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BMW’s New X5 Kills the Door Handle Forever

BMW’s New X5 Kills the Door Handle Forever

Wheel Front Team Jul 3, 2026

The door handle is dead. BMW killed it on the fifth-generation X5, codenamed G65, replacing the conventional pull with a slim gloss-black tab called the Winglet, mounted not on the door itself but on the B- and C-pillars. It’s standard…

BMW’s Electric iX5: 845 km Range, 2.9 Tonnes, One Question

BMW’s Electric iX5: 845 km Range, 2.9 Tonnes, One Question

Wheel Front Team Jul 3, 2026

The first matte-painted BMW iX5 surfaced at a launch event in Bucharest this week, wearing a Frozen Tanzanite Blue finish from BMW’s Individual catalog. Photographer…

The Honda CR-V Is Outselling Everything in America

The Honda CR-V Is Outselling Everything in America

Wheel Front Team Jul 2, 2026

The Honda CR-V has done something neither the Toyota RAV4 nor the Ford F-150 could manage over the first six months of 2026: stay on…

One in Five BMW X5 Buyers Now Plugs In—But Not All

One in Five BMW X5 Buyers Now Plugs In—But Not All

Wheel Front Team Jul 2, 2026

The number landed quietly during a roundtable with journalists after the new G65-generation BMW X5 debuted this week: 20 percent of X5s sold in the…

BMW iX Won’t Die, Even as the iX5 Makes It Obsolete

BMW iX Won’t Die, Even as the iX5 Makes It Obsolete

Wheel Front Team Jul 2, 2026

The BMW iX is dead in America. But everywhere else, it just won’t quit. BMW confirmed this week that the polarizing electric SUV will remain…

NHTSA Wants to Ditch Robotaxi Brake Pedals First, Ask Later

NHTSA Wants to Ditch Robotaxi Brake Pedals First, Ask Later

Wheel Front Team Jul 2, 2026

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is moving to strip brake pedals from autonomous vehicles, calling it a step toward “safely unleashing American innovation.” The…

Tesla’s Cars Now Listen to Themselves for Defects

Tesla’s Cars Now Listen to Themselves for Defects

Wheel Front Team Jul 2, 2026

Tesla’s cars are now listening to themselves on the assembly line. VP of Engineering Lars Moravy revealed that vehicles rolling off the Gigafactory Texas production…

BMW’s Best Quarter Hides an EV Problem It Can’t Fix

BMW’s Best Quarter Hides an EV Problem It Can’t Fix

Wheel Front Team Jul 2, 2026

BMW moved 102,713 vehicles in the United States during the second quarter of 2026, a 13 percent jump over the same period last year and…

Ford Bronco Just Outsold the Wrangler for a Quarter

Ford Bronco Just Outsold the Wrangler for a Quarter

Wheel Front Team Jul 2, 2026

Ford buried a boast inside a securities filing last Thursday, and it wasn’t subtle. In its 8-K posted to investors, the company declared that the…

BMW Killed the X5’s Split Tailgate. The Excuse Is Weak.

BMW Killed the X5’s Split Tailgate. The Excuse Is Weak.

Wheel Front Team Jul 2, 2026

For 26 years and four generations, the split-folding tailgate defined the BMW X5. It was the feature that separated it from every other luxury SUV…