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Grand Sport X Is the C8 Corvette’s Sneakiest Bargain

Grand Sport X Is the C8 Corvette’s Sneakiest Bargain

Wheel Front Team Apr 13, 2026

Chevrolet opened the books on 2027 Corvette pricing Monday, and the number that should stop everyone cold is $112,195. That’s what the new Grand Sport X costs — an all-wheel-drive hybrid packing 721 horsepower — and it’s only $1,100 more…

Corvette ZR1X Jumps $17,800 While Stingray Barely Moves

Corvette ZR1X Jumps $17,800 While Stingray Barely Moves

Wheel Front Team Apr 13, 2026

Chevrolet confirmed 2027 Corvette pricing on Monday, and the spread tells a story the automaker probably didn’t intend. The base Stingray climbs a modest $1,000…

Can a Reborn Pajero Save Mitsubishi From Itself?

Can a Reborn Pajero Save Mitsubishi From Itself?

Wheel Front Team Apr 13, 2026

Mitsubishi’s new CEO, Keisuke Kishiura, less than two weeks into the job, all but confirmed at the Automobile Council 2026 forum in Chiba, Japan, that…

Porsche Wants Your Racing Stripes to Vanish at a Button

Porsche Wants Your Racing Stripes to Vanish at a Button

Wheel Front Team Apr 13, 2026

A German patent filing reveals Porsche is developing exterior film technology that makes racing stripes appear, disappear, or change color depending on what drive mode…

Hyundai Draws a Line: Knobs and Buttons Are Forever

Hyundai Draws a Line: Knobs and Buttons Are Forever

Wheel Front Team Apr 12, 2026

Olabisi Boyle didn’t hedge. Hyundai’s senior vice president for product planning and mobility strategy stood at the 2026 New York Auto Show and made the…

Ford Erases Carroll Shelby From Its Streets

Ford Erases Carroll Shelby From Its Streets

Wheel Front Team Apr 12, 2026

Carroll Shelby Way is about to become Raptor Way and Navigator Avenue. Ford is stripping the legendary racer’s name from two roads on its Dearborn…

Ariel Squeezes 525 HP From a Honda Four-Pot. It Costs $280K.

Ariel Squeezes 525 HP From a Honda Four-Pot. It Costs $280K.

Wheel Front Team Apr 12, 2026

A 2.0-liter Honda four-cylinder making 525 horsepower in a car that weighs 1,474 pounds. That’s the pitch from Ariel Motor Company, whose new Atom 4RR…

Tesla’s Cheap EV Gamble Could Bleed Margins Dry

Tesla’s Cheap EV Gamble Could Bleed Margins Dry

Wheel Front Team Apr 12, 2026

Tesla built more than 50,000 vehicles it couldn’t deliver last quarter — the widest production-to-sales gap in at least four years. And now, facing that…

Dead Fiats Are Beating Live Ones on Dealer Lots

Dead Fiats Are Beating Live Ones on Dealer Lots

Wheel Front Team Apr 11, 2026

Fiat sold 71 copies of the 500X crossover in the first quarter of 2026. The 500X was discontinued three years ago. The brand’s only new…

Bentley’s Five-EV Dream Is Dead. One SUV Remains.

Bentley’s Five-EV Dream Is Dead. One SUV Remains.

Wheel Front Team Apr 11, 2026

Four years ago, Bentley promised five electric vehicles in five years and an all-electric lineup by 2030. At the 2026 New York Auto Show, CEO…