When there's heavy snow in the forecast, you want the Subaru Outback to be sure you get home safely. Our critic spent a week with the Touring XT trim package to see how it would handle and was greeted with a rare snow storm along the Oregon coast to check things out....
It’s been a bad week for driving just about everywhere but Alaska, it seems. And we turned to our tire guru Jeff Zurschmiede for advice on what winter tires he’d recommend. By chance he just had a chance to check out Nokian’s new ultra-high performance wet weather tire, the Surpass AS01. Here’s more.
Let’s face it, this is an SUV world. Some manufacturers, like Ford, have completely abandoned the passenger car business. Others, like General Motors, are quickly going in the same direction. So, what do you do if you can’t find a sedan or coupe that really fits your lifestyle and desires? After spending a week with the 2024 Infiniti QX55 we discovered it is the SUV to buy if you don’t really want an SUV,
The Jeep Gladiator is essentially a longer wheelbase version of the four-door Wrangler Unlimited, with a pickup bed behind the rear seats. Our Jeff Zurschmeide spent a week testing the 2024 Gladiator out along the scenic Oregon coast. Here’s his review.
We’re supposed to issue judgement here, so my verdict is, if you want a track-capable Subaru you can drive every day, the new 2025 WRX tS is your ride. Read the whole review at HeadlightNews.com.
It may have gotten off to a bad start due to some unexpected software problems but the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV shouldn’t be dismissed by those looking for a new battery-electric vehicle. It’s offered in an unusually broad range of configurations that can fit a variety of different needs, as our reviewer Jeff Zurschmiede learned while spending a week behind the wheel.
BMW has completely redesigned the popular X2 compact SUV for the 2024 model year, enhancing the small crossover’s “fastback coupe” styling. It’s also introduced an assortment of a la carte options that make it easier to configure the right package, whatever your budget. Here’s our review.
The Blazer name has had a long history at Chevrolet. In its newest incarnation it offers a sign of the direction the bowtie brand plans to take in an electrified automotive market. But does it live up expectations? Jeff Zurschmiede spent a week with the new Chevy Blazer EV to find out.
Left a paraplegic following a crash six years ago, promising IndyCar driver Robert Wickens is back on track as part of the Formula E racing series thanks to an ell-electric race car specifically modified by manufacturing partner SPARK he can drive via hand controls. The third-generation Formula E car is the world’s fastest, lightest and most sustainable electric race car.
Subaru has done a great job balancing the comfort/luxury value against the brand’s go-anywhere, get muddy, hose-it-out-later reputation. Read the whole review at headlight.news.
The 2024 Kia Seltos delivers what I’ve started to call the Kia Experience. It does everything well, but nothing is excessive. Read the whole review at Headlight.News.
With my own eyes, I saw a large lynx cross the road ahead of us as we rounded a corner, with a sizable hare in its mouth destined to become the cat’s next meal. The lynx was massive, perhaps 40 pounds, and sleek in its ticked white winter coat. Read more at www.headlight.news.