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Ford’s New Truck Isn’t Called Ranchero, and That’s the Point

Ford’s New Truck Isn’t Called Ranchero, and That’s the Point

Wheel Front Team Aug 11, 2026

Ford had a perfectly good legacy name sitting in the vault. The Ranchero, its answer to Chevy’s El Camino, carries decades of car-truck nostalgia. Slap it on the new $29,945 electric pickup and watch the enthusiast forums light up. Ford…

BMW Bets Neue Klasse Can Stop Its China Bleeding

BMW Bets Neue Klasse Can Stop Its China Bleeding

Wheel Front Team Aug 11, 2026

Sales down 30.2 percent in the first half of 2026. That is the number hanging over BMW’s entire Chengdu Motor Show strategy, and it explains…

Mercedes-AMG GT 53: 800V Power for Under $135K

Mercedes-AMG GT 53: 800V Power for Under $135K

Wheel Front Team Aug 11, 2026

Mercedes-AMG just played the volume card. The new GT 53, revealed as the entry point to its electric performance sedan range, slots below the 1,153-hp…

Google’s AI Told Thieves Flock Cameras Are Full of Gold

Google’s AI Told Thieves Flock Cameras Are Full of Gold

Wheel Front Team Aug 11, 2026

A three-pound surveillance camera does not contain 23 pounds of copper. Google’s AI said otherwise, and people believed it. Until recently, anyone typing “how much…

Ford Bets Big on Software to Sell Trucks and Trust

Ford Bets Big on Software to Sell Trucks and Trust

Wheel Front Team Aug 10, 2026

BlueCruise usage jumped 88 percent year over year, with F-150 drivers logging more hands-free highway miles than any other model in the Ford lineup. That…

Ford Teases a $40K Mustang Sedan and a $25K SUV

Ford Teases a $40K Mustang Sedan and a $25K SUV

Wheel Front Team Aug 10, 2026

Ford dropped two bombshells on dealers gathered in Las Vegas, and neither involved the Fathom electric pickup that has dominated recent headlines. The automaker showed…

VW Atlas Cross Sport Gets a Full Redo for 2027

VW Atlas Cross Sport Gets a Full Redo for 2027

Wheel Front Team Aug 10, 2026

Volkswagen is rolling the dice on style over substance again. The 2027 Atlas Cross Sport, fully redesigned alongside its three-row Atlas sibling, arrives with a…

BMW’s Electric X5 M Hides Its Face, Not Its 900 HP

BMW’s Electric X5 M Hides Its Face, Not Its 900 HP

Wheel Front Team Aug 10, 2026

BMW let a camouflaged G95 X5 M prototype slip into spy photos last month, revealing just enough of the front end to confirm one thing:…

Ford’s Four-Door Mustang Targets Porsche at a Third the Price

Ford’s Four-Door Mustang Targets Porsche at a Third the Price

Wheel Front Team Aug 10, 2026

Ford quietly showed a four-door Mustang prototype to its dealer body last week, and the people who saw it say it looks like a Porsche…

Bentley’s Torcal Interior Banks Everything on Vibes

Bentley’s Torcal Interior Banks Everything on Vibes

Wheel Front Team Aug 10, 2026

The Bentley Torcal, the brand’s first fully electric model, just pulled back the curtain on its interior. For a company that built its reputation on…