Three decades after making its auspicious debut – and, in the process, saving a once-struggling little Japanese brand – the Subaru Outback gets a complete makeover for 2026. And, if anything, the seventh-generation SUV is only now fully coming into its own. There’s plenty to love, Headlight.News discovered during a first drive.
The Hyundai Crater Concept was one of the most intriguing products to make its debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show this week. But the aggressive-looking SUV is really more than just your typical show car. As Headlight.News notes in this exclusive report, Crater is the prototype of what are expected to be a series of ever more capable off-road products the Korean carmaker plans to bring to market in the coming years, vehicles that could challenge the likes of icons including the Jeep Wrangler and Ford Bronco.
Lucid has finally launched a more affordable version of its first all-electric SUV. The Lucid Gravity Touring package will start at $79,900. That’s $15,000 less than the current “base” Grand Touring package. The automaker clearly hopes the new entry model will help it boost lagging sales, reports Headlight.News.
What happens when Hyundai pushes its XRT line to new extremes? The Crater Concept that debuted at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Thursday suggests the Korean carmaker is looking for ways to push well beyond the off-road capabilities of current models like the Palisade XRT Pro, potentially taking on products like the Ford Bronco and Jeep Wrangler. Headlight.News has more.
The second-generation Kia Telluride made its debut at the LA Auto Show Wednesday and offers a number of upgrades over the Korean brand’s already popular flagship model. Among other things, the 2027 Telluride gets a first-ever hybrid drivetrain option yielding as much as 35 mpg combined. It also is available with upgraded off-road capabilities on the X-Pro package. Headlight.News has more.
While EV sales may be taking a hit as 2025 draws to a close, you wouldn’t know based on the nine finalists for North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year. Two-thirds of the models chosen by a panel of 50 U.S. and Canadian journalists are either hybrid or all-electric. Headlight.News has the list.
Porsche’s charging into the EV market and the numbers promised for the 2026 Cayenne Electric could get even the biggest battery skeptics to sit up and take notice. The “Turbo” version of the Cayenne Electric musters up as much as 1,139 horsepower, the automaker revealed Wednesday, enough to launch the big SUV from 0-60 in just 2.4 seconds. More from Headlight.News.
Barely a year after launching its first all-electric SUV, Jeep is ready to bring out a second one. But where the original Wagoneer S was what can politely be described as a “soft-roader,” the 2026 Jeep Recon is meant for those tackling the toughest trails in places like Moab or the Rubicon. Headlight.News checks out Jeep’s latest entry.
More Americans are going off-road than ever before – or, at the least, are looking for vehicles capable of taking them out onto the trails. Hyundai has been moving in that direction with its recent XRT trims but appears ready to take things to a new level, at least if...
After a quarter-century absence the reborn Honda Prelude is back in U.S. showrooms, officially going on sale today. Available in just one “well-equipped” trim, the hybrid-only 2026 Prelude will start at $42,000, reports Headlight.News.
PHEVs are gaining ground among motorists who like the benefits of an electric vehicle but who don’t want to worry about running short on range. Nissan is the latest to plug into that emerging market segment with a version of the 2026 Rogue SUV – thanks to a helping hand from its Japanese partner, Mitsubishi. Headlight.News explains.
Days after announcing plans to invest another $10 billion in the U.S. market, Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda turned up his effort to minimize trade tensions between Japan and the United States by showing up in a MAGA hat and Trump-Vance campaign T-shirt at the NASCAR race at Fuji Speedway. Headlight.News has more.