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The 2020 Land Rover Defender 110 being exceptional off-road shouldn’t be a surprise, but it kind of is. Going against decades of conventional wisdom, the new Defender eschews body-on-frame construction, live axles, and, in its most capable spec, even steel springs. So how was the Defender 110 able to tackle …

The 2020 Jeep Wrangler and the soon-to-arrive 2021 Ford Bronco are the only SUVs with removable hard tops these days, but the market was once full of them. Some of these tops were more removable in theory, requiring lots of tools, patience, muscle power, and possibly new weather strips to …

Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing,GM Continue reading Inside GM’s and Ventec’s rush to build ventilators for coronavirus patients Inside GM’s and Ventec’s rush to build ventilators for coronavirus patients originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 31 Mar 2020 20:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this |  Comments

The Land Rover Defender and the Ford Bronco having been reanimated for release into the American automotive population (plus the ongoing popularity of the Jeep Wrangler) serves as proof that public interest in capable 4x4s hasn’t been dampened by the swarm of pavement-oriented crossovers that currently dominate automotive sales charts. …

Filed under: Infiniti,Coupe,Luxury,Performance Continue reading Listen to the 2020 Infiniti Q60 Red Sport 400’s screaming exhaust Listen to the 2020 Infiniti Q60 Red Sport 400’s screaming exhaust originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 31 Mar 2020 18:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this |  Comments

Filed under: Green,Tesla Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment on how many ventilators it has to offer, or how the company will prioritize requests. Governments across the globe have appealed to automakers and aerospace companies help procure or make ventilators and other medical equipment amid a …

Filed under: Volvo,Luxury Continue reading Volvo Valet is the automaker’s new concierge maintenance service Volvo Valet is the automaker’s new concierge maintenance service originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 31 Mar 2020 18:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this |  Comments

Ordinarily, delivering new cars to happy owners (or getting them fixed later if something goes wrong) is ordinary, business-as-usual stuff in the car business. It’s a system that’s been smoothed out by decades of practice: Go to a dealership, sign papers, get your car. Or take it back and have …

Filed under: Government/Legal,Green,Volvo,Emissions,Fuel Efficiency Continue reading Volvo working with California on more stringent emissions standards Volvo working with California on more stringent emissions standards originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 31 Mar 2020 17:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this |  Comments

Lightning struck the performance scene in 1993 when an intimidating, lowered, 5.8-liter/240-horsepower F-150 pickup rolled out of Ford’s Special Vehicle Team (SVT) shop and onto the street. Hot on the heels of assembling the ’93 Mustang Cobra, SVT applied the Cobra’s parts-sharing approach to build 10,000 limited-edition trucks with the …