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Friday, February 21, 2020

Drives

The 2020 BMW M340xi Returns to Proper 3-Series Form

For now this M340xi is the fastest 3-Series you can get and is also a reminder: A BMW straight-six remains among the great engines, with a seamless torque curve and terrific growl. It really is a cut above the rest.

Future Cars

Will the Next Polestar Concept Preview an Electric SUV?

Just ahead of the Geneva motor show, Polestar has revealed a teaser image previewing its next concept. Dubbed Precept, this upcoming show car follows up on the Polestar 1 and Polestar 2, but it could be as much about interior tech as exterior design, still expected to carve its own path clear of Volvo design influence.

Industry News

Saving Holden Would Have Required Billions, Report Says

Holden's demise, despite the abrupt announcement, could best be described as death by a thousand cuts amid a slow-burning regional decline for its parent automaker.

But Wait, There's More

I Found a Secret Pagani on the Automaker's Website

While doing some research on the Pagani Imola, I wound up digging a little on the Italian exotic automaker's website. It's very slickly produced and has lots of great visuals, with bits of information some might consider important (i.e., specifications) peppered in sparingly here and there. That's when I found something cool

Autoweek Talks: Revolutions

Autoweek Talks: Revolutions, the Playlist

This has to be the most energetic playlist we've cobbled together yet. There isn't an elegy, jazz standard or torch song to be found (OK, there is one slice of cheese).

Racing

Thursday F1 Test Results: The 'Pink Mercedes' Has Everybody Talking in Barcelona

As the Formula 1 teams completed their second day of preseason testing in Barcelona, covering even more laps than were achieved on the first day of running, the talk in the paddock at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya was all about "the pink Mercedes," the nickname of Racing Point's new RP20 race car.

Racing

Ed Carpenter: IndyCar's New Aeroscreen 'Changes the Sensation of How You Feel in the Car'

Ed Carpenter was one of the last to the party, but he was finally able to test out the aeroscreen that will be featured this season in the NTT IndyCar Series.