Geoge Smith 
Mercedes-Benz ended production of the G-Class Cabriolet in 2013, and with the exception of the Maybach-branded G650 Landaulet it hasn’t released another chopped-top G-Wagon since. Dubai-based Refined Marques has filled this void with a limited-edition convertible G63. Company boss Ahmed Al Bakry tells Autoblog that the idea of turning the current-generation G-Class into a convertible … Read more
Street takeovers are still plaguing Southern California streets. While local officials have tried to prevent takeovers from happening, it hasn’t helped. Often these takeovers take a turn into destruction for no reason — including one this week that destroyed a business. 2024 BMW XM Label | Jalopnik First Drive Another takeover has happened in Compton, … Read more
Bobby Allison holds Cale Yarborough’s foot after Yarborough kicked him during their brawl in the 1979 Daytona 500. (AP Photo/Ric Feld) Cale Yarborough, considered one of NASCAR’s all-time greatest drivers and the first to win three consecutive Cup titles, died Sunday. He was 84. NASCAR announced the death of the Hall of Famer and … Read more
Photo: George Frey / Stringer (Getty Images) If you’re traveling around major U.S. holidays, especially during the winter, you need to be prepared for flight delays and cancelations. It sucks, but that’s just the way it is. Sometimes, airlines mess up and lie to you about it, but other times, a massive storm rolls in … Read more
Autoblog may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change. If you’ve been keeping an eye on the news recently, you might have noticed that the east coast of the U.S. is bracing for a potentially rather large snowstorm this weekend. If you’re an East … Read more
Screenshot: Top Gear There’s something in the water in Texas. That’s the only thing that can explain it. The gearheads down there in the section of America that used to be Mexico really know how to take fast shit and make it faster shit. Audi’s second-generation R8 is already impressive with a 533 horsepower V10 … Read more
We’ve talked so much and so long about Mercedes-Benz’s EQ lineup — including the chance of the EQ name going away in 2024 — it’s hard to forget that the EQ sedans and SUVs are only one or two years old. That makes them ripe for upgrades, and Mercedes has obliged with the EQE sedan … Read more
Photo: Tesla The first weeks of January are always full of number crunching, as automakers start putting out their sales results for the fourth quarter and the previous year as a whole. Tesla is one of the first to release Q4 2023 numbers, announcing that in 2023 it produced 1,845,985 vehicles and delivered 1,808,581 — … Read more
Attention is already on Suzuki products headed to the upcoming Tokyo Auto Salon thanks to Japanese tuner DAMD. The company turned two Suzuki Jimnys into the Little 5, a tribute to Renault’s 5 Turbo and 5 Turbo 2, and the Little Delta, a tribute to the Lancia Delta Integrale. Suzuki’s got a trio of its … Read more
Image: Scout Motors We first learned about Volkswagen’s plans to revive the International Harvester Scout as a new EV brand named Scout Motors back in May 2022, when the VW subsidiary showed off some side-view sketches and announced its intentions to produce the new pickup and SUV starting in 2026. Now, thanks to a new … Read more
