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Gridlife Sold: Can Grassroots Racing Survive Going Corporate?

Gridlife Sold: Can Grassroots Racing Survive Going Corporate?

Wheel Front Team Mar 3, 2026

A newly formed company called F=ma has acquired Gridlife, the grassroots motorsport and festival organization, bundling it alongside racing media outlet Racer and automotive PR firm The ID Agency under a single corporate umbrella. The deal, confirmed in early March,…

Honda’s Cars Are Surging While Its Trucks Slide

Honda’s Cars Are Surging While Its Trucks Slide

Wheel Front Team Mar 3, 2026

American Honda moved 108,162 units in February, a modest 1.1% gain over last year. The headline number is fine. The story underneath it is far…

Hyundai’s Grandson Honors Its Founder With Four Pianos

Hyundai’s Grandson Honors Its Founder With Four Pianos

Wheel Front Team Mar 3, 2026

Four of South Korea’s most celebrated pianists — Sunwook Kim, Yekwon Sunwoo, Seong-jin Cho, and Yunchan Lim — shared a stage at Seoul Arts Center…

Nissan’s Trophy Haul Can’t Hide the Real Question

Nissan’s Trophy Haul Can’t Hide the Real Question

Wheel Front Team Mar 3, 2026

The Nissan Patrol and Armada just picked up the iF Design Award, one of the oldest and most respected industrial design prizes on the planet.…

Audi Wants Scout’s Platform for a Luxury Off-Roader

Audi Wants Scout’s Platform for a Luxury Off-Roader

Wheel Front Team Mar 3, 2026

Audi CEO Gernot Döllner has confirmed the company is actively considering a body-on-frame off-road SUV. The quickest path to building it runs straight through Scout…

Nissan’s New CEO Cracks Open the Door to a Sale

Nissan’s New CEO Cracks Open the Door to a Sale

Wheel Front Team Mar 3, 2026

Ivan Espinosa has been running Nissan for only a few months, and he’s already saying the quiet part out loud. Asked by the Financial Times…

Stellantis Locks In Power Brokers Ahead of April AGM

Stellantis Locks In Power Brokers Ahead of April AGM

Wheel Front Team Mar 3, 2026

John Elkann isn’t going anywhere. Neither is Robert Peugeot. And that tells you almost everything you need to know about where Stellantis is headed in…

Hyundai’s ELEXIO Maxes Out Australia’s Toughest Safety Test

Hyundai’s ELEXIO Maxes Out Australia’s Toughest Safety Test

Wheel Front Team Mar 3, 2026

Hyundai’s all-new ELEXIO electric midsize SUV just pulled a maximum five-star rating from ANCAP, the Australasian New Car Assessment Program, ahead of its Australian market…

BMW’s Electric 3 Series Is Coming to Kill the Gas Sedan

BMW’s Electric 3 Series Is Coming to Kill the Gas Sedan

Wheel Front Team Mar 3, 2026

BMW’s next i3 has nothing in common with the oddball hatchback that wore the badge from 2013 to 2022. This time, it’s a proper electric…

Audi RS5 Goes Hybrid, Gains 200 HP and 1,000 Pounds

Audi RS5 Goes Hybrid, Gains 200 HP and 1,000 Pounds

Wheel Front Team Mar 3, 2026

The tail is out, the tires are screaming, and Rolf Michl, the man who runs Audi Sport, is grinning from the passenger seat. “I see…