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Tuesday, September 29, 2020

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

Sep 29, 2020

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2021 Ford F-150 specs revealed: best-in-class towing and payload, Hybrid tops in torque

We got a truckload of information on the 2021 Ford F-150 when it was unveiled a few months ago. But Ford left out a few key details that it's only revealing now: specifically, well, the specifications. And they're impressive specifications, showing t…

2022 Honda Civic hatchback looks like a little Accord in patent renderings

So far, Honda has been careful about keeping the next-generation Civic under wraps. Quite literally in fact, since spy photos of the Civic Type R have featured a well-camouflaged prototype. All that work is out the window now, though, since the folks…

2021 Mazda CX-5 Review | The budget alternative to luxury crossovers

If you're looking for a compact luxury SUV but are iffy about the higher price tags and running costs (quite understandably), the 2021 Mazda CX-5 is a perfect alternative. It all starts with its elegantly sporty styling and carries inside where its h…

2022 Volkswagen Taos will demonstrate ways to improve the turbo four

Volkswagen is investing a colossal amount of resources into the development of electric powertrains , but it's not giving up on the internal combustion engine. It announced the Taos, the entry-level crossover it will launch in 2021, will inaugurate an…

Nissan Frontier gets Nismo off-road goodies, compatible all the way back to 2005

Off-road-oriented trucks are the hot trend right now, and automakers are moving beyond special off-road models to selling parts to upgrade existing trucks and SUVs. Ford has rolled out multiple products for the Ranger pickup , and now Nissan is aiming…

2022 Genesis GV70 shows assertive design in official spy shots

Genesis one-upped the spy photographers who roam the globe in search of prototypes by releasing images of a fully camouflaged GV70. Positioned below the GV80 , the firm's second SUV is expected to go on sale in 2021. We've already seen the GV70 lappi…

Polaris and Zero team up for electric off-roaders and snowmobiles

Polaris, maker of Indian Motorcycles, the segment-bending Slingshot three-wheeler and hugely popular off-road offerings like the RZR and Ranger, has teamed up with Zero Motorcycles to produce a range of electric vehicles. Our minds instantly consider…

2021 Infiniti Q50 gains more safety equipment and sporty-looking Sensory trim

Details for the 2021 Infiniti Q50 are out, and while it's largely the same sedan as it was last year, Infiniti made some notable improvements. For starters, Infiniti made its suite of driver assistance equipment standard. This includes blind-spot war…

EarthCruiser adds a bigger camper option to its heavy duty pickup line

EarthCruiser is a camper and expedition vehicle company based out of Oregon that we've previously covered for its huge commercial truck-based machines . But they offer more than that, from drop-in campers for smaller pickups to heavy duty pickup conve…

2020 KTM 1290 Super Duke R Review | A bold, unfiltered speed machine

Of all the motorcycle types on the road — sportbikes, cruisers and every oddball in between — the naked literbike might be the most outrageous. Endowed with massive, superbike-derived 1,000cc+ engines and minimal bodywork, these are the two-wheeled e…

Monday, September 28, 2020

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

Sep 28, 2020

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2021 Audi E-Tron Sportback First Drive | Full-time Audi; part-time EV ambassador

Audi's post-Dieselgate electrification push gains a second prong for 2021 in the form of the E-Tron Sportback. If you couldn't tell from the name alone, the Audi E-Tron Sportback expands the company's new electric crossover into the sporty, slope-bac…

2021 Subaru Crosstrek Review | The best buy in its segment

Few vehicles define a segment quite as clearly as the 2021 Subaru Crosstrek. Before it came along nine years and one generation ago, there really weren't any subcompact crossovers. Today, competitors like the Honda HR-V, Hyundai Kona and Jeep Renegad…

[VIDEO] A Lucid Air prototype ran the quarter mile in 9.245 seconds

A prototype for a high-performance tri-motor version of the Lucid Air electric sedan recorded a blazing 9.245-second quarter-mile, and to dissuade doubters, the event was captured on video. Staving off would-be detractors in this case is probably a g…

Yenko/SC Camaro gets 1,050 horsepower, is limited to 50 units for 2021

Specialty Vehicle Engineering (SVE) again proved aftermarket tuners are on the front lines of the horsepower war by announcing a 1,050-horsepower Chevrolet Camaro. Called Yenko/SC, it's limited to 50 units nationwide. Each Yenko/SC starts as a 1SS o…

2021 Ram TRX will get new FCA 'Know & Go' app to educate owners about their truck

FCA has developed a new app called "Know & Go," and it's debuting with the 2021 Ram TRX . The purpose of the app is to help owners get more acquainted with and learn about their vehicle without having to dig through the owner's manual. Instead, t…

Honda SUV E:Concept is a glimpse at an upcoming production model

Honda traveled to the 2020 edition of the Beijing Auto Show to introduce a design study named SUV E:Concept. Electric and connected, it's a preview of an upcoming production model that's being developed for China. Details about the concept are spect…

1967 VW 'Samba' Microbus Retro First Drive | Summer of Love

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — "It's so cute!" a woman yelled from her bike as we passed her through an intersection, the 1967 Volkswagen Type 2 Samba's air-cooled engine working as hard as it could to maintain a knackering 40-ish mph. I couldn't help but agree …

Rimac helps Hyundai build an electric, 810-horsepower hot hatch

Hyundai introduced the RM20e, its fifth mid-engined rear-wheel drive prototype. Developed jointly with Rimac, it's a massively powerful electric hot hatch built largely to test technologies that could reach production in the 2020s. Don't be fooled b…

One-of-a-kind Ferrari Omologata took over two years to complete

Ferrari has introduced the Omologata, a client-commissioned one-off based on the 812 Superfast. It's a heritage-laced tribute to the firm's historic race cars, but its designers chose not to venture too far into retro territory. Finished in Rosso Ma…

2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo X factors into the trim lineup

Jeep is bringing back the fourth-generation Grand Cherokee for the 2021 model year. While there are no major changes to report, the lineup loses some variants and gains a value-packed trim level named Laredo X. 2021 marks the end of the Upland, Alti…

Friday, September 25, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for September 25, 2020

Sep 25, 2020

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Infiniti QX60 Monograph previews a handsome next-gen three-row crossover

Infiniti has pulled the sheet off its QX60 Monograph — a styling exercise meant to preview the forthcoming production replacement for its three-row crossover. Infiniti insists that while this is not the production QX60 replacement, it is close enough…

2020 Mercedes AMG G 63 Driveway Test | Expensive options

A 2020 Mercedes-AMG G 63 starts at $157,445 with the $995 destination fee included. We recently had a tester with a sticker price that came to a whopping $182,545. Sure, it's an expensive SUV, and when you're starting north of $150,000, hundreds matt…

BMW X8 spy photos reveal a low roof, traditional hatchback

There have been a few reports this year that a BMW X8 is in the works — a more stylized version of the X7 flagship crossover. Now one of our spy photographers seems to have finally caught the rumored crossover on camera. It's certainly about the same…

[VIDEO] Watch a Tesla Model S Plaid prototype lap Laguna Seca in 1:30.3 seconds

It's one thing to read that a car, in this case the 1,100-horsepower tri-motor Tesla Model S Plaid , is fast. It's quite another to see visual evidence in the form of an in-camera video of the tartan-Tesla lapping Laguna Seca in 1:30.3 seconds. Now, t…

2021 Kia Sorento Review | Still going its own way

The Kia Sorento has always gone its own way. We'll spare you a history lesson, but in short, Kia's midsize crossover has never fit neatly into a same-sized competitive set. That continues for the all-new, fourth-generation 2021 Kia Sorento. It's stil…

Two limos used by President John F. Kennedy are going up for auction

Two Lincoln limousines last used by President John F. Kennedy are being auctioned by Bonhams in New York. As reported by fordauthority.com , the cars are part of The American Presidential Experience sale. Neither Lincoln is the infamous open converti…

Ford Bronco paint: Here's one way to spot a First Edition

Ford's sold-out Bronco First Edition is limited to 7,000 units nationwide . Telling it apart from one of the other variants will be relatively easy, because reservation holders will have the opportunity to order a trim-specific color. Posting on Twit…

England's Allard rises from 62-year slumber to make continuation cars

Known for winning hundreds of races in America, the England-based Allard Motor Company has been revived by its founder's family to build continuation cars. It's about to sell its first new model in over 62 years. Allard was primarily active between …

2020 Audi A6 Allroad First Drive | Return of the Wagon

If you ask Audi, 2020 is the year of the wagon. The A6 Allroad returns to the United States after a two-generation hiatus, carrying the 591-horsepower RS 6 Avant in its wake . The A6's two long-roof options will provide crossover-averse luxury buyers …

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Thursday, September 24, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for September 24, 2020

Sep 24, 2020

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Join the Autoblog AMA today at noon ET | Bring your Bronco, Tesla, ID.4 and any other questions

We've done a few "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) sessions on Reddit in the past , but now we're hosting our own, live, right here on Autoblog. We'd love to get in touch directly with our core readers and users. We'll be live right here , for an hour beginnin…

2021 Acura TLX First Drive | The mojo is returning

Buildup for the 2021 Acura TLX started more than a year ago when Acura released the stunning Type S Concept . It was long, low, wide and graced with gorgeous rear-drive proportions. Plus, it was slathered in some of the best blue paint we've ever seen…

2021 Toyota Venza Review | The fancy RAV4 Hybrid

The 2021 Toyota Venza is a new, hybrid-only crossover that doesn't share much of anything with its predecessor save for the name. It does, however, share an awful lot with the RAV4 Hybrid , including its powertrain and underlying platform. However, th…

Why the Volkswagen ID.4 is a Very Big Deal

Why aren't Americans buying more electric cars? There are myriad answers, but one is certainly the current, Titanic-sized gap that exists between cars like the Chevrolet Bolt and Hyundai Kona Electric , and then ritzier choices like the Tesla Model S …

California to ban sale of new gasoline-powered passenger vehicles in 2035

WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES — California will ban the sale of new gasoline powered passenger cars and trucks starting in 2035 in a dramatic move to shift to electric vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday. "…

BMW M's first electric car will be a sportier version of the i4

BMW M put an end to years of rumors by announcing it's developing its first electric car. Based on the upcoming i4, the sedan will pack a serious punch, but it won't give the recently-unveiled M3 a run for its money. "Next year, we will launch the f…

2021 BMW M3 caught out in the real world in new spy photos

Itching to see what the 2021 BMW M3 looks like in the real world? You're in luck. Yes, the 2021 BMW M3 and M4 have already been formally revealed , but things often get lost in translation between a photo booth and real life. Fortunately, our spies in…

General Motors designers sketch the GMC pickups of the future

It's been a busy few years for GMC's team of stylists. They penned a new look for the Yukon and the Yukon XL , and they gave the Sierra 1500 a nip-and-tuck that we'll discover in the coming months. Overhauling these hugely significant models hasn't st…

2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost has a fascinating new part to make it one of the most comfortable cars in the world

One of the neat things about Rolls-Royce is the extraordinary lengths the company will go to for maximum comfort. It's like how supercar builders will look for every little advantage to make their cars a tenth of a second faster. On the 2021 Rolls-Ro…

Audi R8 Green Hell commemorates victories at the Nürburgring

Audi has announced a new, limited-run R8 model dubbed "Green Hell" to commemorate its success on a little piece of country road in Germany called the Nürburgring. Perhaps you've heard of it? While 'Ring fever has subsided over the past decade or so,…