Good morning and welcome to The Downshift, or TDS for short.
The Downshift is The Drive’s weekday early morning quick-hit news rundown of the latest automotive stories bubbling around the world. Grab a cup of coffee and a Pop-Tart.
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The first cup of coffee is gone here, so let’s get into it.
What I’m driving: The 2025 Chevrolet Blazer EV SS is in my driveway and its quick with a 0-60 mph time of 3.4 seconds.
BMW will expand its lineup to include a Mercedes G-Wagon rival based on the mid-size X5 platform built in America arriving in 2029 to serve as a halo model.
Volvo’s bringing back a front-wheel-drive turbo-4 version of the XC40 crossover to lower the price of the model lineup.
The Genesis G70 sport sedan is now predicted to disappear after the 2027 model year with no direct replacement.
Czinger’s CCO said the American hypercar maker will not expand the lineup with a GT or SUV, rather it’ll stick to more variants of the 21C hypercar.
It took a mere month for Koenigsegg to steal the 0-249-0 mph record back from Rimac.
The Polestar 3 electric SUV set a Guinness World Record for the longest distance traveled by an electric SUV on a single charger covering 581.3 miles before running out of juice.
Rivian created its first one-off with a custom R1S Quad Pebble Beach model, which will be auctioned off this week during Monterey Car Week as the automaker’s only factory-made one-of-one vehicle.
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