2024 Audi Q4 E-Tron gets chassis updates, more power, faster charging
Friday, 08 March 2024
Carmakers normally roll out big changes at the beginning of a new model year, but Audi is bucking that trend to make improvements to the Q4 E-Tron. Halfway through the 2024 model year, the electric crossover gets updates such as more horsepower and more driving range. The motors still draw electricity from an 82-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion
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5 thoughts on the 2024 Nissan Pathfinder Platinum
Thursday, 07 March 2024
The 2024 Nissan Pathfinder Platinum has an off-road swagger and a cavernous interior — good reasons to consider putting one in your driveway if you need to haul people, stuff and things with four legs and a tail. The ’21 refresh brought the Pathfinder into the modern era. It’s solid, but not the best in
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2024 Jeep Gladiator Texas Trail unveiled for off-roading Texans
Wednesday, 06 March 2024
Jeep has revealed a new version of the Gladiator that celebrates Texas, the largest truck market in the United States. Based on the Sport S trim level, the Gladiator Texas Trail stands out with meaty mud-terrain tires, a body-colored hardtop and Texas-inspired exterior decals. If the name sounds familiar, it’s likely because this isn’t the
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The Best Brake Pads In 2024
Tuesday, 05 March 2024
Autoblog may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change. Brake pads are one of the most important parts of your car. They work by creating friction while pressing against the brake rotors to slow down your vehicle. All brake pads wear over time, so
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Track-ready Porsche Taycan variant previewed with big wing
Monday, 04 March 2024
Porsche gave the Taycan a round of comprehensive updates for 2025, but it left out details about the mysterious variant that lapped the Nürburgring in 7:07.55 earlier in 2024. We won’t have to wait long to learn more: The track-ready model will make its debut this month. The dark preview image released by the Stuttgart-based
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The politics and economics behind Biden’s China-car espionage probe
Sunday, 03 March 2024
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, vowing to “do right by U.S. autoworkers,” launched an investigation this week into whether Chinese-made vehicles could be used to spy on Americans, a far-off threat given the few such cars on U.S. roads now. The White House announced the probe Thursday citing national-security risks about “connected” cars creating
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The Apple car was never a sure thing
Saturday, 02 March 2024
This week’s decision by Apple Computer to abandon its pursuit of building an automobile — we’ll never know if it was to be named “iCar” — is certain to spur a deluge of books and articles analyzing the project from its infancy to its dissolution. The New York Times is serving readers’ fascination with the
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2023-2024 Ford Bronco recalled over hardtop windows that can fall off
Friday, 01 March 2024
Ford has issued a recall that applies to about 7,500 units of the Bronco built during the 2023 and 2024 model years. The off-roaders included in the campaign were built with hardtop quarter windows that may not have been properly installed, so they risk falling off while driving. Assigned recall number 24V-142 by the National
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Ford Bronco Off-Roadeo in Austin, Texas hosting an eclipse viewing party
Thursday, 29 February 2024
Before we get into the post, we need to insert a very important note. Because we host photos in a 16:9 aspect ratio, we had to crop the above photo, supplied by Ford, in a way that eliminated the text at the bottom of the photo. The text read: “This is a simulated solar eclipse
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Electric Audi TT replacement reportedly coming in 5-10 years
Wednesday, 28 February 2024
The Audi TT retired after three generations in 2023; it was sent off with a Final Edition model. While we won’t see a fourth-generation TT in the near future, the German brand is reportedly looking at ways to fill the model’s gap in the coming years with an electric sports car. Daniel Schuster, a spokesperson
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