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BMW’s Vision Alpina Bets a V8 on a Legacy It Can’t Ruin

BMW’s Vision Alpina Bets a V8 on a Legacy It Can’t Ruin

Wheel Front Team May 16, 2026

BMW didn’t bring an electric concept to Villa d’Este. It brought a 204.7-inch, V8-powered grand tourer wearing a badge it paid dearly to own outright. The Vision BMW Alpina, unveiled at the 2026 Concorso d’Eleganza, is the company’s first concept…

Toyota Drops All-New Land Cruiser FJ Series in Japan

Toyota Drops All-New Land Cruiser FJ Series in Japan

Wheel Front Team May 16, 2026

Toyota has officially launched the all-new Land Cruiser FJ series in Japan, adding a fresh chapter to one of the most storied nameplates in off-road…

BMW’s Wild Six-Cylinder Concept Steals Lake Como

BMW’s Wild Six-Cylinder Concept Steals Lake Como

Wheel Front Team May 16, 2026

BMW Motorrad just rolled an 1,800cc inline six-cylinder concept bike onto the manicured lawns of Villa d’Este, and it looks like nothing the company has…

Ram’s Widebody Street TRX Looks Absolutely Unhinged

Ram’s Widebody Street TRX Looks Absolutely Unhinged

Wheel Front Team May 15, 2026

A lowered, widebody Ram TRX doing burnouts on street tires while UFC boss Dana White grins behind the wheel. That’s the scene Ram just dropped…

VW’s First Electric GTI: 226 HP for Under €39K

VW’s First Electric GTI: 226 HP for Under €39K

Wheel Front Team May 15, 2026

Volkswagen unveiled the ID. Polo GTI at the Nürburgring 24-hour race on Friday, marking the first time in the GTI badge’s 50-year history that it…

Motor Oil Shortage Looms as Second Automaker Braces

Motor Oil Shortage Looms as Second Automaker Braces

Wheel Front Team May 15, 2026

Toyota was first. Now Nissan has drafted its own internal bulletin warning of severe motor oil supply constraints, confirming that this isn’t a single-brand hiccup…

Stellantis Uses China’s Money to Build Its Next Global EVs

Stellantis Uses China’s Money to Build Its Next Global EVs

Wheel Front Team May 15, 2026

Stellantis and Dongfeng just agreed to pump over 8 billion yuan — roughly a billion euros — into their 34-year-old joint venture in Wuhan, with…

Toyota Wants a RAV4 Pickup to Take Down the Maverick

Toyota Wants a RAV4 Pickup to Take Down the Maverick

Wheel Front Team May 15, 2026

Ford sold 155,051 Mavericks in the United States last year. That number — up 18.2 percent from the prior year and more than double the…

Maserati May Hand Its Future EVs to Huawei

Maserati May Hand Its Future EVs to Huawei

Wheel Front Team May 14, 2026

Maserati sold 1,000 cars in China last year. In 2017, it sold 14,498. That collapse, mirrored globally with total volume dropping 58 percent to just…

Europe Opens Factory Doors to China. BYD Says No Thanks.

Europe Opens Factory Doors to China. BYD Says No Thanks.

Wheel Front Team May 14, 2026

Stellantis is handing over the keys to its Madrid factory. Ford is reportedly in talks with Geely. And across Europe, legacy automakers are lining up…