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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 turn signals aren’t working — and can’t do it. The stop-sale and recall covers select…

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…

The Defender Octa Is a $195K Brick That Hits 60 in 4 Seconds

The Defender Octa Is a $195K Brick That Hits 60 in 4 Seconds

Wheel Front Team Apr 3, 2026

Land Rover built a 626-horsepower Defender and priced it at nearly $200,000. Two independent tests confirm the same unsettling conclusion: the thing actually works. The…

Nissan Xterra Returns With a V-6 and No Apologies

Nissan Xterra Returns With a V-6 and No Apologies

Wheel Front Team Apr 3, 2026

Nissan killed the Xterra in 2015 and spent a decade watching the off-road SUV market explode without it. Now the company is clawing its way…

Illinois Cops Drive Beaters While Kansas Found a Fix

Illinois Cops Drive Beaters While Kansas Found a Fix

Wheel Front Team Apr 3, 2026

A fully outfitted Illinois State Police cruiser costs $120,000. The fund earmarked to buy new ones brought in just $7 million last year. That buys…