In a time in which the average new car transaction price is just over $49,000, the 2026 Chevy Trax convinces us a lot of people are spending more money than they need to be to get solid transportation. Check out the review at Headlight.News.
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A Week With: 2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally
Ford’s Mustang Mach-E broke new ground for the storied automaker when it was introduced back in 2020. The first crossover SUV to carry the Mustang nameplate, Mach-E also marked the first time an EV wore a galloping pony badge. Get the details in our review at Headlight.News.
A Week With: 2026 Subaru Forester Wilderness
Coming up on its 30th year in production, Subaru’s Forester started life as an offshoot of the marque’s Impreza model. Essentially a tall Impreza station wagon, it’s grown into a full-on crossover-SUV. Now, it gets more off-road capability in the form of the 2026 Subaru Forester Wilderness model. See how far it’s come in our review at Headlight.News.
A Week With: 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA 250+ Electric Sedan
The management team at Daimler-Benz has changed things up for its next generation EVs. Rather than continuing them with a separate platform, the marque is developing its cars to run on electric or combustion-based powertrains. Headlight.News spent a week in one of the new variants, the 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA 250+. Check out the review and see what’s different.
A Week With: 2026 BMW iX xDrive45
Introduced in 2020, with its first deliveries taking place in the latter part of 2021, as 2022 models, the BMW iX has now been around for over half a decade. The marque’s first purpose built all-electric SUV, the iX looked like something out of a science fiction movie when it was unveiled. Now a decade on, Headlight.News tells you just how mainstream the 2026 BMW iX xDrive45 has gotten.
A Week With: 2026 Subaru Solterra Premium
In the case of the 2026 Subaru Solterra, a thin line can be said to exist between refreshed and all-new. Subaru’s marketing team touts the marque’s EV using the all-new honorific, while we here at Headlight.News see it more as being significantly updated. Check out the review and find out why.
A Week With: 2026 Ram 1500 Express Crew Cab 4×2
With the introduction of their ‘Big Rig” styling back in 1993, Dodge Ram pickup trucks suddenly began finding favor with consumers, having languished in the marketplace for quite some time. Check out our review of the 2026 Ram 1500 Express Crew Cab to see how now-its-own-brand Ram is looking to change that at Headlight.News.
A Week With: 2026 Mercedes-Maybach SL 680 Monogram Series
Having worked as Gottlieb Daimler’s chief design engineer, Wilhelm Maybach (my-BOCK) is as much responsible for the development of the automobile as both Daimler and his contemporary, Karl Benz. His impact on the industry is honored by Mercedes-Benz a special line of vehicles, including the 2026 Mercedes-Maybach SL 680 Monogram Series, Headlight.News reviews.
A Week With: 2026 Subaru Outback Wilderness
Subaru found itself caught with nothing to offer during the initial years of the SUV boom back in the 1990s. To compensate, the marque raised the ride height of its Legacy station wagon and billed it as the Legacy Outback — the “World’s First Sport Utility Wagon.” Now the brand has a “proper” ute in the 2026 Outback Wilderness and it’s unclear if it was necessary to make the change. Get the answer in our review at Headlight.News.
A Week With: 2026 Kia K4 Hatchback GT-Line Turbo
Kia built its first car in 1974, some 30 years after the company was founded. Nineteen years later, the company launched its first model in the United States: the Sephia. It was a decent, if something of an ordinary car — a word that cannot be applied to any of the marque’s offerings. A good example of this is the Headlight.News review this week: the 2026 Kia K4 GT-Line Turbo Hatchback.
A Week With: 2026 Land Rover Defender 110 P500 X-Dynamic SE
With a legacy going back to 1948, the Land Rover Defender serves as the marque’s most utilitarian offering. So does this version of the Defender live up to its heritage? We spent a week with the Land Rover Defender 110 P500 X-Dynamic SE to find out. Check out our review at Headlight.News.
A Week With: 2026 Ford Maverick Lobo
Today’s pickup trucks are increasingly being called upon to fulfill the roles cars did in days past. With the Lobo package, Ford’s engineering team has tried to infuse the Maverick compact pickup with the DNA of a compact sport sedan. Did they succeed? Headlight.News spent a week with the Maverick Lobo to find out.