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Monday, December 7, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for December 7, 2020

Dec 07, 2020

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2021 Ford Bronco Sport First Drive | Worthy of the name

Apologies to those looking for the first drive review of the Bronco you're thinking about . That one is coming in the future. Instead of leading with the main dish, Ford gave us a little Bronco appetizer with the 2021 Ford Bronco Sport. For those who…

2021 Ford Bronco Sport design: How the little Bronco came to life

After being thoroughly impressed with seeing and driving the 2021 Ford Bronco Sport , we decided to sit down (virtually) and have a chat with some of the key folks who designed it. The little crossover's design contributes heavily to how it feels behi…

AC Cobra Series 4 is an electric Cobra with 617 horsepower

AC cars announced an all-electric Cobra earlier this year , but the specs and performance figures were a little disappointing. It only had 308 horsepower and went from 0-62 mph in 6.7 seconds. At a price of roughly $170,000, it was quite the ask. Fast…

Ford Bronco launch delayed until summer 2021; manual Sasquatch pushed to 2022

The 2021 Ford Bronco launch has been delayed until summer due to COVID-related supplier delays, the company said. The Sasquatch package for manual transmission models has been pushed back from late 2021 availability to the 2022 model year. Ford spo…

Autoblog Gift Guide: Watches for car guys

You may have noticed a correlation: The car guy in your life — maybe it's you — is also interested in watches. Car- or racing-inspired watches can run into thousands of dollars. So we've picked some timepieces we liked the looks of, but costing less.…

2022 Nissan Rogue Sport will offer a nicer interior and video-game-like chimes

Nissan is preparing to release a new Rogue Sport for the 2022 model year. Developed in England, the crossover will wear a sharper-looking exterior design, and it will offer a completely overhauled interior with a lot more tech. While the Japanese fi…

992-based Porsche 911 GT3 Cup previewed with massive rear wing

Porsche is about to unveil the first track-only variant of the eighth-generation 911 . Built to GT3 specifications, it was developed for privateers seeking a turn-key, factory-built racer that needs only a driver and fuel to compete. Development work…

2020 Land Rover Defender, a pair of super wagons and watch talk | Autoblog Podcast #655

In this week's Autoblog Podcast , Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore is joined by Road Test Editor Zac Palmer . They kick things off discussing what they've been driving this week. Greg has been spending time in the 2020 Land Rover Defender 110 , and Zac has…

Junkyard Gem: 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart

I do manage to find the occasional discarded Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution during my Denver-area junkyard explorations , but such cars— like their Subaru WRX rivals— are always far too crashed and/or stripped to be worth documenting for this series . Whe…

Thursday, December 3, 2020

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

Dec 03, 2020

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2021 Acura TLX Review | Back to the future

The best-selling luxury car used to be an Acura. The brand's combination of reliability, quality, design and driving dynamics clearly resonated with buyers. In the past decade-plus, however, those last two elements stopped resonating, while the Acura…

2022 Ford F-150 Raptor spy photos show front end parts in reality and digitally

The one Ford F-150 variant absent when the significantly redesigned 2021 model was revealed was the desert-pounding Raptor. But have no fear, it's on its way, and we have a sneak peek courtesy of F150Gen14.com , a forum for the newest generation of Fo…

2021 Toyota Camry Review | A quality car in many flavors

The 2021 Toyota Camry is not the drab beige appliance you might remember. This generation set a unique tone from the very beginning with its significantly enhanced driver involvement, interior quality and overall style. Toyota has steadily been updat…

Lego Technic Jeep Wrangler kit will have you off-roading around your house

Lego is kicking off next year with a slew of automotive kits. The company just announced models of the McLaren Senna GTR and a Ferrari 488 race car . Now it has revealed a Technic kit of the Jeep Wrangler . At 665 pieces, it's of a slightly smaller va…

Redesigned Ducati Monster gains power and loses weight

Ducati gave its all-new Monster an official unveiling via its five-part Ducati World Première web series , promising that the latest version of its popular naked motorcycle will officially hit dealerships in April 2021. The storied Italian manufacture…

Hennessey Venom 800 Ford F-150 is toxic to TRX

Ford introduced the 14th generation F-150 earlier in 2020, so it was only a matter of time before an array of immensely powerful trucks emerged from the aftermarket and followed in its wake. Texas-based tuner Hennessey fired first by releasing a limi…

Hoefele Design makes the Mercedes G-Class even more opulent with 'coach' doors

Few cars are as ostentatious as the Mercedes-Benz G-Class , or G-Wagen if you prefer. The distinctive shape and its shift from utilitarian off-roader to boulevard cruiser make sure of that. But German customizing company Hoefele Design managed to make…

[VIDEO] Toyota RAV4 Prime fails the moose test in Sweden

Swedish publication Teknikens Värld has a reputation for calling out automakers who fail its proprietary moose test, in which a fully loaded vehicle is driven through an S-shaped obstacle-avoidance course at moderate speeds. The test is designed as a…

The Audi R8 Panther is very black, a bit red and 100% rear-wheel-drive

The rear-wheel-drive Audi R8 has been resurrected as a regular-production model for the 2021 model year and to celebrate the model's arrival, Audi is producing a limited-edition variant called Panther developed exclusively for the United States. Nam…

2021 Toyota C-HR is a IIHS Top Safety Pick

Newly-available electronic driving aids earned the 2021 Toyota C-HR a Top Safety Pick award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The Japanese firm's smallest crossover missed out on a Plus rating, however. Toyota made its Safety S…

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

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

Dec 02, 2020

Top Stories of the Day

2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost First Drive | First class from New York to Michigan

By Rolls-Royce's own admission, the Ghost is not the model that pops to mind at the mention of "Rolls-Royce." And yet the Ghost has been the brand's bestseller since the modern iteration (referred to by its maker as "the Goodwood Ghost") made its deb…

These are the best new car deals in America for December

Hennessey Venom 800 Ford F-150 is toxic to TRX

Mini reveals it's developing an electric John Cooper Works model

We at Autoblog are extremely fond of the Mini Cooper SE electric car. So we're also excited to learn that Mini is also developing an electric John Cooper Works model. Unfortunately, that's all Mini has actually said about a future electric John Coop…

Jaguar's V8-powered F-Pace SVR gets quicker and meaner-looking for 2021

Jaguar is making several visual and mechanical changes to the F-Pace SVR for the 2021 model year. The modifications turn the SUV into a quicker, meaner-looking cat with an appetite for all things Cayenne-flavored. Power for the SVR still comes from …

Subaru Forester Long-Term Interior Driveway Test | It's getting there

Our long-term 2019 Subaru Forester Touring's interior is one area we wanted to really hone in on over a number of months with it. Though Subaru's interior functionality and space have long been key reasons people choose the brand, interior design and…

Minnesota couple puts 414k miles on a 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage

A couple in Minnesota just traded in their 414,000-mile 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage, which is notable for any car, topping many of the Junkyard Gems we've featured . We were also impressed because that's a lot of miles in a car that we weren't especially f…

U.S. auto sales lose momentum in November as pandemic rebounds

Early reports from U.S. auto manufacturers support predictions of drastically reduced retail sales in November, as the coronavirus pandemic's resurgence prompted American buyers to self-isolate. Ford, which resumed reporting monthly figures startin…

This Nissan Hardbody Desert Runner is an awesomely '80s 4x4 pickup

It's usually Toyota compact pickups that first spring to mind when talking longevity or off-road ability, but Nissan's compact trucks have some credibility in those areas as well, as demonstrated by this 1988 Nissan Hardbody Desert Runner pickup. Up …

This four-door, three-row, vintage Bronco can seat you and all your friends

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Tuesday, December 1, 2020

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

Dec 01, 2020

Top Stories of the Day

Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Performance Edition is nearly as quick as the GT500

The Ford Mustang Mach-E electric crossover isn't technically related to the Ford Mustang , but it can certainly accelerate like one. It will soon gain a quicker variant appropriately named Performance Edition that can nearly outsprint the mighty, 760-…

Ram 3500 Heavy Duty recaptures the torque and maximum towing crowns

Just as supercar builders are in never-ending battles for horsepower and track times, the pickup truck builders pursue torque and towing capacity, two things that the 2021 Ram Heavy Duty has improved enough to earn the coveted "best in class" designa…

Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series is priced at $452 per horsepower

Mercedes-AMG dropped its most powerful V8 into the 2021 GT Black Series, but adding the record-setting coupe to your collection comes at a cost. It's over twice as expensive as Maybach's variant of the GLS . Positioned at the very top of the AMG hier…

Grosjean 'saw death coming,' thought of his children and Niki Lauda in crash

MANAMA, Bahrain — Romain Grosjean will spend another night in hospital recuperating from his fiery Bahrain Grand Prix crash, but the Frenchman is keen to race in the Formula One finale in Abu Dhabi. He told a French broadcaster that he "saw death com…

2021 Mazda CX-30 2.5 Turbo starts at $31,000

In our review of the Mazda CX-30 , we said that this crossover is so gifted dynamically, it was practically begging for more power. Mazda answered by adding a new turbo engine for 2021, and now we know how much the extra grunt is going to cost. Mazda …

Spy photos of a high-riding Porsche 911 add fuel to Safari rumors

Spy photos of a new 911 prototype boasting a lift and a new spoiler design are re-igniting rumors that Porsche is working on a new rally-inspired Safari model. We don't know much about this prototype apart from the fact that it boasts both an obvio…

1970 Firebird Trans-Am with front-mid-engine to be immortalized as a Hot Wheels car

Each year, the Hot Wheels Legends Tour scours the country to find the coolest real-life cars and chooses one to be made into a $1 diecast toy. Earlier this month, the search came to an end when Riley Stair's heavily modified 1970 Pontiac Firebird Tra…

Lewis Hamilton has COVID-19, will miss F1's Sakhir GP

SAKHIR, Bahrain — Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss this weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix. The Mercedes team said in a statement Tuesday that Hamilton was tested three times last week and return…

2021 Hyundai Tucson Review | Counting the seconds until next year

There's an all-new Tucson coming for 2022 , but this is not about that bold, sharply creased crossover. Nope, this covers the 2021 Hyundai Tucson, which carries over unchanged into the last year of a six-year generation. As always, it's a well-execute…

Could a new Honda S2000 be coming for 2024?

If a new report is to be believed, Honda may be planning a successor to the S2000 roadster. The original Honda S2000 was created to mark Honda Motor's 50th anniversary. The new car would be released in 2024, a quarter-century after the original's 199…