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Thursday, January 16, 2020

Sports Cars

New Porsche 718 GTS Boxster and Cayman Are Your Naturally Aspirated Flat-Six Heroes

Porsche just introduced two new 718 models available to order this coming summer: the 718 Boxster and Cayman GTS. Sportier than the standard 718s in most every regard, Porsche started by taking a very close relative of the Cayman GT4 4.0-liter, flat-six engine and bolting it into the GTS models. Peak output is 394 hp and 309 lb-ft of torque. Almost more enticing, the redline is refreshingly high at 7,800 rpm.

Reveals

The Lexus GX460 Is a Luxury Brute with a Knack for Off-Road Adventures

The Lexus GX entered its second generation in 2009 and since has been incrementally improved. It's one of the oldest vehicles in Lexus' lineup. For 2020 the GX gets a new spindle-style grille, LED headlights, some new switchgear, more USB ports, a few new colors and a few new wheel options.

Drives

Production-Ready Lucid Air EV Is Headed to New York

Aside from the odd bits of news regarding funding, we haven't heard much about startup electric vehicle manufacturer Lucid Motors since we rode in a prototype of its Air sedan a few years back. But the California-based company has apparently taken the Rivian strategy here, doing hard work largely under the radar.

News

Report: BMW i8 Is Discontinued as of April

BMW UK confirmed what several websites are reporting: The German automaker is killing its i8 hybrid sports car. The U.K. magazine Autocar reports the end is coming this April, clearing the way for BMW's upcoming line of electric vehicles that includes the i4 sedan, iX3 crossover and iNext crossover.

Autoweek Talks

Lost to Time: Features From the '50s You Take for Granted

At some point, cars stopped looking like buggies with engines and started feeling relatively modern. You can split hairs about when this happened, but you can't deny that a lot of the features we take for granted today first made widespread automotive appearances in the 1950s.

Racing

Rico Abreu Wins Wild Wednesday Chili Bowl Prelim

Rico Abreu scored a sensational win during Wednesday night qualifiers to advance directly into Saturday's main event feature of the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals at Tulsa Expo Center.

Racing

NASCAR Xfinity Adds Indianapolis Road Race to Brickyard Weekend

The Xfinity Series will make its debut on the Indianapolis infield road course on the same weekend as the prestigious Brickyard 400. The road course event will take place on Saturday, July 4, one day before the prestigious oval event.