Volkswagen aims to become the global market leader in electrification by 2025 with sales of one million EVs per year. It’s an ambitious goal for a brand that currently offers one all-electric vehicle in the U.S. and just two around the globe. For now, VW is taking baby steps toward Read more
Were it not for a rookie dad move, I wouldn’t be driving the 2017 Jeep Renegade Sport 4×4. The Jetset Blue Jeep was supposed to spend a year under the care of photographer Brian Vance. But Brian, a newly minted father, didn’t account for the space a baby needs. With Read more
Filed under: Volkswagen,Europe,Hatchback,Budget,Performance The Up! gets a big engine to become the smallest GTI. Continue reading Volkswagen gives the tiny Up! the GTI treatment Volkswagen gives the tiny Up! the GTI treatment originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 19 May 2017 04:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of Read more
Perhaps it’s lack of discipline, or lack of taste, or lack of culture, or lack of understanding, or even lack of respect, but out of a field of over a hundred cars, the best damn thing about my Saturday afternoon at the fifth Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance was an E30 M3. Read more
One thing I didn’t mention in my writeup of the wacky Gambler 500 road rally was that my Jeep overheated, and it was all my fault. When I returned from the rally, I frantically shipped off an oil sample to a lab to have it tested. That decision may have Read more
Filed under: Aftermarket,Ford,Coupe,Truck,Concept Cars,Performance Only 150 F-150s will be built this year. Continue reading Shelby’s widebody Mustang is a concept, but its Super Snake F-150 is production bound Shelby’s widebody Mustang is a concept, but its Super Snake F-150 is production bound originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 18 May Read more
If I’m completely honest with myself, I have to come to terms that my next vehicle will more than likely be a convertible sports car. This doesn’t mean I’m actually getting a convertible anytime soon, but the want is strong and I need to know which is the best sooner Read more
Germany has been switching its power sources to renewable energy for years now, typically without incident. That changed Tuesday morning when a giant rogue wind turbine blade fell onto a lorry traveling along a German autobahn, shutting down traffic for hours in a seemingly desperate and radical attempt to reduce… Read more
Filed under: Videos,Autoblog Minute,Original Video Volvo Trucks and Swedish waste management company Renova have partnered to test autonomous garbage truck. Their aim is for safer, more efficient refuse handling and a better working environment for drivers. Continue reading Autonomous Garbage Truck | Autoblog Minute Autonomous Garbage Truck | Autoblog Minute Read more
Since last year, Aston Martin has teased the upcoming DB11 Volante, the first drop-top in the brand’s all-new lineup. Now, after months of hearing nothing about the forthcoming super convertible, our spy photographers caught the car testing at every manufacturer’s favorite test facility, the Nürburgring. Likely powered by the same all-new Read more