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“The Cadillac CT5 is one of those cars that I can’t recommend to people shopping in this class,” I said during our last Car of the Year discussion. “I just don’t see anything special or attractive here.” Pretty much everyone agreed the Cadillac didn’t have a chance of moving forward …

Every pickup on the market offers four-wheel drive, or in the case of the Honda Ridgeline and some Chevrolet Silverados, all-wheel drive— learn the difference here. Nearly all of them also offer a specific off-roading package of parts, and a few offer extreme off-road variants. The 2020 Nissan Frontier Pro-4X …

A year after the project was originally announced, Swiss company R-Reforged has revealed more details on the specification of its Aston Martin Vantage V12 Zagato Heritage TWINS, which will be handbuilt in Warwick, England. R-Reforged will built 19 Coupes and 19 Speedsters, and the cars will be sold in pairs …

Filed under: Green,Audi,Luxury,sedan Continue reading 2021 Audi A3 packs 48-volt mild hybrid system, supposedly coupe-like styling 2021 Audi A3 packs 48-volt mild hybrid system, supposedly coupe-like styling originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 21 Apr 2020 03:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this |  Comments

Filed under: Recalls,RAM,Truck Continue reading 2019-20 Ram 2500 and 3500 trucks recalled for bed step that can fail 2019-20 Ram 2500 and 3500 trucks recalled for bed step that can fail originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 20 Apr 2020 17:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. …

Filed under: Earnings/Financials,Government/Legal,Green With demand down 30% worldwide due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the main U.S. storage hub in Cushing, Oklahoma expected to fill up in a matter of weeks, very few want to be stuck with oil barrels that they have to take delivery on at some point …

Most commercially available amphibious cars have been little more than novelties. The Amphicar 770 of the 1960s, for example, kind of worked as a car and kind of worked as a boat but wasn’t particularly good in either of those roles. The ultra-niche car/boat hybrid genre has come a long …

You’re looking at the world’s only 1964 Pontiac XP-833 Banshee coupe, a car so promising that (so the story goes) Chevrolet had it killed so it wouldn’t take a bite out of Corvette sales, a car so rare that only one other exists (and it’s a convertible!), a car so valuable …

Filed under: Etc.,Toyota,Automotive History Continue reading Junkyard Gem: 1983 Toyota Celica GT Coupe Junkyard Gem: 1983 Toyota Celica GT Coupe originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 20 Apr 2020 13:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this |  Comments

Filed under: Etc. The members of Afghanistan’s prize-winning girls' robotics team say they’re on a life-saving mission — to build a breathing machine from used car parts and help their war-stricken country battle the virus. “If we even save one life with our device, we will be proud,” said Farooqi, …