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A car on sale now, read from the curb: the roofline, the face, the badge, the one hardware tell you can see from the sidewalk.

  1. Rear of a white 2025 Ram 1500 Laramie crew cab, chrome RAM letters across the tailgate with the center brake lamp in the letter row and a Laramie badge lower on the gate New cars The 2026 Ram 1500 still wears R-A-M on the tailgate Do the Ram 1500's tailgate letters identify the trim or the HEMI? Image: Deathpallie325 · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Rear three-quarter of a Polestar 4 in Stuttgart-Vaihingen, solid tailgate, full-width light bar, and a pod at the top of the hatch New cars The 2026 Polestar 4 still has no rear window Does a solid tail on the Polestar 4 identify the motor, the Plus pack, or the model year? Image: Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Front three-quarter of a third-generation Mazda CX-5 with two stacked LED daytime strips, a bright grille wing, and Mazda spelled across the nose New cars The 2026 Mazda CX-5 still wears two-tier daytime lamps Do the CX-5's two-tier daytime lamps identify Premium, Signature Illumination, or all-wheel drive? Image: TTTNIS · CC0
  4. Front view of a 2025 Buick Enclave Preferred with check-shaped LED daytime running lamps above a bright grille New cars The 2026 Buick Enclave still wears check-shaped lamps Do the Enclave's check-shaped daytime lamps identify Sport Touring, Avenir, Super Cruise, or all-wheel drive? Image: Deathpallie325 · CC BY 4.0
  5. Grey 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 XRT on a dealer lot, illustrating the refreshed XRT design used for the 2026 model New cars The 2026 Hyundai IONIQ 5 still wears parametric pixels Which IONIQ 5 pixels are shared across grades, and what actually distinguishes XRT? Image: HJUdall · CC0
  6. New cars The 2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz still wears a two-tone split Is two-tone paint standard on the U.S. 2025 ID. Buzz, and can it establish model year?
  7. New cars The 2026 Honda Prelude still wears a double pinstripe What does Honda mean by the Prelude double horizontal taillight lines, and what does the styling not establish?
  8. 2025 Ford Expedition Platinum MAX at NYIAS, rear view showing the closed Split Gate New cars The 2026 Ford Expedition opens in two pieces What does the Expedition Split Gate do, and is the seating/table accessory standard? Image: Kevauto · CC BY-SA 4.0
  9. New cars The 2026 Nissan LEAF still wears stacked rectangular lamps Are the 2026 LEAF lightbar and illuminated emblem standard on every grade?
  10. New cars The 2027 Chevrolet Bolt still wears a hatch What identifies a 2027 Bolt RS rather than an LT?
  11. New cars The 2026 Toyota RAV4 still wears a hammerhead face Why do different 2026 RAV4 trims have different hammerhead faces?
  12. Dark blue Audi Q9, U.S.-specification release image, rear three-quarter New cars Audi Q9: what curved OLED tail lights identify What does the Q9’s curved OLED lighting prove about the announced U.S. SUV? Image: AUDI AG (copyright holder; photographer not specified) · Audi permission for free editorial use; copyright retained
  13. New cars The 2027 BMW iX3 still wears a four-eyed face What makes the iX3 four-eyed, and must its kidneys be illuminated?
  14. New cars The 2027 Silverado’s lighting depends on the trim Can a reveal-image lamp shape identify every 2027 Silverado trim?
  15. New cars The 2027 Kia Telluride still wears twin amber daytime strips What distinguishes the second-generation Telluride lighting from the old model?
  16. New cars The 2026 Hyundai Palisade still wears vertical daytime lamps How do the Palisade vertical lamps and center light identify the redesign, and can they distinguish a hybrid?
  17. Gray Audi Nuvolari near-production prototype, front three-quarter on a California road New cars The Audi Nuvolari still wears a vertical frame Is the photographed Nuvolari a customer production car, and what can its face establish? Image: AUDI AG (copyright holder; photographer not specified) · Audi permission for free editorial use; copyright retained
  18. New cars Rivian R2: what the oval lamps identify How can you distinguish R2 from R1S, and which R2 configurations get matrix lighting?
  19. New cars The 2026 Dodge Charger still wears a lit Fratzog Does the illuminated Fratzog distinguish a gasoline Charger from the Daytona EV?
  20. New cars The 2027 Mercedes-Benz GLC Electric still wears an illuminated grille Is the 2027 GLC Electric grille always illuminated?
  21. New cars The 2027 Chrysler Pacifica still wears piano-key lamps Which 2027 Pacifica trims get piano-key lights, and which get the animation?
  22. New cars The 2027 BMW 7 Series still wears an Iconic Glow kidney Are the 7 Series crystal headlights standard, and what changed for 2027?
  23. New cars The 2026 Porsche 911 Turbo S still wears tinted matrix lamps Do four-point headlights identify a 911 Turbo S by themselves?
  24. New cars The 2027 Volkswagen Atlas still wears stacked LED lamps How do you separate the announced 2027 Atlas light graphic from older Atlas photos?
  25. New cars The 2026 Armada NISMO’s grille and red accents How does the Armada NISMO face differ from other Armada grades?
  26. New cars The 2026 Acura ADX still wears a diamond pentagon How can ADX A-Spec be distinguished from the base ADX without confusing the grille with a trim badge?
  27. New cars The 2026 Alfa Romeo Tonale still wears a concave scudetto What changes on the 2026 Tonale face, and does the scudetto imply a plug-in hybrid?
  28. New cars The 2026 Infiniti QX80 still wears a double-arch grille Does the QX80 double-arch face establish the SPORT grade or the model year?
  29. New cars The 2026 Honda Passport still wears amber TrailSport lamps Are amber daytime lamps fitted to every 2026 Passport or only TrailSport grades?
  30. New cars The 2026 Lexus GX still wears a spindle grille Does GX spindle styling mean the familiar large hourglass grille, and can it identify Overtrail?
  31. New cars The 2026 Volvo EX90 still wears Thor’s Hammer Can EX90 exterior styling establish the 2026 electrical architecture or motor count?
  32. New cars The 2026 Mazda CX-90 still wears a signature wing Does the CX-90 Signature Wing identify its engine or trim?
  33. New cars The 2026 Cadillac Lyriq-V still wears a vertical light blade Which exterior details distinguish LYRIQ-V from a regular LYRIQ?
  34. New cars The 2026 Porsche Cayenne Electric still wears slim matrix lamps Which Cayenne Electric details distinguish the body family from the Turbo trim?
  35. New cars The 2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee still wears seven slots Can seven grille slots identify a 2026 Grand Cherokee engine, body length or trim?
  36. New cars The 2026 Subaru Forester still wears a tall hex face Does a dark Forester grille mean Sport Onyx or Sport Hybrid?
  37. New cars The 2027 Mercedes-Benz GLE still wears twin stars Can the GLE twin-star lights distinguish the engine or SUV from Coupe?
  38. Third-generation Audi Q5 in Tambora grey, driving on a snowy road; global manufacturer press photograph New cars The 2026 Audi Q5 still wears a light bar Does the Q5 light bar establish model year or prove that configurable OLED lighting is fitted? Image: AUDI AG (copyright holder; photographer not specified) · Audi permission for free editorial use; copyright retained
  39. New cars The 2026 Genesis GV70 still wears two-line lamps Can the GV70 two-line lamps distinguish a gasoline model from Electrified GV70?
  40. New cars The 2026 Lucid Gravity still wears a glass canopy Does Gravity glass imply one uninterrupted pane or a standard seven-seat layout?
  41. New cars The 2027 BMW X5 still wears double-X lights Will every new X5 show the same double-X graphic and arrive at the same time?
  42. New cars The 2026 Kia EV9 still wears a digital tiger face Is EV9 digital-pattern grille lighting standard, and what can an unlit face tell you?
  43. New cars The 2026 Macan Electric still wears four points What do the Macan Electric four-point lamps identify, and can the face establish towing capacity?
  44. New cars The 2026 R1S still wears vertical lamps Can the R1S stadium lamps establish whether it has Gen 2 adaptive headlights?
  45. New cars The 2026 Corvette still puts the engine behind you Can the engine position be read from a Stingray exterior, and does every body style expose the V8?
  46. New cars The 2026 Outback finally looks like a new Outback What distinguishes the new Outback body from a facelift, and what identifies Wilderness?
  47. New cars The 2026 Mustang still wears a long hood Can a long Mustang hood distinguish a GT from an EcoBoost?
  48. New cars The 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 wears a boat roof What is boat-like about the IONIQ 9, and does the shape prove third-row comfort or aerodynamics?
  49. New cars The 2026 Mercedes-Benz E-Class from the curb Which E-Class cues identify the sedan, and which identify its engine?
  50. New cars Audi Q6 e-tron: what the exterior can tell you Which Q6 e-tron design clues point to an EV, and can a charge flap identify its connector?
  51. New cars BMW i3: what the 2026 reveal establishes How is the new i3 sedan different from the old i3 hatchback, and what does 2026 refer to?
  52. New cars The 2025 4Runner still looks like a 4Runner Which details connect the sixth-generation 4Runner to earlier models, and which identify Trailhunter?
  53. New cars The 2025 Civic Hybrid from the curb Which exterior clues distinguish the 2025 Civic hybrids from the gasoline Sport?
  54. New cars The 2025 Camry Hybrid from the curb Can the exterior identify a 2025 Camry hybrid, its sport grade or its all-wheel-drive system?