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Robovan Returns — in a Render, Not a Factory

Robovan Returns — in a Render, Not a Factory

Wheel Front Team Aug 7, 2026

Nearly two years after Elon Musk pitched the Robovan as a driverless, 20-passenger urban shuttle at under a dollar a mile, the vehicle resurfaced Thursday morning. Not on a production line. Not in a test fleet. In a concept render…

Ferrari’s Purosangue May Lose Its V12. That’s the Plan.

Ferrari’s Purosangue May Lose Its V12. That’s the Plan.

Wheel Front Team Aug 7, 2026

A heavily camouflaged Ferrari Purosangue prototype rolled out of the Maranello factory gates this week, captured on video by YouTuber Varryx. The disguise was thorough…

Aston Martin Sells Its Own Name to Stay Alive

Aston Martin Sells Its Own Name to Stay Alive

Wheel Front Team Aug 6, 2026

Aston Martin just handed over majority control of its brand identity outside of automobiles to keep creditors from pulling the plug. The 112-year-old British marque…

Honda Posts Record Profit by Retreating From EVs

Honda Posts Record Profit by Retreating From EVs

Wheel Front Team Aug 6, 2026

Honda Motor Co. just turned in the most profitable quarter in its history, and the recipe was simple: stop losing money on electric vehicles. The…

Audi’s Design Boss Drew a Line on the Nuvolari’s Wing

Audi’s Design Boss Drew a Line on the Nuvolari’s Wing

Wheel Front Team Aug 6, 2026

Four hundred and five days. That’s all it took Audi to go from a sketch on paper to a running prototype of the Nuvolari, the…

Ford’s $30K Fathom EV Truck Takes Aim at Slate

Ford’s $30K Fathom EV Truck Takes Aim at Slate

Wheel Front Team Aug 6, 2026

Ford is betting its electric future on a compact pickup truck that starts at $29,945. The 2028 Fathom, named after a unit of depth measurement,…

BMW X2 Facelift Steals Its New Face From Neue Klasse

BMW X2 Facelift Steals Its New Face From Neue Klasse

Wheel Front Team Aug 6, 2026

A fully camouflaged BMW X2 prototype was caught on video testing in M Performance trim, its quad exhaust tips giving away the M35 xDrive hiding…

AMG’s New GT53 Trades Raw Power for 503 Miles

AMG’s New GT53 Trades Raw Power for 503 Miles

Wheel Front Team Aug 6, 2026

Mercedes-AMG just did something unusual for a brand that usually leads with horsepower. The new GT53 electric four-door makes 536 horsepower from two motors instead…

Audi Built the Nuvolari Supercar in 405 Days Flat

Audi Built the Nuvolari Supercar in 405 Days Flat

Wheel Front Team Aug 6, 2026

Four hundred and five days. That is the time Audi claims elapsed between the first sketch of the Nuvolari 1 and a drivable prototype rolling…

Mercedes-AMG GT 53: 536 HP, Zero Cylinders, 500 Miles

Mercedes-AMG GT 53: 536 HP, Zero Cylinders, 500 Miles

Wheel Front Team Aug 6, 2026

Mercedes-AMG just dropped the entry ticket to its new GT 4-Door Coupe family, and it runs on batteries. The GT 53, unveiled out of Affalterbach,…