2024 Genesis G80 Electrified uses familiar package to help customers make the transition to all-electric commuting.
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A Week With: 2024 Volkswagen ID.4 AWD Pro S Plus
It’s been three years since Volkswagen introduced the ID.4, its first long-range all-electric model to reach U.S. showrooms. Since then, it has rolled out a number of variants, including the latest, the all-wheel-drive Pro S Plus. While not the fastest EV in its class, it is quicker than earlier ID.4 packages and has a number of other pluses that could broaden the EV’s appeal. Find out more in our review at Headlight.News.
The 2024 Lexus RC 350 F-Sport: The Forgotten Luxury Sports Coupe
Given Akio Toyoda’s continued push to make the automaker more sporting, its benign neglect of the RC 350 remains a mystery. How recently has any attention been paid by corporate to the Lexus RC 350? Here’s all that you need to know: it comes with a CD player, so that...
Harsh! Consumer Reports Trashes New Fisker Ocean as “Inexcusable”
“Incomplete” and “Inexcusable.” Things haven’t been going well for Fisker Inc., the EV start-up that has begun taking steps that could lead to a bankruptcy filing in the coming weeks. Fisker has also announced it is halting production for six weeks. It’s unclear if the company will use that pause to address some of the issues with its first product line, the Fisker Ocean. Based on a new review by Consumer Reports, the list is a long one.
First Drive: 2024 Polestar 2 Performance Package – A Sharper EV
Polestar puts the Polestar 2 sedan under the knife for 2024 and gives it more power, technology, and performance in an attempt to ward off rivals from Tesla, BMW, and Hyundai. Get the full story at Headlight.News
First Drive: 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe — A Rugged Remake
When it came to market nearly a quarter century ago, Santa Fe was Hyundai’s first SUV. Today, it’s part of a broader line-up that runs from the little Venue to the flagship Palisade – but it remains one of the brand’s best sellers. To keep momentum building, the Korean carmaker has given the 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe a complete makeover, starting with the bolder and more classic SUV design. The cabin is not only roomier but adds more upscale details and plenty of welcome tech. And the XRT package now adds more rugged features for those looking to head off-road.
A Week With: 2024 Kia Seltos SX AWD
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.
A Week With: 2024 Jaguar F-Type R
Oh, that happened quickly. One day, there are any number of Jaguar F-Type variants and the next, it’s whittled down to a handful, and soon to face the chopping block. In its place will be a number of vehicles, but nothing like the 2024 F-Type R. Check out our review for more.
First Drive: 2024 Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid: Common Scents
Once one of America’s most exclusive automotive brands, Lincoln has been little more than an also-ran in recent years. But Ford Motor Co.’s upscale marque is on a mission to rebuild itself — and not just by becoming a clone of luxury market leaders like Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, BMW or crosstown rival Cadillac. And the complete makeover of the 2024 Lincoln Nautilus gives a good sense of what’s in store, as Headlight.News discovered during a day behind the wheel of the midsize crossover in Palm Springs. Here’s our review.
A Week With: 2024 Buick Envista ST
A brand in transition, Buick’s shift to a lineup of only crossovers and sport-utility vehicles gets a new entry, the Envista. With a new design language and intriguing drivetrain, does Buick have a winner? Go to Headlight.News to find out.
2024 Toyota Crown: Toyota’s Big New Offbeat Sedan
Yes, we’ve become a nation of truck drivers, piloting pickups, vans and SUVs. But there is a small bastion of consumers who do not check themselves out of stores, don’t shop online and refuse to drive an SUV or pickup. For them, Toyota builds the 2024 Toyota Crown. Find out why in our review at Headlight.News.
First Drive: 2024 Honda Prologue — A Partnership Pays Off
Honda is finally getting into the EV game, the automaker getting ready to roll its first long-range model into U.S. showrooms in the coming weeks. The name is an appropriate one, the 2024 Honda Prologue set to become the first in a planned family of EVs set to debut later this decade. While future models will be developed in-house, however, the Japanese automaker took a shortcut with Prologue, turning to its longtime Detroit rival, General Motors for help. Headlight.News has the back story — and a first review of the 2024 Honda Prologue.