Dodge Hurricrate engines are finally here: Cat 3 has 550 hp and 531 lb-ft
Tuesday, 20 August 2024
The first thing to follow a crate engine announcement seems to be a long wait. Dodge announced a range of Hurricrate inline-six engines and four Hellephants in November 2022. The Hurricates are finally here. They start with the Cat 1 (as in hurricane category, ba-dum bump) making 420 horsepower and 468 pound-feet of torque with
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1970 Porsche 917K from Steve McQueen’s ‘Le Mans’ headed to auction
Monday, 19 August 2024
Spoiler alert: If you haven’t seen the Steve McQueen’s movie Le Mans and don’t want to know how it ends, might we interest you in clicking to another Autoblog post? Monterey Car Week gathers the perfect audience for a bauble such as this, the 1970 Porsche 917K hero car from the 1971 movie Le Mans.
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Junkyard Gem: 1965 Volvo Amazon Wagon
Sunday, 18 August 2024
Volvo did reasonably well selling the homely PV444/544 in the United States beginning in the middle 1950s, and its better-looking successor first appeared on our shores as a 1960 model. That was the Amazon, which was available here through 1968. Today’s Junkyard Gem is one of those cars, found in a Northern California self-service yard
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2024 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Edition 130Y Motorsport is the GT3 car with no restrictions
Saturday, 17 August 2024
AFFALTERBACH, Germany – Rounding out the Mercedes reveals of Monterey Car Week (even if this one was shown in Germany), is another special version of the Mercedes-AMG GT3 race car. Called the Edition 130Y Motorsport, it’s a special track car based on the competition vehicle, and it celebrates more than a century (130 years) since
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The Integra Type S HRC is the future of Acura’s parts catalog
Friday, 16 August 2024
While Acura’s big-ticket Monterey debut has come and gone, enthusiasts are getting a pleasant surprise in the form of the Integra Type S HRC Prototype. Short for “Honda Racing Corporation,” HRC is a byproduct of the company’s factory racing efforts, and it wants to offer some of the fruits of those efforts to Integra owners. This
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Used car prices fall again in July, down nearly 20% from pandemic highs
Thursday, 15 August 2024
Vehicle prices continued a downward trend in July — the most of any major category in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) over the last year as the car market continues its return to “normal” following pandemic-fueled inflation. Used car prices fell 2.3% over the prior month in July and 10.9% from the prior year,
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2025 Toyota Sequoia gets 1794 Edition, ‘Mudbath’ finish
Wednesday, 14 August 2024
The 2025 Toyota Sequoia will soldier on relatively unchanged, Toyota announced Tuesday. A new Texas-inspired “1794” trim is the highlight in a relatively short list of updates. The other possible contender — confirmation of the official 2025 TRD finish, dubbed “Mudbath” — comes with an asterisk. While Toyota announced the color, they haven’t shown it
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2024 Dodge Charger Daytona gets its first walkarounds
Tuesday, 13 August 2024
The 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona is officially in the wild, put on display at the opening of Motor Trend’s Roadkill Nights. That means first impressions and video walkarounds, as well as footage of execs explaining how they decided to do what they did. Mopar Insiders was one of the guests quick to post their take
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Californians are buying fewer Teslas in what could be a bad sign for Elon Musk
Monday, 12 August 2024
Tesla registrations fell in California.Newsday LLC/Getty Images Tesla’s new car registrations in California dropped 24% in the second quarter. Governor Gavin Newsom said Tesla is finally starting to see competition from other companies in California. Tesla’s troubles in California could be a symptom of a larger issue, experts say. Tesla has a California problem —
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China’s domestic auto sales fall in July, its exports jump about 20%
Sunday, 11 August 2024
BANGKOK — Auto sales in China faltered in July, falling 5% from a year earlier, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said Friday, although exports jumped about 20% as makers of electric vehicles expanded into global markets. Sales of passenger cars totaled about 2 million units, with about 1.6 million sold inside China, a year-on-year
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