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Daily Drive

Thursday, March 5, 2020

Sports Cars

The Corvette’s Hybrid Future Is Hiding in Plain Sight

OK, so “plain sight” might be a bit of an overstatement, but further evidence that a hybrid midengine Chevrolet Corvette is in the cards is right there—if you know where to look. And in this case, you have to look at page 244 of the 2020 Corvette owners manual.

Industry News

Cadillac Lyriq Will Be the Brand's First EV, and GM Has Much More to Come

General Motors is the latest automaker to tell us that it’s fully committed to electrifying the future, and one of the first products will be a new Cadillac utility called the Lyriq.

Luxury

2021 Genesis G80 Is Long, Lean and Elegant

Just on the heels of its new GV80 SUV, Genesis is now showing a new version of the closely related G80 sedan. These initial photos show a dramatic redesign for the luxury four-door, which will continue to occupy the midsize position of the brand's lineup between the G70 and G90.

Drives

The 2020 Audi S4 Is a Sprinter in a German Business Suit

Now in its sixth generation, the Audi S4, along with its domesticated A4 sibling, are getting a mid-cycle refresh for 2020, one that keeps the familiar looks of the midsize sports sedan while introducing subtle tweaks to the design and tech inside.

Autoweek Talks: Wood

Autoweek Talks: Wood, the Playlist

The original thinking behind proposing wood as an Autoweek Talks topic was simple: Not only were (and, in the case of Morgan, are) cars made of wood, but in the not-too-distant past, we still clung to its facsimile, pasting it onto the slabbed sides of cars both big and small. We hope you enjoy our song selections, too, some of which I’ll admit even left me scratching my head!

Racing

Haas F1 Team Could Leave Sport after 2020 if Results Don't Improve

Haas F1 Team driver Kevin Magnussen says that folks had better be taking team owner Gene Haas seriously when Haas talks about pulling his team out of Formula 1 after the 2020 campaign.

Racing

Ferrari Racing Days Comes to Road Atlanta This Weekend

March 6-8, over 100 Ferraris will take to the famous Road Atlanta racetrack, the host of the Petit Le Mans IMSA race, about an hour from Atlanta. Three different types of Prancing Horses will hurl themselves through the fast esses, rocket down the back straight and fly over the crest and down the hill toward the mega-fast turn 12.