Tyler Stender

Set the Mood Curator dial to Care, be hypnotized by the flowing lavender on-screen animations, feel yourself pampered with a massaged pelvis, breathe in a diffused scent of The Great Outdoors, and stay present with a soothing soundscape humming in the background. In your 2026 Genesis GV80 Prestige, s’il vous plaît. Yes, it’s true, the current Genesis flagship SUV is a high-class spa on four wheels. It also happens to be a very good luxury SUV.

Leaving Colorado, we headed for Utah and another national park - Capitol Reef. The day started warm, flat, and straight, at least once we got off I-70 and onto Utah Route 24. It is here that you head for the enticingly named Goblin Valley State Park. For wide-open vistas as far as the eye can see, this spectacular desert-scape is hard to beat. Tempting as it was to hang a right on the Goblin Valley Highway, we stayed on the gas with our sights set on Capitol Reef.

ICYMI, Scout is back. The old-school off-roaders known for raked-back lines and wild 70s-tastic graphics have returned. I’ve been loosely following the all-new Scout story since it started making headlines in late 2022, but I have to admit, I didn’t know all that much aside from assuming it was a Volkswagen-owned EV foil to Rivian. That’s not quite accurate, as I learned on a recent visit with the Scout Motors design team in Boston.