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Ghosn Pitches Himself as Nissan’s Savior From Exile

Ghosn Pitches Himself as Nissan’s Savior From Exile

Wheel Front Team Jun 25, 2026

Carlos Ghosn, the fugitive former Nissan chairman who fled Japan in a musical equipment box in 2019, told Reuters this week that he is the only person alive who can rescue the automaker. The man who still faces financial misconduct…

Hyundai Wants UV Lights in Your Ceiling to Kill Germs

Hyundai Wants UV Lights in Your Ceiling to Kill Germs

Wheel Front Team Jun 25, 2026

Hyundai’s latest cabin trick isn’t a bigger screen or a fancier speaker. It’s a set of ultraviolet lights embedded in the headliner that can wipe…

2027 GMC Sierra Packs 40 Inches of Screens Into a Truck

2027 GMC Sierra Packs 40 Inches of Screens Into a Truck

Wheel Front Team Jun 25, 2026

The next-generation 2027 GMC Sierra 1500 is bringing nearly 40 inches of combined screen real estate to a pickup truck cab, and that single fact…

GMC Sierra’s Dual V-8 Bet Is a Middle Finger to Downsizing

GMC Sierra’s Dual V-8 Bet Is a Middle Finger to Downsizing

Wheel Front Team Jun 25, 2026

The 2027 GMC Sierra 1500 is arriving with two new small-block V-8 engines, a move that plants a flag squarely against the industry’s push toward…

Truck Hoods Are Now Tall Enough to Floor Half of America

Truck Hoods Are Now Tall Enough to Floor Half of America

Wheel Front Team Jun 25, 2026

A hood height of 45 inches doesn’t sound like much until you realize it catches a grown adult at chest level. That’s the average clearance…

This Dutch Startup Wants You to Ride Your Hypercar

This Dutch Startup Wants You to Ride Your Hypercar

Wheel Front Team Jun 25, 2026

A Netherlands-based company called Sanrivatti has no engine specs, no powertrain details, and no confirmed engineering partnerships. What it does have is a seating position…

Porsche Kills the Cayman GT4 Racer, Hands the Job to 911

Porsche Kills the Cayman GT4 Racer, Hands the Job to 911

Wheel Front Team Jun 25, 2026

For a decade, the Cayman was Porsche’s GT4 workhorse. More than 1,500 race cars built since 2016, a genuine grassroots motorsport success story. Now the…

Your Smart Devices Are Snitching on You to Cops

Your Smart Devices Are Snitching on You to Cops

Wheel Front Team Jun 24, 2026

Leonardo, the Italian defense contractor, has already begun deploying a surveillance technology called SignalTrace that turns ordinary license plate reader cameras into something far more…

Automakers Threaten to Quit California Over a Data Law

Automakers Threaten to Quit California Over a Data Law

Wheel Front Team Jun 24, 2026

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, representing General Motors, Toyota, Volkswagen, Hyundai, and most other major automakers, warned Tuesday that car companies may halt sales of…

Cybertruck: Safest Pickup in the US, Illegal in the UK

Cybertruck: Safest Pickup in the US, Illegal in the UK

Wheel Front Team Jun 24, 2026

The IIHS just handed the 2025-2026 Tesla Cybertruck its Top Safety Pick+ award, the highest designation the institute offers. No other full-size pickup truck in…