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Autoblog video week in review | Feb. 9-15

The video roundup post is your weekly landing spot for all things Autoblog video. This week we tour the show floor of the 2020 Chicago Auto Show, get a look at Volvo's new all-electric semi, and play some NASCAR Heat 4 and Rocket League. And on this week's episode of the Autoblog Podcast, the editors discuss Chicago plus the four-cylinder Supra, the new Hyundai Sonata and the fate of VW's pickup. 

Monday, February 10th - Senior Producer Chris McGraw takes us around the floor of the 2020 Chicago Auto Show for some show and tell. See his favorites here:

Tuesday, February 11th - We presented the 2020 Autoblog Technology of the Year award to Kia for their Blind Spot Monitoring System. Check out the award presentation from the Chicago Auto Show with Autoblog Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore and Kia's Corporate Communications Director James Bell: 

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The Twitch rerun we featured on this day was gameplay from NASCAR Heat 4.  Oh, we should also mention that we're no longer live streaming exclusively to Twitch, you can also catch us live on the Autoblog YouTube page, how 'bout that?!

Wednesday, February 12th -  Senior Editor, Green, John Beltz Snyder took the 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Coupe out for a POV drive. Check it out here:

Thursday, February 13th - Volvo trucks launched an all-electric semi. See it here:

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Yo! Our Twitch host, Multimedia Producer Erik Maier, actually played well today! He should maybe retire while he's ahead. Skip to the last game to see an absolutely epic Rocket League goal.

Friday, February 14th - Episode #614 of the Autoblog Podcast features Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore is joined by News Editor Joel Stocksdale and Road Test Editor Zac Palmer. The big event they're discussing this week is the 2020 Chicago Auto Show. They run down the big reveals and interesting things they saw at the show, as well as this year's Editors' Picks. They follow up by hitting some quick topics, including the new Hyundai Sonata, throwback liveries on new cars, the fate of the VW Atlas Tanoak, the four-cylinder Toyota Supra, and Jaguar XE vs. Alfa Romeo Giulia. Next, they talk about driving the 2020 Chrysler Pacifica and 2020 Lexus RX 450h. Lastly, they take to the mailbag to help a listener replace a BMW 135i with something more winter-friendly in the "Spend My Money" segment.

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Autoblog video week in review | Feb. 2-8

The video roundup post is your weekly landing spot for all things Autoblog video.

Monday - Senior Producer Christopher McGraw went to the 2020 Outdoor Retailer show in Colorado. The winter show featured some cool gear and a bit of automotive stuff, but perhaps the most interesting info to come out of OR 2020 was the carbon footprint calculator and offset tool developed by The North Face in a partnership with Protect Our Winters. In this episode of Behind The Wheel, we show you how to use it to offset your next road trip:

Tuesday - We got NASCAR Heat 4, and host Erik Maier is already making enemies in the game. Broadcasted live on Twitch and rerun on YouTube -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/autoblog:

Wednesday - Experience the view from the driver’s seat of the 2020 BMW 840i xDrive Gran Coupe:

Thursday - Broadcast on Twitch  — Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/autoblog — Erik played TT: Isle of Man on this stream because we couldn't figure out why in the world the base price of this game is $71.99 in the Xbox Store. The pricing somehow made even less sense after we played it and could barely get through the first half-hour. After that, we jumped over to Lonely Mountains Downhill (super fun, but probably not all that fun for you guys to watch) and then finally to NASCAR Heat 4, which is great for all parties involved:

Friday - Editor-In-Chief Greg Migliore is joined by West Coast Editor James Riswick on episode 613 of the Autoblog Podcast to chat about driving the Volvo V60 Cross Country, what they thought about the Subaru Outback, and even this year's crop of Super Bowl commercials.

Autoblog video week in review | Jan. 26-Feb. 1

This video roundup post is your weekly landing spot for all things Autoblog video. This week we went to Scottsdale for an epic Barrett-Jackson auction that was headlined by the new C8 Corvette. There are also experiential videos of the 2020 Volvo V60 and 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S to check out, and a new episode of the Autoblog Podcast.

Monday - The first saleable C8 mid-engine Corvette sold for $3 million at the Barrett-Jackson auction:

Tuesday - First, we had to check out the exhaust note of the 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S:

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And in gaming news, Erik was out sick, so Amr presided over the Autoblog Twitch stream and played some Need For Speed: Heat. Check out the rerun here:

Wednesday - We took out the 2020 Volvo V60 Cross Country T5. Your first-person point-of-view experience of that drive can be found here: 

Thursday - The 2020 Autoblog Technology of the Year winner was announced. Check out the winner and other nominees for the award in this year's video: 

Also, we finally got NASCAR Heat 4, enough said:

Friday - Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore, Green Editor John Snyder and Senior Editor Alex Kierstein discuss the announcement of an electric Hummer and Superb Owl car ads in Autoblog Podcast #612:

Autoblog video week in review | Jan. 19-25

The video roundup post is your weekly landing spot for all things Autoblog video.

Monday - A slight change in programming had us publish a POV drive this Monday, this one featuring the 2020 BMW X6 M50i:

Tuesday- The first sellable 2020 C8 Chevrolet Corvette crossed the auction block at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale sale. It sold for $3 million to NASCAR team owner and noted car collector Rick Hendrick. All proceeds benefit the Detroit Childrens' Fund charity. You can check out our first video from the event here with more to come next week: 

We also uploaded some gaming footage from the Autoblog Twitch stream to our YouTube channel. Tuesday's rerun featured Dirt Rally 2.0:

Wednesday - We said hello to the 2021 GMC Yukon Denali and Yukon AT4 in the latest episode of Behind The Wheel. Senior Producer Chris McGraw gave us this first video from the reveal in Vail, Colorado:

Thursday - The day's rerun from our Twitch stream features Erik Maier and John Beltz Snyder playing some Supermarket Shriek. It's a much-needed respite from losing Battle Royale races in Forza Horizon 4:

Friday - Autoblog Podcast #611 features Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore and Editors Joel Stocksdale and James Riswick chatting about what they love (and don't) about the Toyota 4Runner, the new Ford Super Duty and the 992-generation Porsche 911 Carrera 4S:

Autoblog video week in review | Jan. 12-18

The video roundup post is your weekly landing spot for all things Autoblog video. This week we travel to Las Vegas for CES 2020, play some Forza Horizon 4 Battle Royale Mode, check out the 2020 Tundra TRD Pro CrewMax, and have a new episode of the Autoblog Podcast to check out. 

Monday's episode of Behind The Wheel was focused on CES 2020. Associate Producer Alex Malburg and Assistant Editor Zac Palmer were there to show us automotive tech from Mercedes, Nissan, Sony and more:

Our Twitch stream is live every Tuesday and Thursday where we play racing and other driving-based games. We then upload reruns of that content to YouTube. This Tuesday host Erik Maier played Rocket League with some viewers. Producer Amr Sayour also joined in on the stream: 

Check out Producer Amr Sayour's POV drive of the 2020 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro CrewMax from Wednesday:

The Twitch rerun posted to YouTube on Thursday Erik Maier and Zac Plamer try and *spoiler* fail to get a win in Forza Horizon 4 Battle Royale Mode:

On Friday Autoblog Podcast #610 dropped. Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore is joined by Assistant Editor Zac Palmer and consumer editor Jeremy Korzeniewski while they recap CES 2020. talk Broncos, Yukons, and Hummers, and of course help a listener with a car buying decision in the "Spend My Money" segment. 

Our favorite Autoblog videos of 2019 | Behind the Wheel S01 // EP09

Behind the Wheel is a new video series that shows you a bit of what it’s like to work at Autoblog. The Editors and Video Producers will show you the cars we have in our fleet, and you’ll get a behind the scenes look at some of the personalities that help make the site run. 

In episode 09 the Autoblog crew looks back at some of our favorite videos from 2019 and reflects on the moments that meant so much to us.

Do you have a favorite video you’d love to share? We’d love to hear from you, so please comment below!

Gear we used to make this video: 

Panasonic GH5s

Panasonic Lumix 12-35mm F2.8

Rode VidMic Pro

JOBY GorillaPod 3K Stand

Tiffen 58mm Variable ND Filter

GoPro Hero 7 Black

Adobe Premiere

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Autoblog video week in review | Dec. 15-21

The video roundup post is your weekly landing spot for all things video from Autoblog. This week we drive the bestselling non-pickup in the United States, try our hand at the newly released Battle Royale mode in Forza Horizon 4, and get a first-person look at the 2019 Porsche Cayenne E-hybrid. 

Monday, Senior Producer Chris McGraw took us Behind The Wheel of two popular Nissan models, the Altima and the best-selling Rogue. 

If you're a gamer you know that we stream live to our Twitch channel every Tuesday (and Thursday). This week host Erik Maier was joined by Alex Malburg as we attempt our first ever Forza Battle Royale match! 

The Wednesday POV Drive featured the 2019 Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid:

On Thursday'sTwitch Stream rerun, Erik was joined by Joel Stocksdale and John Snyder. They continued their quest to get a win in the new Forza Horizon Battle Royale mode, unsuccessfully. 

Autoblog Podcast #608 went live Friday. In this week's episode Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore and Senior Editor, Green, John Beltz Snyder head to Bollinger HQ in Ferndale, Michigan, to chat with the CEO of Bollinger Motors, Robert Bollinger. 

Our next video roundup post will be in 2020. Happy Holidays, and thanks for watching!

Autoblog video week in review | Dec. 8-14

The video roundup post is your weekly landing spot for all things Autoblog video. This week we discuss the pros and cons of the Limited trim of the Jeep Cherokee, show you the first-person POV of the all-wheel-drive Dodge Challenger GT, rant about how Epic games is ruining Rocket League, and we've got a new episode of the Autoblog Podcast featuring the Civic Type R and Hyundai Veloster N. 

On Monday the new Behind The Wheel episode went live. In it, Senior Producer Christopher McGraw takes a Jeep Cherokee Limited to Rocky Mountain National Park.

Host, Erik Maier was joined by Producer Amr Sayour for the Tuesday Twitch stream for some heated Rocket League competition. Erik also has a nice rant about some recent money-grubbing tactics perpetrated by Epic Games in Rocket League.

On Wednesday we took the 2019 Dodge Challenger GT out for a spin. You can experience the outing too by watching the latest POV Drive:

The Thursday Twitch stream features Erik and Associate Editor Joel Stocksdale playing Need For Speed: Heat. Watch Erik and Joel complete two in-game "day challenges, 2 Star A Drift Zone and Reach 4x Drift Multiplier.

On Friday Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore sat down with Associate Editor Joel Stocksdale for the Autoblog Podcast. In episode #607 they discuss the Honda Civic Type R and Hyundai Veloster N.  

This poop-scooping bot is like a Roomba for your yard

Transcript:  Roomba pooper scooper. This robot automatically detects dog waste in your yard and scoops it up. Beetl Robotics created this poop-scooping bot to help people around the house. It works by taking multiple photos of the yard and uploading them to the cloud. The cloud system identifies the dog feces and sends info back to Beetl to pick it up. Beetl navigates to the location and uses a pick and lift mechanism. The waste is dropped into an in-ground composter. No word yet on when this handy robot will go on sale.