many criticized the Tesla Cybertruck for being closer to a prototype than to a production model , and time will tell how much of the design the company is able to keep. In the meantime, Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk proved it's more realistic tha…

Tesla Model 3 on Autopilot slams into two parked cars, one a police cruiser

The driver of a Model 3 learned the limits of Tesla's Autopilot system after slamming into two parked cars in Connecticut. He told law enforcement officers he was checking on his dog on the rear bench. Posting on its official Facebook page , the Conn…

Elon Musk's defamation win may redraw the legal landscape for social media

Elon Musk's daring has left its mark on electric cars and rockets, and now experts say the entrepreneur may have reshaped U.S. defamation law with his willingness to defend at a high-stakes trial a lawsuit over an off-the-cuff tweet. The victory by …

2021 Hyundai Sonata N-Line Prototype Review | Sleek sedan gets some spunk

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — With the new 2020 Sonata , Hyundai "wanted to excite people who are looking for a sedan," says designer Haksoo Ha. That was the impetus behind the car's aggressively styled exterior, and also the car's new performance model, the So…

Alcantara's one-off BMW i8 Roadster LimeLight is aptly named

It's been the better part of a decade since BMW introduced the i brand to the world, and with it, unveiled the i8 and i3 concept cars (and the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics before that) . The production versions brought those concept looks to reality, …

Analysts warn Lincoln shouldn't follow Ford out of the sedan market

Lincoln looks set to mimic Ford's on-going shift away from sedans . The move makes sense on the surface, but analysts warn the luxury brand needs to keep some low-riding models in its portfolio. The company's current lineup includes two sedans, the M…

Climate change policies are going to be costly, says U.N.-backed report

LONDON — Tighter government climate regulations by 2025 could wipe up to $2.3 trillion off the value of companies in industries ranging from fossil fuel producers to agriculture and car makers, an investor group warned in a report. Rules aimed at lo…

Airbus and Aston Martin tease helicopter collaboration

Aston Martin is working on a new partnership in a different part of the transportation sector. This week, the British company known for its beautiful car designs announced a collaboration with Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) that is set to launch …

2021 Mercedes-Benz GLA shown in design sketches ahead of this week's debut

Mercedes-Benz published a design sketch on its social media channels to preview the second-generation GLA crossover. The model is scheduled to make its debut online on December 11. The sketch picks up where the last batch of teaser images left off. …

Thursday, December 5, 2019

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

Dec 05, 2019

Top Stories of the Day

2020 Volvo V60 T8 Polestar Engineered First Drive Review | Fun for the faithful few

The Volvo V60 T8 Polestar Engineered has a lot going for it right out of the gate. First, Volvo styling is hard not to like, and its wagons are quite possibly the best examples of the automaker's current exterior design. Second, this is the T8, the p…

McLaren hybrid tech will create one of the quickest cars in the world

McLaren's entire range of models will be electrified by 2023, and hybrid technology will help the British firm build one of the quickest cars in the world. The company's chief executive outlined an unnamed upcoming model that will boast an organ-disp…

GM, LG Chem announce EV battery joint venture in Lordstown, Ohio

SEOUL/WASHINGTON — General Motors and South Korea's LG Chem said on Thursday they would invest up to $2.3 billion in by 2023 to set up an electric vehicle battery joint venture in Lordstown, Ohio. GM issued an announcement Thursday. An LG Chem spoke…

Ford tells dealers not to advertise Mustang Mach-E under MSRP

So far, the Ford Mustang Mach-E has already proved itself a success for the Dearborn automaker. After livestreaming the debut to 140,000 online watchers, the recording of the debut has been watched online more than 6.5 million times, and 1.6 million …

Cave diver testifies he felt 'branded a pedophile' by Elon Musk

LOS ANGELES — Elon Musk's defamation trial could be in the hands of jury by the end of Thursday after the billionaire and the diver who is suing him sparred over the meaning and impact of a "pedo guy" tweet at the heart of the case. British cave exp…

1997 Acura SLX gets 350 actual Acura horsepower for Radwood

For the Radwood Orange County, Calif., car show, a show themed around 1980s and 1990s cars, Acura is bringing a variety of its original models including a 1991 NSX and a 1986 Integra. The company is also bringing something obscure, a 1997 Acura SLX , …

Billionaire Lawrence Stroll reportedly seeks major stake in Aston Martin

LONDON — Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll, owner of Formula One team Racing Point, is preparing a bid for a major stake in Aston Martin, Autocar magazine reported , sending the carmaker's battered share price up nearly 15% on Thursday. The Britis…

You can still buy a million-dollar Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign

Almost a year ago to the day, Nissan revealed the GT-R50 in its final production form , declaring the order books open for business. We have our first update from Nissan on how the super exclusive and rare GT-R is doing today. Turns out, you can still…

2020 Dodge Durango SRT Drivers' Notes | When excess is a good thing

Performance SUVs and crossovers from non-luxury brands are still in a nascent stage of development. Models like the Porsche Cayenne Turbo , BMW X5 M and others are on subsequent generations of their high-performance high-riding machines. Meanwhile, th…

Volkswagen T-Roc Cabriolet enters production at Osnabrück

The first units of Volkswagen's T-Roc Cabriolet began rolling down the line at the automaker's Osnabrück plant today. VW has already invested a "high double-digit million euro amount" to upgrade the facilities for the convertible crossover's producti…