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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

News

The 2021 Genesis GV80 Gets a North American Reveal: Here's What to Expect

It's been a long time coming, but we now know the US-spec rear-wheel-drive-based Genesis GV80 SUV starts around $50,000 and will come with turbocharged power from either four or six cylinders.

Sports Cars

Easter Egg: Porsche Sneaks the 992 911 GT3 into Its Super Bowl Ad

It’s that time of year again: The Super Bowl is headed to dominate your Sunday afternoon TV this weekend. Fortunately for car folks, Porsche is dropping a commercial sometime during the Super Bowl that teases the 992-generation 911 GT3.

Drives

First Drive: Mini SE Electric Car Is Fun to Drive (But Only for 110 Miles)

The SE is a converted Mini Cooper S with batteries stuffed into the transmission tunnel and into the space where the gas tank used to go. For the record, that’s not much space—only enough for 32.6 kWh of batteries, to be exact—limiting this cute little sportster hatch to just a 110 miles of EPA range.

Events

The Ford v Ferrari Debate In Full Gear at Bruce Meyer’s All-American Cruise-In

Charlie Agapiou, Ken Miles’ crew chief at Le Mans in ’66, thinks his driver got a bum deal and that Ford v Ferrari's portrayal of the situation—and of Ford man Leo Beebe—was pretty close to the truth.

Autoweek Talks: Utility

7 SUVs That Time Forgot (But We Did Not)

Despite the fact that a number of current SUV nameplates date back decades, like Jeep Cherokee and Ford Explorer, not all from even the recent past are still around. Remember the Saab 9-4X? How about the Dodge Raider?