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Friday, February 5, 2021

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for February 5, 2021

Feb 05, 2021

Top Stories of the Day

2021 Ford F-150 Platinum Driveway Test | Max recline and stay awhile

We've been in the midst of a 2021 F-150 blitz around the various Autoblog home offices of late, as Ford has fire-hosed its overhauled half-ton into the waiting arms of critics all across the country. This was your author's second look at the new F-15…

The 300-series Lexus LX will have V8, greater differentiation from Land Cruiser

For the first time in 64 years, there will not be a Toyota Land Cruiser sold in the U.S. The venerable off-roader is not in Toyota's 2021 American lineup, but the rest of the world will still get the next-generation Cruiser, called the 300 series int…

Ford F-150 Raptor, Nissan Pathfinder and Frontier, and Cadillac Blackwings | Autoblog Podcast #663

In this week's Autoblog Podcast , Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore is joined by News Editor Joel Stocksdale and Associate Editor Byron Hurd . It's a packed show this week, and the three dive straight into the week's truck loads of news, starting with the …

The topsy-turvy history of the Nissan Pathfinder

With the introduction of the new 2022 Nissan Pathfinder, we wanted to take a look at the long-running SUV's history. And while this Pathfinder is more of an evolution of the previous model, it turns out that the SUV's history is a topsy-turvy one fil…

Nissan product blitz continues with a Qashqai teaser

Nissan has dropped some major product in recent weeks. There's been a new Rogue , updated Armada , Ariya EV, the long-awaited Z , and just yesterday, a new Frontier and Pathfinder . But Nissan's not done yet. They've also just dropped a teaser for the ne…

Toyota's Super Bowl commercial doesn't have anything to do with cars

While General Motors is touting its EV strategy and starting a feud with Norway , Toyota is taking a very different tack for its Super Bowl ad. It actually doesn't talk about cars at all, instead telling a short story about a Paralympic athlete. The …

Porsche and Tag Heuer announce Carrera Porsche Chronograph

Porsche and Tag Heuer are taking the next big step in their long-standing romance, announcing a deeper strategic partnership that will kick off with a new watch: the Tag Heuer Carrera Porsche Chronograph. Timepiece fans will tell you that the Tag He…

Glickenhaus shows the hydrogen-powered Boot-based truck it wants to race in Baja

Jim Glickenhaus challenged Elon Musk to a zero-emissions off-road showdown in 2020. Tesla has yet to accept the duel, but Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus is moving forward with its plans to race a hydrogen-powered truck. Although we knew that the Glick…

Infiniti 400 Red Sport engine confirmed for Nissan Z Proto

There has been much speculation about the Nissan Z Proto's engine. We've long suspected that the Z concept was powered by the 400-horsepower twin-turbo V6 from the Infiniti 400 Red Sport series. Now that hunch has been confirmed by photos of the Z Pr…

Thursday, February 4, 2021

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for February 4, 2021

Feb 04, 2021

Top Stories of the Day

2022 Nissan Frontier enters the modern midsize truck world with big redesign

The new and revamped 2022 Nissan Frontier is here and ready to rock the boat in the midsize pickup segment. It brings eye-catching styling, a new V6 engine (that actually debuted in the old truck ) and all the updated tech amenities you'd expect to fi…

2022 Nissan Pathfinder debuts with fresh new duds, no more CVT

Say hello to the new 2022 Nissan Pathfinder. It's the latest evolution of Nissan's three-row crossover, and it comes with a host of new reasons to like it. The first is design. Nissan did away with the soft, car-like styling of the outgoing Pathfind…

2022 Nissan Frontier keeps the previous Frontier's ages-old platform, and Nissan explains

The 2022 Nissan Frontier certainly looks all-new both inside and outside with its muscular sheetmetal and modern amenities. However, Nissan surprised us all when it declared the frame to be a massaged version of the frame underneath the previous gene…

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

Yep, the F-150 Raptor is back , though you'd be forgiven for not noticing that it ever left. Ford's off-road model is taking a few months off to accommodate the broader 2021 F-150 redesign from which it benefits. And the fine folks over at Ram took fu…

Daimler to spin off trucks, change name to Mercedes-Benz

FRANKFURT, Germany — Daimler will split itself into two independent companies by spinning off its truck and bus division, a move the company said would give both the freedom to operate more nimbly in a fast-changing environment focused on zero-emissi…

[VIDEO] The first Black-owned car company was C. R. Patterson and Sons

C. R. Patterson and Sons may not be a familiar name to many, but this small automobile manufacturer is the first and only African American-owned car company. Charles Richard Patterson was born enslaved on a Virginia plantation in 1833. Twenty eight y…

California man leads police officers on epic six-hour chase in Los Angeles

Suspects fleeing police normally try to drive as fast as possible to augment their chances of getting away. One California man tried the opposite approach: He led police on what some law enforcement officials call the longest chase they have ever hea…

SpeedKore unleashes carbon fiber-bodied 1970 Dodge Charger with 1,000 hp

Wisconsin-based SpeedKore wasted no time putting Mopar's mighty Hellephant V8 to good use. It dropped it in a one-off carbon fiber-bodied 1970 Dodge Charger that's raucous enough to earn the name Hellraiser. Built for actor Kevin Hart, who wrecked o…

2021 Chevrolet Traverse Review | A colossal crossover

Big is the operative word when it comes to the 2021 Chevrolet Traverse. Most three-row crossovers are large, but the Traverse apes all except the upcoming Jeep Grand Cherokee L in length. That's great for somebody who wants the most utility for their…

Jeep recalls stick-shifted Wrangler, Gladiator due to clutch-frying software

Jeep has issued a recall that applies to 42,887 examples of the Wrangler and the Gladiator equipped with a six-speed manual transmission. The company explained the clutch pressure plate can overheat and fracture. As its name implies, the pressure pl…

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for February 3, 2021

Feb 03, 2021

Top Stories of the Day

2021 Ford F-150 Raptor revealed, packing EcoBoost power, coil suspension and factory 37s

The new Ford F-150 Raptor is the latest iteration of Ford's trophy-truck-inspired nameplate. The 2021 model emerges from the far side of Ford's overhaul of its entire F-150 lineup looking on paper like merely an update of last year's truck, but while…

Ford F-150 Raptor R coming in 2022, and yes it will have a V8

We're smack dab in the middle of a horsepower war between Ford and Ram. Well, really, Ford and the entirety of the Dodge, Jeep and Ram lineups, with ever larger displacements and superchargers grafted onto V8 engines under the hoods of muscle cars an…

These are the best new car deals in February 2021

GM releases full Super Bowl ad with GMC Hummer, Cadillac Lyriq: Take that, Norway!

GM just dropped its big Super Bowl ad, and it's a good one. Will Ferrell, Kenan Thompson and Awkwafina all star in the 90-second ad titled "No Way, Norway." The point of the ad is to get Americans hyped up about the upcoming electric vehicle range o…

First batch of 2022 Cadillac CT4-V, CT5-V Blackwings already sold out

Just a couple of days ago, when the 2022 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing and CT5-V Blackwing were revealed , Cadillac announced it would start taking reservations for the cars. More specifically, it was taking reservations for the first 250 of each model. Th…

2021 Honda CR-V Review | The objective baseline

Go ahead and consider the 2021 Honda CR-V the baseline for any compact SUV search. Objectively speaking, it's tough to beat due to its massive cargo capacity, voluminous back seat, strong-yet-efficient engines, well-balanced driving dynamics, competi…

Genesis is reportedly turning the GV80 into a BMW X6-fighting fastback

Genesis will follow the path blazed by BMW and turn the GV80, its first SUV, into a high-riding fastback, according to a recent report. The model will land in the same arena as the X6, among other coupe-like SUVs. South Korea's members-only GV80 Clu…

Karma wants to build hydrogen-powered cars that produce their own fuel

Karma Automotive has focused on developing plug-in hybrid and electric cars since it was born from the ashes of Fisker in 2014. It's still planning on releasing an electric sedan named GSe-6 , but it announced that it's in the early stages of designin…

Skoda 1203 camper concept is the VW Transporter's Czech cousin

Many of the Volkswagen Group's brands make models that compete in the same segment, but the Transporter has avoided internal competition for decades. What if that changed when the next generation arrives in 2021? Škoda designer Daniel Hájek imagined …

Ford Bronco Heritage Edition appears in spy photos with old-school grille, wheels

Last month we heard that the 2022 Ford Bronco might be getting a Heritage Edition . Today we have spy photos that seem to confirm just that. The Bronco prototype pictured may have heavy camouflage, but they don't cover up the retro wheels. There's als…

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for February 2, 2021

Feb 02, 2021

Top Stories of the Day

2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing, CT4-V Blackwing bring big performance back to the brand

They're finally here, the real successors to the Cadillac CTS-V and ATS-V : the 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing and CT4-V Blackwing. And at least on paper, they sure seem like worthy successors to those superb super sedans. They're more powerful, come w…

Porsche issues stop sale order on used vehicles with Sport Chrono Package

Every once in a while, automakers are forced to issue what's known as a stop sale on vehicles in their fleets or sitting on dealership sales floors and lots. It's usually either a safety- or emissions-related issue that causes the sales pause, and it…

2021 Mercedes-Benz E 450 Coupe Road Test | Isn't it romantic?

The schedule said a 2021 Mercedes-Benz E 450 was going to be showing up on Tuesday. The following week was therefore going to be a good one, at least automotively, with one of the finest sedans in creation gracing the driveway. Perhaps we'd take a ni…

Rolls-Royce unveils new bespoke Phantom 'Iridescent Opulence'

The Rolls-Royce Phantom is already a fairly solid symbol of conspicuous consumption, but its Bespoke program churns out cars that push the envelope even further. The latest, a feather-and-fleck adorned model dubbed "Iridescent Opulence," certainly ch…

Airstream Flying Cloud 30FB Office trailer gives you a roving professional workspace

Airstream is announcing a new floor plan for its large Flying Cloud 30FB trailer. It's called the Office Travel Trailer, and it's exactly what the name says it is. Essentially, there's a fully functioning office inside the trailer now. This 30-foot …

2021 Acura TLX Long-Term Introduction | Loving the style, testing the substance

It's not an understatement to say that the 2021 TLX is Acura's most important car in years. Its purpose is ambitious: to be an authentic sports sedan with premium flair. When Acura is at its best, that's what it does, as exemplified by the Legend and…

Ultra-rare Maybach 57S Coupe ordered new by Moammar Gadhafi is for sale

One of Maybach's rarest 21st-century cars is for sale in Holland, and it owes its existence to one of the most controversial African leaders in recent history. Dutch exotic car dealer Auto Leitner listed a Xenatec-built Maybach 57S Cruisero coupe ord…

2020 Ford Mustang Bullitt ends production at Flat Rock plant

The last Ford Mustang Bullitt has rolled off the assembly line at the Blue Oval's Flat Rock, Michigan, plant. The Steve McQueen movie-inspired pony car is not on the roster for 2021, so the final car is a 2020 model, coming off the heels of a two-yea…

Next-generation Ford Ranger Raptor caught testing with Bronco Warthog in spy photos

The next-generation Ford Ranger Raptor has been caught by one of our spy photographers, and these shots give us our best look yet at the off-road pickup. That's thanks to the relatively mild camouflage draped over what looks like near-production body…

[VIDEO] Will Ferrell hates Norway in GM's Super Bowl ad teaser

Did you know that, per capita, Norwegians buy more electric cars than anyone else in the world? In fact, 54% of all vehicles sold last year in Norway were electric. By 2025, the country plans to have completely transitioned from gasoline and diesel t…