A few years ago, Hyundai made waves with the debut of its car/truck, the Santa Cruz. It arrived with a natural rival, the Ford Maverick compact pickup. Fast forward to now, the Santa Cruz is on its way out — and that’s a damned shame. Find out why at Headlight.News.
Americans love pickups. They raise ’em up, put big ol’ tires on ’em and then run over or through things out in nature. Sometimes they lower ’em, reconfigure the suspension and exhaust so that they’re loud, proud, and fast. It’s the latter that the inspired the 2026 Ford F-150 Lobo Headlight.News spent a week in. Check out our review.
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.
Excerpt: It’s easy to fall in love, or at least lust, with the immense acceleration offered by EVs. A slight bit of pressure on the go-pedal and you feel like you’ve been shot out of a cannon. After spending a week with the 2026 Chevrolet Blazer EV SS, we found a new appreciation for a more moderate … departure? Check out our review at Headlight.News to find out what we mean.
BMW is pulling the plug on the iX battery-electric crossover in the U.S. market, the latest manufacturer to rejig its EV line-up to reflect declining sales. At the same time, however, the Bavarian automaker is getting ready to bring out three more EVs, part of a wave of new products set to launch this year. More from Headlight.News.
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.
Now three model years into the return of the Toyota Land Cruiser, one thing is clear: Toyota’s remembering to keep a good thing when it has it. For 2026, there isn’t much change from the 2025 model, which was little changed from the 2024 version that brought the name back. In our week with the 2026 Toyota Land Cruiser, we were also reminded of just how good it is. Check out Headlight.News for the review.
Hyundai’s been toying with the off-road market for several years, but it’s about to get serious, challenging the like of Ford Bronco and Jeep. While officially only a prototype, Headlight.News has learned that the Hyundai Boulder concept SUV that debuted at the New York International Auto Show will make it into production by 2030 –and will be part of a full family of body-on-frame trucks.
The Beetle may be the iconic Volkswagen but when it comes to today’s market, the big Atlas underscores the transformation the German automaker has gone through in recent years. So, it’s no surprise VW pulled out all the stops when it came to developing the second-generation Atlas that made its debut at the New York International Auto Show. Headlight.News has more.
Since its rolled into the U.S. market in 2021, the Kia Seltos has become the Korean carmaker’s best-selling model line. But Kia has even bigger ambitions for the subcompact crossover. Making its debut at the NY Auto Show, the 2027 Kia Seltos grows larger, add more features and a first-time hybrid option. Headlight.News takes a first look at the next-generation SUV.
While many of its competitors are rolling back their battery-electric plans, Kia is moving ahead – and its betting an affordable offering could win over skeptical American consumers. Headlight.News was on hand for the debut of the new Kia EV3 at the New York International Auto Show.
Auto shows. Remember them? In the years leading up to the COVID pandemic they were big events for automakers and auto buyers alike, but they’ve seemed stuck in lockdown ever since. Until now, anyway. This year’s New York International Auto Show promises to be the most...