VCG/GETTY IMAGES, THE MANUFACTURER Tesla CEO Elon Musk announces that its event called Battery Day, previously intended to be held in the spring, will now take place September 15 at the Fremont factory, Tesla’s headquarters in California. The event will include a tour of the cell production system and is expected to be the occasion […] More

The Raptor Connection via Instagram Ford has announced that the new Bronco will be officially revealed in July. The 2021 Ford Bronco is targeted at the Jeep Wrangler and will have removable doors and roof. Production has been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, so expect to see them at dealers sometime next year starting […] More

Volkswagen had previously confirmed the demise of the Passat by the end of the decade but has now announced 2022 as the final model year for the Passat.The Passat adds a Limited Edition model with unique details referencing Chattanooga, Tennessee, where the Passat has been built for the past decade.Only 1973 Limited Editions will be built, priced starting at $31,290. Of those, 423 units will come with the Atlas SUV’s Racing Green Metallic paint, not normally available on the Passat.Last year we reported that Volkswagen would kill off the Passat at some point before the end of the decade so the brand could focus on selling the Atlas and electric ID.4 crossovers. That day has now come, with Volkswagen announcing that the Passat will be discontinued in the United States after the 2022 model year, and the automaker also revealed a Passat Limited Edition that commemorates the Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant that has built the Passat since 2011.

Changes to the Passat Limited Edition are minimal. The exterior features unique 15-spoke, 18-inch aluminum alloy wheels and black mirror caps, while the interior includes special seat tags. One reads “1 of 1973″—the number of Limited Editions VW will build—and the other says “VW Chattanooga since 2011.” The bottom of the cupholders features an aerial map of the city of Chattanooga and a blueprint of the factory. The Limited Edition is also decked out with niceties including heated leather power seats for both the driver and passenger and tech extras like park assist.

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The 1973-unit run for the Passat Limited Edition references the first year of Passat production in Germany. The specific number of units produced for each of the four color combos are meant to be meaningful, which sounds more like something you’d expect from a special-edition McLaren than from a mainstream sedan. 411 Limited Editions will be sprayed in Aurora Red Metallic with a Titan Black interior; 411 was the production code for the Passat’s predecessor. Then 423 units—for the Chattanooga area code—will borrow the Racing Green Metallic paint found on the Atlas SUV (and on the old B5 Passat) and pair it with a Mauro Brown interior. Pure White paint with a Mauro Brown interior will be found on 524 units, honoring the opening date of the Chattanooga factory on May 24, 2011. Lastly, VW will produce 615 Limited Editions in Platinum Gray Metallic with a Titan Black interior, which VW says stands for six generations of Passat in the U.S., one generation assembled in Chattanooga, and five decades of U.S. Passat sales.

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The 2022 Passat Limited Edition will start at $31,290, with Aurora Red costing an extra $395. The Passat has been sold in the United States since 1974, although it was called the Dasher until 1982 and then the Quantum until 1990. U.S. production of the Passat began in Chattanooga in 2011 when VW introduced a unique version for the North American market. With the Passat on its way out, the Chattanooga plant will now transition to assembling electric vehicles.
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The Roofnest rooftop-tent lineup includes two Condor tent products made of plastic and now adds an aluminum version, priced only a bit higher at $3595.The Condor Overland rooftop tent is sturdier—and slightly heavier—than the plastic models, and it includes a foam mattress with a washable cover.Orders are being taken now for the Condor Overland, with the company promising both free shipping and a discount for orders placed before December 3.Roofnest’s Condor line of rooftop tents welcomes a third member to the fold: the Condor Overland. Priced above the $3295 Condor and $3495 Condor XL, the $3595 Condor Overland trades those model’s plastic panels for stronger aluminum pieces.

The Colorado-based company claims the Overland’s top shell and floor, which consist of 1.0-inch honeycomb aluminum, as well as its extruded aluminum side panels, allow the tent to better handle strikes from hail or rocks relative to the plastic panels of its cheaper siblings. You know, the sort of debris overlanders might encounter on their journeys—hence the reason this Condor model bears the Overland nameplate.
Despite its status as the priciest member of the Condor clan, the Overland is far from the biggest. That title goes to the appropriately named Condor XL, which is capable of sleeping up to three adults. Credit its overall length of 74.0 inches, or 14.0 inches longer than those of the Condor and Condor Overland, both of which can sleep up to two adults. At 165 pounds, the aluminum-bodied Condor Overland outweighs its Condor and Condor XL kin by 30 and five pounds, respectively.While the Condor Overland’s pièce de résistance may be its aluminum construction, the tent’s interior is arguably its most important feature for the people who will use it. After all, this is presumably the space where overlanders go to catch a few winks of sleep as they journey through remote and exotic places. To this end, Roofnest fits the Overland with a 2.5-inch-thick foam mattress with a washable cover so users can tidy up between stops. The company says two adults “and a dog or child” can sleep inside, and there’s a 650-pound weight limit.Additionally, Roofnest fits the Condor Overland with the likes of a battery-powered LED light strip (with a dimmer, no less!), a ground mat, two shoe bags, a skylight, and a 7.5-foot ladder. Those looking to bring some more perks from home into their Condor Overland’s living quarters can always strap such niceties to the tent’s available shell-mounted crossbars, which are capable of holding up to 100 pounds of extra gear with the tent stowed and 40 pounds with the tent in use.
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This is the new Batmobile that’ll be featured in the upcoming film The Batman, directed by Matt Reeves and starring Robert Pattinson as Batman. Reeves tweeted photos of the new Batmobile, and it looks like a mid-engine V-8 powered late ’60s muscle car. The movie is set to release on June 25, 2021. Batman’s new […] More