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Friday, 13 September 2024
It’s a cliché to say that it’s the road, not the destination, or something like that. But it holds true as Autoblog enters its next chapter. In this case, we leave the site in new hands as Autoblog will continue under new ownership. But the legacy is our 20-year journey to “obsessively cover the
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Lucid midsize SUV teased with estimated power and pricing
Thursday, 12 September 2024
With the Gravity three-row SUV coming close to production, Lucid has given the world its first look at yet another SUV in the works. The silhouetted machine doesn’t officially have a name yet, but Lucid did share some interesting details, and the image shows more than we expected. There’s no mistaking this new SUV for
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Junkyard Gem: Customized 1992 Ford Crown Victoria LX
Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Ford began selling the Ford Crown Victoria in the 1992 model year, and its incredible two decades of sales success with law enforcement organizations and taxi companies tended to overshadow its popularity as a civilian vehicle. Naturally, plenty of Crown Vics have been customized, with highlights including tank engine swaps, Police Interceptor lowriders and so on,
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Junkyard Gem: 1975 Jeep Wagoneer
Tuesday, 10 September 2024
The Wagoneer name came back to life recently, nearly three decades after being used for about ten minutes on a trim-level designation for a woodie-fied first-year Grand Cherokee, but the vehicle we’re supposed to think of when we see the word Wagoneer is the original SJ version, which was designed by the legendary Brooks Stevens and
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Junkyard Gem: 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser Limited Edition
Monday, 09 September 2024
Chrysler sold PT Cruisers in the United States for the 2001 through 2010 model years, with sales strong at first and then gradually diminishing as the 21st century got rolling and the initial retro-styling novelty wore off. Because it was based on the Dodge/Plymouth Neon, performance parts were readily available for the PT Cruiser; eventually,
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Free Parking: How to find free, low-cost and convenient parking near you
Sunday, 08 September 2024
If you live anywhere near an urban center, there’s a good chance that you will spend more time than you’d like looking for parking. Planners try to incorporate as many parking spaces as possible, but it’s rarely enough to handle the influx of commuters and everyday drivers that most cities endure. Waiting on a solution
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New Audi Q5 aims to improve a winner with sharper looks, sweeter engines
Saturday, 07 September 2024
Americans buy 44% of the Audi Q5s sold around the world annually. Europe buys another 35%. When two similar markets vote for your best-seller in those kinds of numbers, the key is to provide them better versions of what they want. So when we say the Audi Q5 is all-new, we mean Audi brought together
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Volvo scales back profit forecast after abandoning its EVs-by-2030 goal
Friday, 06 September 2024
Swedish automaker Volvo Cars slashed its margin and revenue ambitions for a second time in a year on Thursday, a day after it abandoned its EV-only target by 2030, citing the impact of tariffs and a decrease in demand for electric vehicles. Slowing demand for EVs, partly due to a lack of affordable models, as well
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Study: These are the best models to buy used
Thursday, 05 September 2024
Despite the extreme volatility in pricing over the last few years, used cars are still an excellent way to save money on your next vehicle purchase. That said, the sweet feeling of getting a good deal on a used car can go sour pretty quickly when things start breaking and expensive maintenance bills pile up.
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Scout sets official reveal date for its two upcoming EVs
Wednesday, 04 September 2024
We started hearing about Volkswagen’s takeover of the Scout brand so long ago that you’d be forgiven if you completely forgot what was happening. The wait to see what VW’s up to is almost over, however, as the company recently announced that it would reveal the next-generation electric vehicles at an event on October 24.
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