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First Drive: Honda Gets Dirty with the 2026 CR-V TrailSport

First Drive: Honda Gets Dirty with the 2026 CR-V TrailSport

It’s been nearly three decades since the Honda CR-V made its U.S. debut. Back then, folks derisively dubbed it a “soft-roader,” capable of handling not much more than a bit of gravel – if anyone ever chose to take it off pavement. Now, however, Honda is rolling out a new CR-V TrailSport package that, it claims, adds more off-road capabilities. Just how much more? Headlight.News headed into the San Jacinto Mountains near San Diego to find out. Here’s our review.

“Used” EV Batteries Are Going to Keep the Grid Powered Up

“Used” EV Batteries Are Going to Keep the Grid Powered Up

Between heat waves and major storms, the number of blackouts and brownouts has increased sharply in recent years, but a start-up launched by a former Tesla exec plans to use as many as 100,000 old EV batteries in “second-like” backup energy storage systems to minimize the risk of grid outages. More from Headlight.News.

A Week With: 2025 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro

A Week With: 2025 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro

A good craftsman uses the right tool for the job, according to the adage. And if you want to help friends move or need to get gardening supplies to spruce up your home this summer, then the Toyota Tacoma would be an excellent option. However, if you want to climb rocks, ford streams, and head out to the middle of nowhere, you need the 2025 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro, which we spent a week with. Check out our review at Headlight.News.

A Wave of Senior Execs Exit As Tesla Sales Plunge

A Wave of Senior Execs Exit As Tesla Sales Plunge

Yet again, Tesla sales stumbled by double-digits in May, marking the fifth monthly decline in a row. Meanwhile, the man appointed to run operations and sales in Europe and the U.S. has left the automaker, as has its head of human resources. Tesla has seen a flood of senior execs leave in recent months, including the head of its Optimus robot program. But it did manage to snag the former head of autonomy from GM’s now shuttered Cruise subsidiary.

Lexus, Nissan, GM Rise to the Top in 2025 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study

Lexus, Nissan, GM Rise to the Top in 2025 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study

Looking for the brands delivering the highest levels of initial quality? Lexus and Nissan rose to the top in this year’s J.D. Power Initial Quality Study, while General Motors had more top-ranked models than any other manufacturer. There were some surprises in this year’s IQS by Jaguar and Ram. But, yet again, motorists pointed to onboard technology as the biggest source of trouble. More from Headlight.News.

Mercedes-AMG’s New GT XX Hypercar Concept is a 1,340-HP EV

Mercedes-AMG’s New GT XX Hypercar Concept is a 1,340-HP EV

Mercedes’ AMG performance arm has a history of rolling out ever faster and more powerful supercars. But the new GT XX Concept takes things to a new level, delivering 1,340 horsepower and setting a top speed of 223 mph. Did we mention it is all-electric and previews a new model set to soon enter production? More from Headlight.News.

Feds Examining Incidents Where Tesla’s Robotaxis Appeared to Break Laws

Feds Examining Incidents Where Tesla’s Robotaxis Appeared to Break Laws

Tesla’s first day of robotaxi service in Austin, Texas appeared to go off without a disastrous hitch. However, federal safety regulators are looking into situations where the vehicles may have broken local traffic laws. Meanwhile riders offered their largely positive reviews. Get details at Headlight.News.

Off-Roaders Quaking in Anticipation as Ford Reveals the New Explorer Tremor

Off-Roaders Quaking in Anticipation as Ford Reveals the New Explorer Tremor

When Ford launched an all-new version of the Explorer last year it sharply reduced the number of trim packages available, among other things, culling the rugged Timberline edition. The good number for off-roaders is that there’s a new Explorer Tremor coming to replace it for the 2026 model year. Headlight.News takes a closer look.