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BMW’s Electric M3 Will Fake Gear Shifts to Feel Real

BMW’s Electric M3 Will Fake Gear Shifts to Feel Real

Wheel Front Team Oct 26, 2026

BMW M CEO Frank van Meel sat down with IMSA President John Doonan at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion and said the quiet part out loud: the electric M3, arriving in 2027, will use artificial sound and simulated gear shifts…

Tesla’s Rocket-Shaped Robotaxi Zone Winks at SpaceX

Tesla’s Rocket-Shaped Robotaxi Zone Winks at SpaceX

Wheel Front Team Oct 26, 2026

Tesla expanded its Houston Robotaxi geofence on Saturday, and the new boundary just happens to be shaped like a rocket. CEO Elon Musk called it…

LaFontaine Bets Big on AI Scanners Born From Bomb Detection

LaFontaine Bets Big on AI Scanners Born From Bomb Detection

Wheel Front Team Oct 26, 2026

A vehicle inspection system originally conceived at an Israeli security checkpoint is now rolling into more than 40 Michigan dealerships. LaFontaine Automotive Group has committed…

Tesla’s EU Driving Tech Crawls While US Robotaxis Zoom

Tesla’s EU Driving Tech Crawls While US Robotaxis Zoom

Wheel Front Team Oct 26, 2026

Latvia became the tenth European Union country to authorize Tesla Assisted Driving this week, and the pattern tells you everything about how slowly this is…

BMW’s Electric 3 Series Wagon Attacks the Nürburgring

BMW’s Electric 3 Series Wagon Attacks the Nürburgring

Wheel Front Team Oct 26, 2026

A camouflaged BMW i3 Touring prototype has been caught on video hammering through high-speed laps at the Nürburgring. It’s the clearest look yet at what…

Honda Admits Its TrailSport Was a Fraud

Honda Admits Its TrailSport Was a Fraud

Wheel Front Team Oct 26, 2026

The CR-V Hybrid TrailSport has been a fraud. Knobby-looking tires and earthy paint don’t make a vehicle off-road capable, and Honda knows it. The company’s…

Mazda CX-5 Hits $30K With No Hybrid in Sight

Mazda CX-5 Hits $30K With No Hybrid in Sight

Wheel Front Team Oct 26, 2026

Mazda just priced the 2027 CX-5 at $29,990 to start, a number that looks reasonable until you realize it still runs on a naturally aspirated…

Colorado’s Neon Ford Trucks Are Taking Bullets for Cops

Colorado’s Neon Ford Trucks Are Taking Bullets for Cops

Wheel Front Team Oct 25, 2026

Colorado’s first responders have a new bodyguard, and it weighs several tons. The state’s Department of Transportation is rolling out bright neon green Ford Super…

Tesla Built a Rider’s Feature Request in Just 14 Days

Tesla Built a Rider’s Feature Request in Just 14 Days

Wheel Front Team Oct 25, 2026

A feature request posted to social media earlier this month became a live update in Austin Cybercabs by Friday night. Rider Dan Burkland had asked…

BMW X7 Leak: Power Doors, Rear Screens, No Split Gate

BMW X7 Leak: Power Doors, Rear Screens, No Split Gate

Wheel Front Team Oct 25, 2026

A Reddit user claiming to work at BMW’s Spartanburg plant in South Carolina has laid out a detailed inventory of what the next-generation X7 will…