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BMW Considers Standalone ALPINA Stores

BMW Considers Standalone ALPINA Stores

Wheel Front Team May 23, 2026

Four years after acquiring the ALPINA brand name, BMW is finally showing its hand. The first production model — a dolled-up 7 Series — arrives next year. And the company is already wrestling with a question that will define whether…

AMG’s 646-HP CLE Mythos Is a CLK Black Series Reborn

AMG’s 646-HP CLE Mythos Is a CLK Black Series Reborn

Wheel Front Team May 23, 2026

Mercedes-AMG will build just 30 units of the CLE 63 Mythos, and the latest prototype caught thrashing around the Nürburgring suggests every one of them…

Audi’s Glare-Killing Headlights Hit the U.S. a Decade Late

Audi’s Glare-Killing Headlights Hit the U.S. a Decade Late

Wheel Front Team May 23, 2026

The technology has existed since 2013. Audi’s Digital Matrix headlights have been shielding European drivers from blinding glare for over a decade while Americans squinted…

Honda Kills the Prelude Type R Dream Before It Starts

Honda Kills the Prelude Type R Dream Before It Starts

Wheel Front Team May 23, 2026

Honda Australia’s president and CEO Jay Joseph has a message for every enthusiast who bought a 2026 Prelude hoping it was just the warm-up act:…

Lexus RX Facelift Spotted: The Real Changes Are Inside

Lexus RX Facelift Spotted: The Real Changes Are Inside

Wheel Front Team May 23, 2026

A camouflaged Lexus RX prototype just turned up near the Nürburgring, and from the outside, you’d barely notice the difference. Revised grille, updated fascia, maybe…

BMW’s Big ALPINA Gamble Starts With Two Paint Codes

BMW’s Big ALPINA Gamble Starts With Two Paint Codes

Wheel Front Team May 23, 2026

Adrian Van Hooydonk made an unusual promise for a car that doesn’t exist yet. The BMW Group Head of Design confirmed that both ALPINA Blue…

‘Hot Dog Anxiety’ Is the EV Problem Nobody Talks About

‘Hot Dog Anxiety’ Is the EV Problem Nobody Talks About

Wheel Front Team May 22, 2026

Volvo’s head of engineering has a name for the sinking feeling EV owners get when they plug in at a fast charger and watch the…

The V8 Is a Loyalty Test, Not a Sales Leader

The V8 Is a Loyalty Test, Not a Sales Leader

Wheel Front Team May 22, 2026

Forty percent of pickup truck buyers won’t even consider a brand that doesn’t offer a V8 engine. That’s the number Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa dropped…

Mazda Sued Over Seat Heaters That Allegedly Burn Skin

Mazda Sued Over Seat Heaters That Allegedly Burn Skin

Wheel Front Team May 22, 2026

Five plaintiffs have dragged Mazda into federal court claiming the automaker’s heated seats are hot enough to inflict second-degree burns. The class-action suit, filed in…

North Carolina Sues VinFast Over Empty Dirt Lot

North Carolina Sues VinFast Over Empty Dirt Lot

Wheel Front Team May 22, 2026

Three years ago, VinFast cleared and graded a massive parcel in Chatham County, North Carolina, promising an 800,000-square-foot factory, $3 billion in investment, and 7500…