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Porsche’s Mystery 911: No Wing, Real Door Handles

Porsche’s Mystery 911: No Wing, Real Door Handles

Wheel Front Team Apr 6, 2026

Porsche dropped a single teaser image on April 6 of a sheeted car and a countdown clock ticking toward April 14. The accompanying press release was three sentences of pure bait: “Pure driving pleasure,” “particularly fun,” and an invitation for…

Honda’s CEO Saw China’s Factories. He Came Back Shaken.

Honda’s CEO Saw China’s Factories. He Came Back Shaken.

Wheel Front Team Apr 6, 2026

Toshihiro Mibe walked through an auto supplier factory in Shanghai and came back to Japan with five words that should rattle every boardroom in Detroit,…

Toyota’s Quiet Bet on Japan’s Factory Floor

Toyota’s Quiet Bet on Japan’s Factory Floor

Wheel Front Team Apr 6, 2026

Toyota Motor Corporation is putting money behind a second investment fund aimed at preserving and modernizing Japan’s manufacturing base. It’s a quiet but telling move…

3,300 C8 Corvettes Grounded by an Invisible Bug

3,300 C8 Corvettes Grounded by an Invisible Bug

Wheel Front Team Apr 5, 2026

General Motors just froze sales of roughly 3,300 C8 Corvettes over a piece of software that does one job — tell you when your rear…

The Hidden $5,000 Tax on Every New Car You Buy

The Hidden $5,000 Tax on Every New Car You Buy

Wheel Front Team Apr 5, 2026

Nearly five grand. That’s what the franchised dealership model is costing you on every new car purchase, according to a study from the International Center…

Blinded by the Light, Blocked by the Law

Blinded by the Light, Blocked by the Law

Wheel Front Team Apr 5, 2026

Six out of 10 American drivers say headlight glare is a serious problem, according to a new AAA survey. Nearly three-quarters believe it’s gotten worse…

Mercedes Tech Took a C300 to a Bar Date. It Got Worse.

Mercedes Tech Took a C300 to a Bar Date. It Got Worse.

Wheel Front Team Apr 5, 2026

Kimberly Porter dropped her Mercedes-Benz C300 off for repairs on December 10 at Mercedes-Benz of Collierville, Tennessee. Five weeks later, at 1 a.m. on January…

The Mustang Owns a Segment Its Rivals Abandoned

The Mustang Owns a Segment Its Rivals Abandoned

Wheel Front Team Apr 4, 2026

Ford sold 14,074 Mustangs in the first quarter of 2026, a 50.1% jump over the same period last year. In a market rattled by tariffs,…

51 New Leafs May Burn While Parked. Nissan Knows Which Ones.

51 New Leafs May Burn While Parked. Nissan Knows Which Ones.

Wheel Front Team Apr 4, 2026

A 2026 Nissan Leaf sitting outside a dealership in Osaka, Japan, caught fire on February 19. It wasn’t plugged in. It wasn’t turned on. It…

Colorado’s Speed Cameras Kill the Brake-and-Gun-It Trick

Colorado’s Speed Cameras Kill the Brake-and-Gun-It Trick

Wheel Front Team Apr 3, 2026

A quarter-million drivers have already been caught. Colorado’s expanding network of average-speed cameras tagged 262,000 motorists in Denver and along Interstate 25, and as of…