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Monday, June 1, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for June 1, 2020

Jun 01, 2020

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Video of 2021 Ford Bronco prototypes plying muddy trails shows trick tech

In January, Ford released a 42-second clip of an early Bronco prototype cruising through the desert. Now much closer to the launch and production dates, the automaker's done it again with more finished prototypes in two- and four-door trims. A 46-sec…

Dodge Challenger ACR rumored finally on its way using Viper ACR as benchmark

In 1995, Dodge released the ACR Neon, an unlikely combination of cheap, compact American sedan and high-performance parts and engineering marked by initials standing for American Club Racer. Dodge sold a heap of them, so the automaker flexed the ACR …

2020 Land Rover finally on sale in the United States

You've seen the reveal , you've read our review (we hope) , and now you can finally buy a Land Rover Defender in America. The company announced today that the first shipments are on their way, so you should see them arrive at dealers this week. The De…

2021 Lexus IS teased, will be revealed next week

While the larger Lexus GS has finally been discontinued after declining sales, its smaller sibling is getting a new generation. The new 2021 Lexus IS will be revealed next week, and in the meantime, Lexus released this teaser image. It doesn't revea…

2020 Volvo S60 T8 Luggage Test | Plugging luggage into our long-term plug-in

Life has been good in our 2020 Volvo S60 T8 long-term tester as of late. We haven't been getting out there on long road trips since, you know, the pandemic began. But, we have been able to spend longer stretches of time in the sedan (measured in days…

Chevy says it will build 20,000 examples of the 2020 Corvette

Chevrolet confirmed it built about 2,700 units of the 2020 Corvette between February 3, when the model entered production, and March 20, when the Bowling Green, Kentucky, factory shut down to fight the coronavirus. This low figure suggested the 2020 …

1990 Volkswagen Golf Rallye Road Test | Meeting your hero

Casually driving down the wide, winding road that crosses the north part of Wolfsburg, Germany, is like taking a three-minute lesson in Volkswagen history. The picturesque Wolfsburg castle whose image has appeared on millions of cars is visible throu…

Why yes, the Hyundai Santa Fe does look good with a two-tone wrap

The Hyundai Santa Fe is currently one of the sharpest crossovers available on the market. With mean stacked headlights and a sculpted body, it brings style to a tame mainstream segment. European aftermarket customization shop Carlex Design took notic…

$4.5M Maryland mansion has a brick street with classic cars in its basement

At one extremely large residence in Potomac, Maryland, the residents need not call the driver to head into town. Instead, the people who lived and will live in this house can simply take a walk downstairs to hit up the post office, or the theater, or…

This 21-foot-tall Willys replica is the world's largest running Jeep

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Jeep's long-awaited Ram 1500-based Grand Wagoneer will likely become its biggest model to date when it goes on sale in 2021. It won't be the world's largest Jeep, though, far from it. That honor goes to a fully-funct…

Friday, May 29, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for May 29, 2020

May 29, 2020

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2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1 is happening, will be the 'most track-capable' non-Shelby

The Mach 1 name is returning to the Ford Mustang lineup for the 2021 model year. It'll be making a comeback as a limited-edition model, and be positioned as the "pinnacle of style, handling and 5.0-liter V8 performance." So yes, it's going to have th…

Ford Mustang Mach 1: Time-traveling at the speed of sound

"Mach 1": The term refers to the speed of sound, which is not a fixed number but varies based on the temperature of the surrounding gas. Named for Austrian physicist Ernst Mach, the term is a little science-geeky, but Ford evidently felt it connoted …

2021 Acura TLX revealed, finally looks like a credible luxury sports sedan

We've been given our first official glimpse into the brand-new 2021 Acura TLX sedan, and so far we like what we see. It's clear that Acura wants to be considered a brand that focuses on performance, boosting power with two turbocharged engine options…

2021 Acura TLX vs. luxury sedans: How they compare on paper

The 2021 Acura TLX has been revealed, and it looks superb. We also have a handful of hard numbers, so you know that we've got to take a look at how they compare to the competition. As we only have numbers for the base turbocharged four-cylinder model…

2021 Buick Envision is a vision of Buick's future that's shockingly stylish

Allow us to introduce you to the new and much improved 2021 Buick Envision. Don't let the handsome shape and sharp design fool you. This compact crossover is a Buick. The Envision has been a frumpy and rather boring looking crossover since its launch…

Nissan gives us our first look at the next-gen Frontier and many other upcoming models

Nissan released a video today previewing and confirming the next-gen Z car. We got to see a shadowy silhouette of Nissan's upcoming sports car — find all the details on that here — but we also got a preview of many other future Nissan products. Most …

Toyota Corolla Sport GRMN to get AWD, too

The WRC-inspired Toyota GR Yaris is one of the hot hatches nabbing lots of attention this year. The Japanese automaker has promised a version for the U.S. , albeit on a different platform, and apparently with a different naming scheme. A report in Jap…

2021 Mercedes-AMG GLS 63 Exhaust Test | Treating the ears of all aboard

You wouldn't do this with a Kia Telluride . You wouldn't want to, there really wouldn't be much to hear. But when you have a 4.0-liter handbuilt twin-turbo V8 enhanced with a mild-hybrid system to produce 603 horsepower and 627 pound-feet of torque, w…

2020 BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe Review | The not-so-budget BMW sedan

The 2020 BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe is BMW's newest entry-level four-door offering. It slots below the 3 Series in price, panache and size, and despite the name, is wholly different from the two-door 2 Series . While that car rides on a traditional-for-B…

2020 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF Luggage Test | It's not the size that counts ...

The Mazda Miata would not be my first choice for a road trip car. Would probably be in the bottom 10, in fact. The interior fits me like a coffin, the seats pinch my back and the amount of passenger legroom is laughable. It's not exactly the most ser…

Thursday, May 28, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for May 28, 2020

May 28, 2020

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Nissan previews next-generation Z: See it in this official teaser video

Nissan put an end to years of motley rumors and wild speculation by releasing a short video that shows the next-generation Z for the first time. The flick confirms the yet-unnamed model will arrive as a retro-styled coupe. The current-generation Z e…

Nissan posts $6.2 billion annual loss and unveils plan to cut costs

TOKYO — Nissan outlined a new plan on Thursday to become a smaller, more cost-efficient carmaker after the coronavirus pandemic exacerbated a slide in profitability that culminated in its first annual loss in 11 years. Under a new four-year plan, th…

What would you drive in 1995?

After journeying back to 1985 and 1975 and then 1965 , we've decided to go back to the future. This will be the first list where the majority of our editors are old enough to really remember the cars in question, or in some cases, actually being alive…

Tesla Cybertruck: Jay Leno and Elon Musk drive a square peg through a round hole

We've known for a few months now that the Tesla Cybertruck would get a spin through "Jay Leno's Garage," with a slew of photos and videos of the titular host driving in a prototype with Elon Musk flooding social media back in January. The segment fin…

Soldier stopped active shooter on Kansas bridge — by running him over with his car

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — A U.S. Army soldier stationed in Kansas saved "countless lives" Wednesday when he hit a man with his car as the man was shooting randomly at people on a bridge near Fort Leavenworth, a police chief said. One person was injured by…

2021 Audi Q5 Sportback spied, confirming rumors

A couple of months ago, reports came out that Audi was going to offer a coupe-like Sportback version of the Q5 luxury crossover. Those rumors appear to be true, since one of our spy photographers caught what seems to be the 2021 Audi Q5 Sportback, po…

2020 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon Driveway Test Video | Sun's out, guns out

While the Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator are primarily known for being the most accessible off-road machines available on the mainstream market, part of their charm is the appeal of open-air cruising. For as long as there have been Jeeps, there has been…

Mercedes-Benz looks back on historic CL 55 AMG F1 Limited Edition

Mercedes-Benz and its performance arm AMG can claim numerous automotive industry firsts, and the CL 55 AMG F1 Limited Edition is part of that pioneering pedigree. Although only 55 were produced in 2000, it made history as the first road car in the wo…

Lego Technic's first Lamborghini is a 1/8-scale, 3,696-piece Sián

The sold-out Lamborghini Sián FKP 37 represents a milestone in the company's history — its first production-bound hybrid, its most powerful street-legal car, and the first Raging Bull added to the Lego Technic catalog . Denmark's best-known brick bui…

The Bumper Dumper is a hitch-mountable portable toilet

Buckle up, everyone. This is going to be a weird one. We've all been on long road trips before when once we end up on a long stretch of interstate with no civilization in sight, well ... nature calls. Many of us may even enjoy off-roading, getting de…

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for May 27, 2020

May 27, 2020

Top Stories of the Day

Tesla slashes thousands of dollars off the price of new electric cars

Tesla cut prices overnight on its three-strong line of electric vehicles by as much as 6% in North America. The biggest price reductions come on Tesla's older Model S and Model X, while the smaller and newer Model 3 sees smaller cuts. The automaker h…

SpaceX's historic launch of NASA astronauts set for today, with an eye on weather

The SpaceX Falcon 9, with the Dragon capsule on top of the rocket, is raised onto Launch Pad 39A Tuesday at Cape Canaveral, Fla. Two astronauts will fly on the SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station scheduled for launch Wednesda…

SpaceX's first astronaut launch will also launch a new sense of style

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The first astronauts launched by SpaceX are breaking new ground for style with hip new spacesuits , gull-wing Teslas and a sleek rocketship — all of it white with black trim. The color coordinating is thanks to Elon Musk, the d…

2020 Hyundai Veloster N Suspension Deep Dive

I've been a fan of the Hyundai Veloster since the beginning. In its styling I saw a faint whiff of the second-generation Honda CRX I used to own, and the asymmetrical three-door layout — coupe on the driver's side, sedan on the passenger side — provi…

Ford Police Interceptor Utility can destroy coronavirus by baking it

Ford has rolled out new software aimed at disinfecting the interior of its Police Interceptor Utility vehicles to help officers minimize the risk of exposure to the coronavirus. The solution raises the cabin temperature to above 133 degrees Fahrenhei…

2021 BMW 4 Series shows its nose less than a week before its debut

BMW published a dark preview image that shows the radically new 4 Series in the metal for the first time. The 3's two-door sibling should have made its debut at an auto show but it will instead break cover online. Although the next 4 Series is shrou…

G80 BMW M3 prototype spotted in the wild, this time with more aero

A prototype of the upcoming G80-generation BMW M3 has been spied yet again, this time wearing what appears to be a more pronounced aerodynamics package, suggesting that this may be a hotter model — perhaps the Performance or Competition — rather than…

Ford F-150 could be getting an onboard generator

Most of the electric pickup trucks due out in the early 2020s list an onboard power outlet on their specifications sheet. Ford will prove enabling this feature doesn't require a lithium-ion battery pack, by adding a generator to the next-generation F…

Fiat 500X and 500L could be combined into 500XL for next generation

The Fiat 500L, classified as a subcompact minivan, has been on sale since 2012 in Europe, since 2014 in the U.S. Its subcompact crossover platform-mate, the 500X, went on sale in 2014 in Europe, replicating the same two-year delay in getting to the U…

2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid vs 2020 Porsche Cayenne Coupe Turbo S E-Hybrid

We do our best around here to provide sound consumer advice, which is why there shall be no stone left unturned and no consumer unrepresented in our efforts to be fully inclusive of the car-buying public. Let's say for instance you're interested in b…