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For 2026, Genesis is introducing a new rear-wheel-drive base variant of its GV80 SUV that stickers for $2,150 less than the entry-level all-wheel-drive GV80.

After a face-lift for the 2025 model year that tweaked its exterior styling and updated the cabin tech, the Odyssey rolls into 2026 mostly unchanged.

Two three-row SUVs — the redesigned Palisade and the all-new, all-electric Ioniq 9 — are Hyundai’s headliners for 2026, but most of the rest of the lineup sees updates, too.

EVs are better for the environment than an average new gasoline vehicle no matter where you live in the U.S., according to a greenhouse gas emissions calculator created by the EPA.

After 11 model years on the market, Acura is discontinuing the TLX. Here are some other vehicles you should consider as a replacement.

For 2026, the Cadillac Optiq adds a new rear-wheel-drive base powertrain, more power for the AWD version, a new V-Series performance variant and a standard NACS port.

After ditching its entry-level trim-level for the 2025 model year, the Ascent’s base price leaps $830 for 2026.

Read on to learn four things we like about the 2025 Genesis G70 2.5T and three things we don’t.

For 2026, Toyota isn’t changing much beyond dropping the 2025 Corolla sedan’s sporty-looking FX Edition but adding standard blind spot monitors and rear cross-traffic alert across the lineup, as well as a new 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster on the XSE and hybrid XLE trim levels.

Though the criteria for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s highest honor are more strict, both the Tesla Model Y and Volvo XC90 Plug-in Hybrid SUVs have earned the agency’s highest honor, Top Safety Pick+.