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First Drive: 2026 Toyota RAV4

First Drive: 2026 Toyota RAV4

When you’ve got one of America’s best-selling product lines you can’t risk resting on your laurels. So, Toyota has pulled out the stops with the debut of the sixth-generation RAV4. It gets not only a new look and an updated array of technology and comfort features but a first-ever GR Sport package. The off-road Woodland package also becomes more capable. Buyers meanwhile, get a choice of either a conventional or plug-in hybrid drivetrain. Headlight.News has this first review.

First Drive: 2026 Toyota Corolla Cross – Hybrid Power Makes the Difference

First Drive: 2026 Toyota Corolla Cross – Hybrid Power Makes the Difference

When Toyota added a crossover-styled version of the long popular Corolla a few years back it made perfect sense in an SUV-centric market. The Toyota Corolla Cross gets a modest mid-cycle update for 2026. Headlight.News flew out to Napa Valley to check out the refreshed model and the drive quickly confirmed that, whether buyers are looking for increased fuel economy or improved performance, the Corolla Cross Hybrid is the best option.

First Look: 2026 Toyota RAV4 Adds Longer-Range PHEV, GR Sport and Woodland Options

First Look: 2026 Toyota RAV4 Adds Longer-Range PHEV, GR Sport and Woodland Options

When you’ve got one of America’s best-selling product lines you can’t risk resting on your laurels. So, Toyota has pulled out the stops with the debut of the sixth-generation RAV4. The new SUV will introduce a variety of new packages, including GR Sport and off-road...

First Drive: 2025 Toyota 4Runner – Something for Everybody

First Drive: 2025 Toyota 4Runner – Something for Everybody

If you’re planning to check out the 2025 Toyota 4Runner be prepared for choice overload. Not only has the automaker given the midsize SUV a complete makeover but it’s added more trim packages — including a 1st-ever Trailhunter. But once you sort through the nine options you’ll find a competent option for whatever your needs as, as Headlight.News discovered during a first drive. Here’s our review.

First Drive: 2025 Toyota Crown Signia – Wagon, SUV or Something Entirely New?

First Drive: 2025 Toyota Crown Signia – Wagon, SUV or Something Entirely New?

Station wagon or SUV? The 2025 Toyota Crown Signia is a bit of both. Offered only in hybrid, all-wheel-drive form, it’s the second model to wear the Crown badge as part of a new Toyota sub-brand. The Signia is just rolling into U.S. showrooms and Headlight.News offers this first drive review.

First Drive: 2024 Toyota Tacoma Hybrid Is More Then Just a Mileage Play

First Drive: 2024 Toyota Tacoma Hybrid Is More Then Just a Mileage Play

This is a big year for Toyota, and in a variety of ways. The automaker is rolling out an array of new and heavily updated products, including models such as the Crown Signia crossover, Camry sedan and 4Runner SUV. There’s also the fourth-generation Toyota Tacoma pickup which, among other things, becomes the Japanese automaker’s latest model to offer a hybrid powertrain option. Here’s what we discovered during our first drive.

First Drive: 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser

First Drive: 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser

After a three-year hiatus, Toyota’s most rugged SUV is making its return. Though it retains its body-on-frame construction, the 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser is new from the ground up. Despite adding a number of new features – including the SUV’s first-ever hybrid drivetrain – it also comes with what Toyota describes as a “more accessible” price tag. Headlight.News spent some time behind the wheel of the new Land Cruiser going off-road through the Cuyamuca Mountains east of San Diego.

A Week With: 2024 Toyota Prius: Winning Over the Skeptics

A Week With: 2024 Toyota Prius: Winning Over the Skeptics

Since it made its debut a full quarter-century ago, there’ve certainly been reasons to praise the Toyota Prius for its fuel-sipping hybrid powertrain. But it hasn’t scored big in either the performance or fun-to-drive categories. Now, with the latest-generation hatchback, it’s an entirely new game. And it’s won over our reviewer.