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Wednesday, June 24, 2020

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

Jun 24, 2020

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2021 Ford F-150 teased ahead of Thursday's official unveiling

Ford released an official teaser of the 2021 F-150 pickup on Facebook Monday, giving us perhaps the cleanest look we've gotten of the Blue Oval's new half-ton moneymaker. "Clear your schedules," the post says. "You're going to want to see the revea…

Jessi Combs officially recognized by Guinness as the fastest woman on earth

Jessi Combs is officially the world's fastest woman . Guinness World Records posthumously awarded Combs the title after she was clocked at 522.783 miles per hour before the crash that took her life in August 2019. After her death, Combs' family stated…

2021 VW Arteon unveiled with sharper design, improved interior

Volkswagen updated the Arteon, its halo model in the United States, with a sharper-looking front end and a significantly improved interior packed with more tech. It also expanded the range with a wagon named Shooting Brake, though it quickly confirme…

2021 Genesis G70 pulls some camo back, reveals G80 and G90 design cues

The Genesis G70 may still feel like a new car, but a big refresh is going to drop anytime now. One of our spy photographers just gave us an up-close and fairly detailed look at what this update will consist of visually. Those new lights are lifted s…

Here's the 2021 Audi S3 making its visual debut on the Nurburgring

The 2021 Audi A3 has already been revealed. You can see it inside and outside in detail via o ur reveal post from a few months ago . But maybe it's the S3 that you're after. Previous sets of spy photos have shown the S3 in hatchback form running about …

2021 Kia Sedona's new look revealed as Korean-market Carnival

Last week, Kia showed teaser sketches of the next-generation Carnival , which we'll get as the 2021 Kia Sedona. Now the company has released actual photos of the minivan with the Carnival nameplate. No other information about powertrains or features h…

NHTSA investigates Tesla touchscreen failures

WASHINGTON — The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Tuesday it had opened an investigation into 63,000 Tesla Model S cars after reports of media-control unit failures that led to the loss of the use of touchscreens. The…

Toyota Yaris dead in the U.S. after 2020

The outlet Tire Meets Road spotted a leaked document from Toyota on Reddit, sent to the automaker's dealers and general managers in the Southwest region. According to the memo from Toyota's western comms manager, "The Yaris sedan and Yaris Hatchback …

2021 Porsche 718 Cayman and Boxster GT4, Spyder, GTS 4.0 gain optional 7-speed PDK

The biggest piece of news that sports car fans will be eager to hear about the 2021 Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman models is that the enthusiast-grade GT4, Spyder and GTS 4.0 models will be offered with an optional seven-speed PDK dual-clutch transmi…

[VIDEO] $295K boat plus $110K in trucks equals $405K of flotsam in Indiana lake

Every boater has had bad days at the lake. The best — by which we mean, least damaging — outcome is when the badness involves just the boat. Still we've seen plenty of days go sour at the launch, some shiny tow vehicle losing purchase on the ramp and…

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for June 23, 2020

Jun 23, 2020

Top Stories of the Day

Tesla Cybertruck is at the Petersen Museum, and we photographed it from every angle

Like most Tesla products pre-release, the Cybertruck is shrouded in an air of mystery. Nobody's really seen it anywhere except for the reveal event. There have been some videos of Elon Musk driving it around, and a "Jay Leno's Garage" episode aired, …

Get a closer look at the 830-horsepower Lamborghini SCV12 track car

Lamborghini has just released a set of photos and video of its upcoming SCV12 hypercar, giving us a clearer look. The track-only machine does look similarly sized to the Aventador, but it apparently doesn't share much with the road car. The closest …

Here are a few of our automotive guilty pleasures

It goes without saying, but I'll say it anyway. The world is full of cars, and just about as many of them are bad as are good. It's pretty easy to pick which fall into each category after giving them a thorough walkaround and, more important, driving…

[VIDEO] Watch sparks fly from motorcycle wedged into minivan by hit-and-run driver

Nearly all of us accept the fact that accidents happen and are an unfortunate byproduct of millions of vehicles driven by fallible men and women all around the world. Sadly, another unfortunate human trait sometimes takes over after such an accident,…

Apple CarPlay gets an update, plus, replace your car key with your iPhone

Apple announced a slew of new features and updates at its 2020 Worldwide Developer Conference today, many of them directly related to the automotive world. To start, Apple CarPlay is getting an update. There's no new user interface, but users can p…

Want a wagon? This clean 2004 Volvo V70R is calling your name

The guy that lived below me in my college apartment owned a Volvo V70R. I'd walk by it every time I left, admiring the perfect black paint and sporty five-spoke wheels. It was an unspoken rule that we'd park next to each other behind our house every …

Man wronged in past by police saves officer from burning car

Daylan McLee (AP) There was a boom, then the house shook. Daylan McLee thought for a minute it might have been a small earthquake until a relative came running inside to say there had been a car crash involving a police cruiser outside the a…

2020 Acura RDX Luggage Test | In no way a 'compact' SUV

The 2020 Acura RDX is considered a compact luxury SUV, but there's actually very little that's compact about it. When lined up against its competitors , you can see that it enjoys a clear dimensional advantage. In fact, the RDX is pretty close to the …

2021 Jaguar I-Pace updates include better infotainment, faster charging

Jaguar grabbed an armful of features from the JLR corporate store to improve the 2021 I-Pace, including bits from Land Rover and more technology from the brand's Formula E campaign. Restrained exterior mods start with Atlas Grey tips on the grille me…

1984 VW Rabbit GTI Retro First Drive | Looks like a toaster; cooks like one too

When Volkswagen introduced the GTI to the United States, it was an oasis for enthusiasts caught in a desert of post-emissions malaise. As American manufacturers scrambled to add power back to their pony and sports car nameplates, VW introduced a pra…

Monday, June 22, 2020

What You Missed | Your Autoblog Daily Digest for June 22, 2020

Jun 22, 2020

Top Stories of the Day

Noose found in Bubba Wallace's garage at Talladega NASCAR race

TALLADEGA, Ala. — NASCAR has launched an investigation after a noose was found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace, the only Black driver in the elite Cup Series who just two weeks ago successfully pushed the stock car series to ban the Confederate …

2020 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Road Test | Get action!

MT. HOOD NATIONAL FOREST, Ore. – "Get action!" That was Teddy Roosevelt's cure for what by modern standards would've likely been diagnosed as depression and attention deficit disorder. Basically, it meant do things and go places, which for him was bo…

1964 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Design Driveway Test | Beautiful, hand-built VW

It's weird calling a Volkswagen beautiful. None of the brand's current offerings evoke such a thought, but it wasn't always this way. Enter the Volkswagen Karmann Ghia, a car that is shocking to see the VW emblem on to this day. The name isn't very c…

2020 Land Rover Defender 110 gets an official rooftop tent

The new Land Rover Defender is officially here. It's on sale and ready for pretty much any kind of an adventure you want to throw its way. But what's an adventure without a rooftop tent? We kid, but bringing your bed along for the ride on top of your…

Scout Yoho camper claims to be lightest in the industry

After showing off the Olympic 6.5 pickup camper earlier this month, Scout Campers returns with the Yoho . Whereas the Olympic was designed for full-size trucks, the Yoho suits midsize pickups in the Chevrolet Colorado and Toyota Tacoma class, and at 6…

Hyundai Palisade and Genesis GV80 production idled

In February of this year, the coronavirus pandemic forced Hyundai Motor Company to idle production at most of its factories in South Korea. The Chinese suppliers that provided wiring harnesses for models like the Hyundai Palisade and Genesis GV80 had…

2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Handling Package the way to pinnacle performance

Every current Ford Mustang except for the Bullitt is offered with some kind of handling package. The GT serves up the optional Performance Packages in Level 1 and Level 2 trim, the Shelby GT350 puts a Handling Package on the menu, and the top-drawer …

BMW 8 Series Golden Thunder edition receives gold accents inside and out

BMW enlisted the help of its Individual departments to create an appearance package named Golden Thunder for the 8 Series . It wraps the inside and the outside in black and adds a handful of gold accents. Every 8 ordered with the Golden Thunder packa…

2021 Honda Pilot Review & Buying Guide | A little more 'Special'

The 2021 Honda Pilot carries over the same generation that dates back five years now, making it one of the oldest three-row crossovers on the market. Considering how many impressive new or redesigned entries have been introduced since then, it's surp…

Ford to cut the Edge and Lincoln Nautilus by 2023? A look at some theories

There's a surprising story going around about the Ford Edge and Edge-based Lincoln Nautilus, claiming Ford has canceled the program to replace the Edge. The allegation comes from Sam Fiorani, vice president of forecasting and consulting firm AutoFore…

Friday, June 19, 2020

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

Jun 19, 2020

Top Stories of the Day

C8 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 seen and heard testing on public roads

Everything points to this being a C8 Corvette Z06 test mule. The sound from the video is the real kicker. It's already been reported that the 5.5-liter flat-plane-crank V8 engine from the C8 racecar will find its way into a production C8 in one form,…

Detroit automakers observing 8:46 of silence to mark Juneteenth

GM Executive Vice President of Global Manufacturing Gerald Johnson, right, talks with employees at the Fairfax Assembly & Stamping Plant in Kansas City, Kansas. (file photo - GM) All three Detroit automaker…

Ford previews 2021 F-150 with LED-intensive teaser image

When the next Ford F-150 arrives on American roads, you'll recognize it immediately even if you can't see the emblem on its grille. The company published a preview image that reveals the truck's LED lighting signature. Posted on Twitter, the blacked…

2021 Ford F-150 to include lay-flat 'sleeper seat' for front passenger

The reveal of the 2021 Ford F-150 is only days away , and it's starting to seem as if there's going to be not much new to learn by the time Ford parts the curtain on June 25. The latest piece of information to leak out, in a report on Reuters , is that…

Lexus LC Coupe and Convertible add a bevy of official TRD parts

TRD stands for Toyota Racing Development, but that doesn't stop the performance division from developing parts for Lexus products, too. One of those Lexus products it just released a set of performance parts for is the LC 500 . The two-door coupe is o…

2020 Honda Ridgeline Suspension Deep Dive

Many have their doubts about the Honda Ridgeline's unibody structure and independent rear suspension. Not me. I once drove the latest Ridgeline generation to Racetrack Playa , a geological wonder you may have read about in Death Valley. The trip there…

Swedish engine swap wizard putting 27-liter tank engine in a Crown Victoria

Ford's body-on-frame Crown Victoria was gifted with an engine bay big enough to receive a diverse selection of engines from aftermarket builders, but a Swedish enthusiast is pushing the limits of its versatility by shoehorning a 27-liter V12 into a f…

[VIDEO] Turns out the 2020 Lotus Evora GT is one of the best sounding cars on sale

Toyota has built plenty of engines that sound the business. We know the company has it in them, but what comes out isn't always enthusiast-focused. Yet, here's a fairly normal Toyota 3.5-liter V6, sitting in the middle of a Lotus. You'll find it unde…

Ford Mustang Mach-E will ease anxiety with more sophisticated range gauge

Update: Ford provided details about whether navigation information is necessary for the Intelligent Range. The post has been updated with that information. Ford hopes to give electric car owners extra peace of mind by releasing a clever feature name…

2021 Acura TLX is the first model with Honda's new proprietary airbag

When it arrives in showrooms this fall, the 2021 Acura TLX will be the first vehicle equipped with the new three-chamber front passenger airbag design Honda announced last year, reinforcing the automaker's commitment to infused the sports sedan with …