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Wednesday, August 19, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for August 19, 2020

Aug 19, 2020

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2020 Polestar 2 First Drive | No gas, no bull, all beauty and speed

YPSILANTI, Mich. — For some of us, it's easy to get excited about new EVs, even if they're nothing too fancy, fast or mold-breaking. We can easily forgive a Bolt its hum-drum interior, the Kona Electric its oddness or the Model 3 its panel gaps. So w…

[VIDEO] Listen to the Mercedes-AMG Project One romp around Mercedes' proving grounds

It's been over three years since we saw the reveal of the Mercedes-AMG Project One , and we're still waiting on a final production car. Mercedes isn't keeping us entirely in the dark on what's going on behind closed doors, though. Today, Mercedes has…

Jeep's latest Grand Wagoneer teaser plays the heritage card

Jeep is about to resurrect the Grand Wagoneer after a long hiatus, and it released a preview video to announce the third-generation model will be much more high-tech than its predecessors. It's tentatively due out for 2022. Posted on the firm's offi…

2021 Mazda CX-9 gets new tech, Carbon Edition

Mazda announced early Tuesday that the 2021 CX-9 is getting a nip-and-tuck styling update along with some updated tech, including a new 10.25-inch infotainment system powered by the latest version of Mazda Connect. Mazda may have oversold things a …

Historic French brand Delage returns with the D12

We've seen several ways so far of resurrecting a dormant car brand. There's been the continuation build, like at Alvis , with period vehicles created from new-old-stock or parts created from original blueprints. We've seen brands wrap modern technolog…

Lucid details Air's fastest-yet high-speed and home charging

With the final unveiling of the Lucid Air around the corner on September 9 , the trickle of details about the all-electric luxury sedan is speeding up. In recent months, we've seen the car drive 400 miles on a charge , only to best itself with an estim…

2021 Porsche Taycan gets a number of updates in second model year

The 2021 Porsche Taycan is rolling into its second model year with a few updates. It's largely the same car as it was for 2020 , but there are some tech enhancements we'll go over below. Before the tech, let's talk acceleration. Porsche has revised i…

2021 Ram 1500 TRX | How we'd build our Hellcat-powered pickup

That didn't take long. The 2021 Ram 1500 TRX was only revealed yesterday, but the configurator is already up and running. Here's the link . We surveyed the room to see how all of us would spec out their supercharged pickup. For a truck that starts ab…

Maserati MC20 spy photos show supercar in broad daylight

The upcoming Maserati MC20 mid-engine supercar has been teased a number of times , but thanks to new spy photos, we finally get a clear look at the prototype. Our spy photographer caught the MC20 in broad daylight from nearly every angle, and it was w…

Canoo to go public at $2.4 billion valuation and deliver vehicles in 2022

DETROIT — Canoo, a U.S. electric vehicle startup already working with South Korea's Hyundai, will go public later this year at a value of $2.4 billion and aims to start delivering vehicles by the second quarter of 2022. It has joined forces with a s…

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for August 18, 2020

Aug 18, 2020

Top Stories of the Day

2021 Ford Bronco and Bronco Sport First Ride | Jeeps beware

It will be a while yet before we get unrestricted access to the 2021 Ford Bronco and Bronco Sport, but as part of the company's "Bronco Day" celebrations the second week of August, Ford invited media out for a sneak peek and ride-along in both the ne…

2021 Ram 1500 TRX vs. 2020 Ford F-150 Raptor | How they compare on paper

Now that the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX has debuted , it's time to pit the off-road truck against its only true competitor: the Ford F-150 Raptor . Ford has left us in a weird spot with the Raptor, though. It's currently in-between models, as the regular 2021 F…

Ford Ranger Tremor reportedly coming with several off-road modifications

American enthusiasts have asked Ford to bring them the Ranger Raptor since the truck made its debut in 2018. We're still not getting it, but we'll allegedly see a more capable Ranger named Tremor as a consolation prize. If the name sounds familiar, …

2021 Kia Sedona minivan won't look much like a minivan

In June, Kia first teased the exterior of the fourth-generation 2021 Carnival minivan for South Korea that we know as the Sedona, then it teased the interior . Today, the Asian automaker combines the photo sets with explanations about what Kia calls t…

2021 Mazda CX-9 gets new tech, Carbon Edition

All-electric Genesis eG80 caught in new spy photos

Spies have caught what appears to be an electrified variant of the new Genesis G80 luxury sedan testing at the Nürburgring. Hyundai's luxury subsidiary has been hard at work re-inventing itself, and it appears a midsize EV dubbed "eG80" is the brand'…

[VIDEO] Remembering 6 trailblazing women in the Automotive Hall of Fame

In honor of the 100-year anniversary of the 19th Amendment's ratification, granting women the right to vote, we're showcasing six legendary women in the Automotive Hall of Fame.

Chevrolet Silverado reportedly getting the GMC Sierra's MultiPro tailgate

GMC reinvented the pickup tailgate when it added a six-way option named MultiPro to the current-generation Sierra it introduced in 2019. It kept this clever feature to itself as a way to differentiate the Sierra from the Chevrolet Silverado, but a re…

Maserati MC20 spy photos show supercar in broad daylight

Trademark application points to evolution of new Hummer EV logo

A trademark application has revealed yet another evolution of the logo expected to adorn GMC's new Hummer EV pickup truck, bringing back the big "H" badge utilized on the H2 and H3 model lines of the expanded SUV lineup's heyday. The image included…

Monday, August 17, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for August 17, 2020

Aug 17, 2020

Top Stories of the Day

2021 Ram 1500 TRX debuts as a Hellcat-powered, desert-running Raptor killer

The 2021 Ram 1500 TRX is here, and Ford's free ride is over with the F-150 Raptor . Ford has had it good for a long time without any significant competition. Neither GM nor FCA entered the off-road full-size truck market with an offering like the Rapt…

2021 Mercedes-Benz GLA First Drive | It's a bigger jelly bean now

The Mercedes-Benz GLA has straddled the line between hatchback and crossover since it debuted . It was a stubby, squat and lifted question mark that only got weirder after the AMG division laid hands on it. Despite the confusion, the vehicle's purpose…

Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn could become Limited Longhorn for 2021

Residents of Laramie, Wyoming, will soon lose one of their claims to fame, according to a recent report. Ram's upmarket 1500 Laramie Longhorn will allegedly become the Limited Longhorn for the 2021 model year. Without citing sources, enthusiast webs…

An Andretti wins family's first Indy 500 pole position in 33 years

Scott Dixon, left, congratulates Marco Andretti after Andretti bumped him from the pole for the Indianapolis 500. (AP) INDIANAPOLIS — Marco Andretti was 2 months old the last time his venerable racing family led the field …

[VIDEO] Rossi and Vinales narrowly avoid Morbidelli's crashed MotoGP bike

Motorcycle racing, especially at the speeds MotoGP bikes regularly hit, is inherently dangerous. This fact was once again proven over the weekend at the Red Bull Ring in Austria as Valentino Rossi and Maverick Viñales narrowly avoided hitting the run…

General Motors CFO Dhivya Suryadevara poached by tech startup Stripe

One of the U.S. auto industry's youngest and highest-ranking executives, General Motors Chief Financial Officer Dhivya Suryadevara, jumped ship on Tuesday for Silicon Valley and the technology sector, where she was named CFO of Stripe, the online pay…

[VIDEO] Dust storm shuts down Arizona highway in video

Eyewitnesses capture video from inside of a car and on a dairy farm during a dust storm that hit Arizona on Sunday. Graham Matthews, who was driving home to Phoenix with his wife and two children on Interstate 10 after vacationing in Tombstone…

There's a 'Knight Rider' movie in development

James Wan, who has directed films from the first "Saw" to "Aquaman," with "Furious 7" in between, and produced even more projects, is producing a new Knight Rider movie according to a report in Deadline . Just in case there's a reader who doesn't know…

Cadillac Super Cruise needs subscription after free trial period

Not long ago, Motor Trend broke the news that Cadillac's Super Cruise is only free for the first three years, after which the Level 2 autonomy system moves to subscription pricing. MT's report came on the eve of 2018-model-year Cadillac CT6 buyers be…

2021 Ford GT Heritage Edition celebrates 1966 Daytona victory

Ford pulled the covers off the 2021 Ford GT Heritage Edition this weekend, inspired by the 1966 24 Hours of Daytona-winning GT40 Mk. II driven by Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby. Even casual motorsports fans likely remember that Ford's GT program defeated t…

Friday, August 14, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for August 14, 2020

Aug 14, 2020

Top Stories of the Day

2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer finally nearing its reveal

A few days ago, Jeep posted a somewhat cryptic teaser image to Twitter with a dictionary definition of the word "grand." No images or details were given with it, but it was obviously hinting at a new vehicle release coming up. Now we know that they w…

2020 Kia Forte GT Road Test | Budget-friendly sport compact

It's slim pickings out there for sport compact buyers. Just a decade ago, inexpensive sporty cars were relatively plentiful. Now? Not so much. If there's any silver lining, it's that the few remaining small enthusiast sedans and hatchbacks are by and…

Mercedes-Benz SL-Class spied with whole body in view

The next-gen Mercedes SL has been kept behind closed doors somewhat effectively so far. Mercedes has confirmed the model is under development, but it's not saying much more. This is our second look at it with the production body. It's also a far bett…

The Aston Martin Rapide leads this month's list of discounts

Aston Martin was an early entrant into the coupe-shaped sedan battlefield with its rakish Rapide. It was first shown in concept form in 2006 at the Detroit Auto Show before finally going into production in 2010. Ten years have passed since then, and …

Next-gen BMW M5 packs 750-hp PHEV and 1,000-hp EV powertrains

BMW's electrification plans keep expanding into unexpected ground. Future product whisperer Georg Kacher submitted a report to Car magazine claiming the next-generation M5 will come with two powertrains, one a plug-in hybrid, one all-electric. Said t…

2021 Jaguar F-Type Luggage Test | Get away, and look extremely good doing it

Just like the Porsche 911 I performed a luggage test on not too long ago, the 2021 Jaguar F-Type is not a luggage-hauling machine. It's a sports-car-oriented grand tourer, and it also happens to be stonking fast with a supercharged V8 under the hood.…

Leaked product plan reveals what Subaru has in store until 2023

Subaru will introduce at least 10 new or updated models in the next three years, according to a leaked product plan. Some are performance cars that enthusiasts will undoubtedly love, and one is the firm's first electric model. Canadian publication A…

Lucid plans full range of EVs, including an SUV and maybe a pickup

California-based Lucid is nearly ready to introduce the Air, an electric sedan that recently, unofficially tested at a range of up to 517 miles on a single charge. All of the technology packed under the sheetmetal was developed in-house by the brand,…

2021 Lexus LX 570 gets an Inspiration Series run of 500 units

The 2021 Lexus LX 570 will haul its 13-year-old bones into the 2021 model year with the enticements of the Sport Package , along with an Inspiration Series model produced in a run of 500 examples. New features and options for 2021 are Amazon Alexa cap…

Jaguar E-Type 60 Collection celebrates 1961 launch and The Decade of the Cat

The night before the 1961 Geneva Motor Show, Jaguar PR man Bob Berry drove "flat out" from the English automaker's home base in Coventry to the city on the lake. Berry needed to be at the Parc des Eaux Vives in time to debut the car he was driving, a…