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Filed under: Government/Legal,Safety,Crossover,SUV Sport utility vehicles “seem to be more deadly to pedestrians than cars are,” said Sam Monfort, lead author of a study released Tuesday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. In a crash with a traditional SUV, “the grille strikes the pedestrian’s pelvis or chest,” transferring more …

Filed under: SUV,Luxury,Off-Road Continue reading Rezvani Hercules joins the 6×6 game Rezvani Hercules joins the 6×6 game originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 16 Jun 2020 14:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this |  Comments

Filed under: Motorsports,Racing,Classics Continue reading Goodwood Festival of Speed and Revival cancelled due to coronavirus Goodwood Festival of Speed and Revival cancelled due to coronavirus originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 16 Jun 2020 14:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this |  Comments

Filed under: Green,Citroen,Crossover,Diesel,Electric Continue reading Citroen’s funky new C4 struts the electric technology that FCA is ogling Citroen’s funky new C4 struts the electric technology that FCA is ogling originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 16 Jun 2020 13:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email …

At an Automotive Press Association fireside chat with the media, General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra says that 2020 will go down in history as a tragic year. “We’re at a critical point.” GM, like most businesses, is struggling to cope with an industry-shuttering global pandemic and now a …

Filed under: Green,Electric,Hybrid,Hydrogen Continue reading Startup aims to revitalize Australia’s car industry with hydrogen technology Startup aims to revitalize Australia’s car industry with hydrogen technology originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 16 Jun 2020 12:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this |  Comments

Filed under: Ford,First Drives,Truck,Classics Continue reading Icon 1970 Ford F100 Review | Better than it ever was Icon 1970 Ford F100 Review | Better than it ever was originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 16 Jun 2020 12:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this |  …

The 2021 Mustang Mach 1 is upon us, and Ford has hailed it as the “pinnacle” of the non-Shelby Mustang range. Sure, it’s got a bit more power and a slightly more aggressive demeanor. But what are you really getting with the Mach 1, and is it really the slam-dunk, …

Filed under: Etc.,Motorsports,Automotive History,Classics Continue reading Vicki Wood, pioneering and record-breaking race driver, dies at 101 Vicki Wood, pioneering and record-breaking race driver, dies at 101 originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 16 Jun 2020 10:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this |  Comments

Carlos Ghosn, the executive who saved Nissan only to be arrested in 2018 and held in Japan before later fleeing in a dramatic, made-for-the-movies escape while out on bail, has long insisted that the Japanese automaker launched an elaborate plot to remove him. The alleged setup resulted in actual criminal …