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There are bigger Basecamps about to be established in the woods, in the form of the new 2021 Airstream Basecamp 20 and 20X. The all-terrain travel trailer—and its off-road-enhanced X-Package variant—is a longer, taller, and wider version of the original Basecamp (now known as the Basecamp 16 and 16X), Airstream’s best-selling travel trailer that was originally launched in 2007 and redesigned in 2016. All Airstream trailers share a nomadic heritage of free-spirited travel, as well as an aluminum aesthetic, but the modern-looking Basecamps are specifically tailored toward gear-hauling outdoor adventurers. The Basecamp travel trailers—designed to be smaller, lighter, and higher off the ground—are made from the same riveted aluminum as Airstream’s other traditional travel trai...

Rumor has it that Audi will eventually replace the R8 with an EV, but for now, the supercar thrives on V-10 power. For the 2021 model year, Audi is getting rid of the base V-10, which makes 562 hp, leaving the 602 hp variant of the engine as the sole means of motivation. There’s still a chance to snag the less powerful model, though, as a limited-edition 2020 Audi R8 goes on sale this summer. The model combines the base V-10 with a host of upgrades from the more powerful R8 Performance. For one thing, the appropriately named R8 Limited Edition gets a carbon-fiber front sway bar. This feature, previously reserved for R8 Performance variants, sheds 4.4 pounds of mass. Buyers of the Limited Edition will also enjoy the R8 Performance’s sport exhaust system. See all 46 photos Availa...

When we tested the new Toyota Corolla sedan at our 2020 Car of the Year competition, we were surprised by how much fun it was to drive. Now, Toyota is looking to maximize the sporting potential of its (newly minted) smallest four-door with the new Corolla Apex Edition. Not only is it literally the apex predator of the Corolla range, it also aims to quite literally clip apexes both on and off track. Toyota plans to make just 6,000 Apex Editions, each offered in one of three different color options. You have your choice of Cement with a black roof, Super White, also with a black roof, or Black Sand Pearl. Regardless of color, the Apex features a racier aero kit that includes a new front splitter, redesigned fog light covers, sporty body side moldings, a reworked rear bumper, and a trunk-lid ...

The 2021 Ford Bronco’s cool and unusual seven-speed manual transmission (with a “dogleg” shift pattern that includes a crawler gear at the bottom left position and six, typically placed, forward gears for day-to-day driving), is the sort of thing that gets our attention. For one, there’s no denying the extra level of connection you get from driving a manual transmission vehicle—if you get it, you get it. And that crawler gear, combined with the Bronco’s robust four-wheel-drive system’s two-speed transfer case and various off-road driving modes, should provide some incredible low-speed control over any really technical stuff. But if you want it with the Sasquatch package, then, for now, you’re out of luck. Ford states the Sasquatch package will...

If you haven’t heard by now, the next Jaguar XJ will embrace battery-electric technology. However, due to the global pandemic that’s stricken the automotive industry, the British brand is reportedly slowing down the development of its upcoming flagship sedan. We expected to see the new XJ as soon as early 2021, but it turns out that may no longer be the case. According to Autocar, the reveal of the big EV Jag won’t happen until the end of next 2021. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is reportedly cutting back on nonessential spending. What that really means is—thanks to COVID-19 and its effects on vehicle production and development—JLR needs to focus on building and delivering cars that can make money right now before it can finish developing the EV XJ. When we reached out for...

Look, we get it, this is sacrilege. We’re slapping God in the face, going against nature, all of that, but we just couldn’t help ourselves—we just had to know what the 2021 Ford Bronco would look like with a Jeep Wrangler‘s face. And then, once we had that mongrel rendered, our curiosity for what the Wrangler might look like with the new Bronco‘s face got the best of us. So, we rendered that, too. You either are very, very welcome—or we are so, so sorry. Why the face swap? Because the Bronco is here to try and take the Wrangler’s lunch in the mid-size, hard-core off-road 4×4 segment. Both SUVs promise more capability than most owners will ever need, both can have their doors and roofs stripped off with relative ease, and both reach back in time to distant...

You’ve probably heard of auto employee discounts at new car dealerships before. Sometimes carmakers run “everyone gets employee pricing” promotions. But there are actually a few ways you can participate in these employee pricing plans without being an actual employee, a relative of an employee, or working at a company supplier. And with the new 2021 Ford Bronco‘s debut getting fans excited even while the 4×4’s $100 reservation system doesn’t prevent dealer markups, we’re going to tell you about a Ford employee discount program that’s available to (nearly) everyone: Ford X-Plan. There are some hoops to jump through in order to get X-Plan eligibility—it’s not a magic word that unlocks lower pricing simply by uttering it. But before w...

Right on schedule, the latest 992-generation Porsche 911 variant is the new 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo. Notice we didn’t tack an “S” to the end of that nameplate, though. Yes, if the hair-ripping, face-shredding, world-turning 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S is too rich for your blood, the “base” Turbo and Turbo Cabriolet are here to fill the gap between the future 992-series Carrera GTS and the range-topping Turbo S. Since the 997-generation 911 more or less cemented Porsche’s modern model hierarchy, there are no surprises with the new 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo—but that doesn’t mean you should be any less excited. Compared to the Turbo S, the Turbo is indeed softer, slower, less powerful, less expensive, and overall less capable, but this dour language is a fai...

The 2021 Ford Bronco Sport may play little brother to the Bronco, but the former model’s starting price of $28,155 comes in at just under $2,000 lower than its bigger, body-on-frame kin—and $2,175 more than the similarly sized and somewhat related Escape. No, the Bronco Sport is not the best off-road model in the Blue Oval’s line of vehicles, nor is it the best value. What Ford seems to position it as, though, is a jack-of-all-trades option that combines most of the aesthetic and some of the off-road capability of the Bronco with the comfort and manageable dimensions of the Escape.  See all 29 photos Is it worth it? Well, we’ll have to get behind the wheel of the Bronco Sport to determine as much. Nevertheless, the compact crossover’s $28,155 price tag nets the...

With its body-on-frame underpinnings, standard four-wheel drive, and torque-rich turbocharged engine, the base 2021 Ford Bronco is a formidable off-road machine right out of the box. But let’s say you want even more off-road capability from the Blue Oval’s new SUV while still staying within a budget outside, say, the higher-end 2021 Bronco Wildtrak. Enter the Sasquatch package. Available across the line—except on the Wildtrak, which comes standard with its goodies—the Sasquatch package turns even the entry-level, Bronco into an all-terrain monster. Credit for the transformation goes to 17-inch beadlock-compatible wheels wrapped in 35-inch mud tires, an electromechanical transfer case, locking front and rear axles, larger fender flares, additional suspension clear...