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Friday, June 5, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for June 5, 2020

Jun 05, 2020

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Mercedes and F1 drivers rally around Lewis Hamilton's rage at George Floyd's death

Six-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton joined the worldwide chorus of voices condemning the death of George Floyd this week, saying he was "overcome with rage" at the brutality. And his employers at Mercedes say they back him 100 percent.…

Bubba Wallace encouraged other NASCAR drivers to speak up about George Floyd's death

Bubba Wallace is now embracing his platform as a NASCAR driver for positive change and is pushing his fellow competitors to do the same. Wallace, the only full-time black driver in any of NASCAR's top three series, detailed his decision this week to…

What would you drive in 2005?

To this point in our series of what would you drive in 19X5 , our editors' choices have largely been hypothetical. Even if we were old enough to drive in the era in question (or even born), we didn't have the money to buy something new and/or not terr…

Used-car sales surge in bargain-conscious coronavirus economy

A worker walks through the vehicles stored in the lots at the Cox Automotive Inc. Manheim Pittsburgh vehicle auctioning location in Cranberry Township, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) NAPERVILLE, Ill. — At the height of the coronavirus…

2020 Cadillac CT4-V First Drive | The Cadillac of compact Cadillacs

With the launch of the 2020 Cadillac CT4, GM is pushing back into the smallest luxury sedan segment that in recent years has almost exclusively featured entries from Germany. We're pleased to see it return, and importantly, that it definitely came ba…

2021 Ford Bronco Badlands reportedly rides on steelies

A couple of weeks ago, spy shooters sent us a whole roll of shots featuring the 2021 Ford Bronco Sport . The obvious gotcha was seeing three grille designs on the camouflaged prototypes, as that gave proof to an April rumor about different front fasci…

Next-generation BMW X1 spied with aggressive nose

The BMW X1 , the brand's entry-level crossover, is nearly half a decade old at this point , so it's not a surprise that there are new-generation models out testing. One of our spy photographers caught this example in relatively thin camouflage for a co…

2021 Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class Luggage Test | High-speed hauling

This is the biggest Mercedes-Benz money can buy. Wait, that's totally wrong. There's definitely a bus or big rig or Unimog out there. So, let's go with biggest civilian-grade Mercedes you can buy at a regular dealer. Cool? Alrighty. Where was I? Lug…

Oldsmobile sure was a crazy hodge-podge of cars

We've been doing an awful lot of recollection recently (gee, I wonder why) and for whatever reason, we keep stumbling back to Oldsmobile. Our What Would You Drive in 19-blank-5 series has a lot to do with that, especially the kitsch-tastic brochure p…

Subaru Crosstrek gets an injection of Baja racer DNA from Crawford Performance

Subaru's idea of updating the Crosstrek is dropping a bigger, 2.5-liter flat-four engine in the engine bay. American tuner Crawford Performance has other plans for the city-friendly crossover. It turned the model into an off-roader enhanced with a li…

Thursday, June 4, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for June 4, 2020

Jun 04, 2020

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2021 Toyota GR Supra Review & Buying Guide | Even more to love this year

Ignore the noise about where the engine and most of the parts come from — BMW. Never mind the comparisons to the last Supra, which was born in a different era and carried a much higher relative price. The 2021 Toyota GR Supra is a phenomenal sports c…

2021 Ford Bronco gets official July 2020 reveal date

The 2021 Ford Bronco has a new, official reveal date: July 2020. And yes, "July" is as specific as Ford is being right now. We'll likely know a more specific date as next month approaches. Originally, Ford was going to show off the Bronco in mid Marc…

2020 Toyota Sequoia Interior Storage Driveway Test

Welcome to the interior of the 2020 Toyota Sequoia TRD Pro, Toyota's largest SUV in its lineup. We're in the fancy off-road-ready TRD Pro (new for 2020 ), but that doesn't make a difference when it comes to the Sequoia's interior storage solutions. …

Toyota updates Tacoma-sized Hilux with rugged new look, 2.8-liter turbodiesel

Toyota updated its popular Hilux pickup with a new look, a more car-like interior, and a more powerful engine. The changes reflect the fact that, even overseas, motorists are increasingly buying trucks as daily drivers. In the United States, the Hil…

Autonomous vehicles will prevent only a third of car crashes, IIHS study says

DETROIT — A new study says that while autonomous vehicle technology has great promise to reduce crashes, it may not be able to prevent all mishaps caused by human error. Auto safety experts say humans cause about 94% of U.S. crashes, but the Insuran…

2020 Lexus RX Infotainment Driveway Test + Video

When you drive cars from the same brand enough, you start to instinctively know how to accomplish tasks. It's like seeing the emblem on the steering wheel automatically reprograms your brain. For instance, a three-pointed star = gear shift is the sta…

McLaren V6 plug-in hybrid delayed to 2021

In the middle of May, the McLaren Group began the hunt for up to $335 million to endure the downturn caused by the coronavirus, with the conglomerate ready to put every sacred asset on the block for collateral. A few days later, McLaren CEO Mike Flew…

Exposed carbon fiber 2017 Lamborghini Centenario Roadster up for sale

Carbon fiber is used in just about every supercar on the market today, but it remains a special sight to see a vehicle built entirely out of the strong-but-light weave. Lamborghini has been practicing this art form for years, and one of the best exam…

Germany will require all gas stations to provide electric car charging

FRANKFURT — Germany said it will mandate all petrol stations to offer electric car charging as part of a sweeping 130 billion euro ($146.26 billion) economic recovery plan, boosting electric vehicle demand that has been hampered by consumer concerns …

[VIDEO] Box truck drops box, box jumps back into truck — twice

This is a story of a box truck and its bouncing baby box. An automatic transporation-focused Twitter bot named @tw_kotsujiko run by @90ntyan posted an amusing video this week of a storage box falling out of a moving truck and bouncing back into the t…

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for June 3, 2020

Jun 03, 2020

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2021 Hyundai Santa Fe breaks cover with opinion-splitting design, hybrid power

BMW isn't the only carmaker pushing its design language in a more expressive direction . Hyundai introduced the fifth-generation Santa Fe with a head-turning look, available hybrid power, and plenty of technology inside. Hyundai's bread-and-butter SU…

Toyota 4Runner TRD Off-Road Suspension Flex Test

You've seen this particular Toyota 4Runner before because it was the subject of the first Suspension Deep Dive I wrote for Autoblog . It's still hanging around my driveway and available to make the occasional repeat appearance because, well, it's mine…

Acura product roadmap leak points to 'compact Type S' and MDX Type S

The Type S moniker is back along with the 2021 Acura TLX Type S sedan . And today, the internet has sprouted some more Acura Type S news. We caught wind of a forum post on Acurazine through a thread on Reddit that includes a link to a video allegedly …

2021 BMW 4 Series vs. Mercedes-Benz C-Class vs Audi A5 | How the coupes compare on paper

The Germans completely dominate the compact luxury coupe market, and now there's a new big-grilled choice on the market: the 2021 BMW 4 Series . BMW has chosen to reveal the car in base 430i form and hotter M440i xDrive trim. Because no stone is ever …

2021 BMW M440i gains a carbon fiber-intensive look with M Performance Parts

There's a chance that you have some rather opinionated thoughts about the 2021 BMW 4 Series Coupe's appearance . BMW initially released photos of the car in 430i and M440i form, but official photos of the 4 Series smattered with M Performance Parts ha…

Live your best retro #vanlife with this 1965 Streamline Travel Home with Vista Deck

Combining the shiny aluminum look of a vintage Airstream and the California Zephyr, this 1965 Streamline Travel Home will give your nomadic #vanlife a huge injection of midcentury style. Surfaced by Barnfinds.com , this retro motorhome is up for aucti…

$62M L.A. house with 15-car garage is fit for a family of gearheads

In Southern California there is a house that is so grandiose and so Los Angeles that it not only has its own feature in the Wall Street Journal , it also has its own website, 1301Collingwood.com . Listed for $62 million, this virtually brand-new mansio…

2020 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio Road Test | The driver's choice becomes less compromised

The 2020 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio marks the third model year of the Italian SUV. And every time we've driven it , we've come away smitten with its driving dynamics but disappointed in areas of technology and finish. So, Alfa Romeo has made some…

An unofficial 750-hp AWD GMC Syclone is on the way

From the makers of the 1,000-horsepower modern-day Yenko Chevy Camaro comes a 750-horsepower modern reimagination of the GMC Syclone. Following the release of the 455-horsepower Canyon-turned-Syclone from 2019, Specialty Vehicle Engineering (SVE) ann…

Morgan Plus Four First Drive | It's an all-new car! Seriously

MALVERN, England – Replacing a car that's been around for 70 years takes a bit of thinking. Morgan has done exactly that with its new Plus Four, which replaces the old Plus 4 (note the spelling). I was supposed to see this car at the Geneva Motor Sho…

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for June 2, 2020

Jun 02, 2020

Top Stories of the Day

Auto executives call for unity and social justice in the midst of national turmoil

Detroit's automakers are calling on their employees to encourage dialogue in the midst of the international health crisis and America's social upheaval. "There is a big difference between seeing what's wrong and doing what's right," began GM CEO Ma…

2021 BMW 4 Series says hello to big grilles, goodbye to manual transmission

Here it is, folks, the 4 Series coupe with its Harvard-endowment size grille. Indeed, the car looks pretty much just as the Concept 4 predicted , with slightly smaller outboard grilles and a few of the bulges ironed out. It also takes a modern, minima…

2020 Jeep Gladiator Mojave First Drive | The one you'll want

Unless your house is at the end of a really long, rutted and rock-strewn dirt driveway, you don't need a 2020 Jeep Gladiator Mojave . And you probably shouldn't buy one, either. It's awfully expensive, gets dreadful fuel mileage, and isn't all that co…

Watch a Tesla Model 3 drive into a flipped truck on a Taiwan highway

Today, a video that surfaced on Twitter shows a Tesla Model 3 driving, without waiver or interruption, directly into a flipped-over truck on the highway. The clip, which occurred in Taiwan, has some viewers questioning and speculating what happened t…

Bollinger Motors adds Passthrough/Frunkgate patent to growing collection

Bollinger Motors ' B1 and B2 electric off-roaders stand apart from other vehicles in a lot of ways, thanks to their styling, capabilities and a number of unique features. Among their distinguishing details are their storage solutions. Sure, we've seen…

2021 Toyota Corolla hatchback gets new features and a sharp special edition

The 2021 Toyota Corolla hatchback doesn't see many updates for the new model year, but it does get a spiffy new limited edition with the unimaginative "Special Edition" moniker. Despite the name, the car is rather bold looking, gaining a unique front…

[UPDATE] Three-row Jeep Grand Cherokee sheds camo in new spy photos

Update: This article originally said these photos were of the new full-size Jeep Wagoneer, but upon closer examination, they appear more likely to be photos of the upcoming Jeep Grand Cherokee redesign. The text has been updated to reflect this. Je…

BMW could alchemize the next-generation M5 into a 1,005-hp electric hot rod

BMW might have a shocking surprise for the purists who devoted a considerable amount of energy to panning the current M5's all-wheel drive system. An unverified report claims the company's next-generation sports sedan expected to make its debut in 20…

Porsche introduces 2021 911 Targa 4S Heritage Design Edition

A Targa 4S Heritage Design Edition will join the 2021 Porsche 911 lineup, the German automaker announced late Monday, adding yet another model to the ever-growing stable of special-edition 911s from the company's Exclusive Manufaktur division. The H…

Bentley builds its final 6.75-liter V8, ending a 61-year production run

Bentley has just finished its very last 6.75-liter V8. While engines come and go, this is significant because Bentley has been building this engine, known as the L-series, for 61 years. This final engine will go in the 30th and last Bentley Mulsanne,…