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VW Bets Billions That Martorell Can Win the Small EV War

VW Bets Billions That Martorell Can Win the Small EV War

Wheel Front Team Jun 4, 2026

The first Volkswagen ID. Polo and CUPRA Raval rolled off the line in Martorell, Spain, this week, and the significance extends well beyond two new nameplates. This is the Volkswagen Group betting billions that it can build affordable electric cars…

Lexus TZ: The Brand’s First Three-Row Electric SUV

Lexus TZ: The Brand’s First Three-Row Electric SUV

Wheel Front Team Jun 4, 2026

Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama, straddling the cities of Toyota and Okazaki in Aichi Prefecture, hosted the world premiere of the Lexus TZ on May 7.…

Dodge Charger EV Jumps $12,500 for 2027, Gets Nothing New

Dodge Charger EV Jumps $12,500 for 2027, Gets Nothing New

Wheel Front Team Jun 3, 2026

The 2027 Dodge Charger Daytona EV now starts at $72,495 before destination. That’s a $12,500 increase over last year’s $49,995 entry point, and Dodge isn’t…

Six-Year Car Loans Are Now Normal. That’s a Problem.

Six-Year Car Loans Are Now Normal. That’s a Problem.

Wheel Front Team Jun 3, 2026

More than a third of new car buyers in America are now financing their vehicles for longer than six years. That number, pulled from Experian…

Ford Recalls 420K SUVs Over Seatbelts That Attack

Ford Recalls 420K SUVs Over Seatbelts That Attack

Wheel Front Team Jun 3, 2026

Nearly 420,000 Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators are heading back to dealers because their seatbelts can spontaneously lock occupants in place without warning. This isn’t…

Tesla Autopilot Kills Again, Nobody Knows What to Call It

Tesla Autopilot Kills Again, Nobody Knows What to Call It

Wheel Front Team Jun 3, 2026

An 87-year-old Florida man is dead after his Tesla Model Y left the road, struck an electrical box, and plunged into a pond near Tampa…

Stellantis Is Buying the Future It Can’t Build Alone

Stellantis Is Buying the Future It Can’t Build Alone

Wheel Front Team Jun 3, 2026

Stellantis just told investors it will spend up to 70 billion euros over five years to reinvent itself. What it didn’t say quite as loudly…

Toyota’s Tundra Engine Crisis Now Spans 270,000 Trucks

Toyota’s Tundra Engine Crisis Now Spans 270,000 Trucks

Wheel Front Team Jun 3, 2026

Toyota built the Tundra’s reputation on a simple formula: a naturally aspirated V8 that would rust out before it quit running. That formula is dead.…

Chrysler Bets Its Survival on a $40K SUV and Two Fiats

Chrysler Bets Its Survival on a $40K SUV and Two Fiats

Wheel Front Team Jun 3, 2026

A Stellantis YouTube video about powertrains accidentally became the most important Chrysler reveal in years. Buried in the footage, on the far right of a…

2027 Kia Seltos Starts at $24,990, Aims to Be a Baby Telluride

2027 Kia Seltos Starts at $24,990, Aims to Be a Baby Telluride

Wheel Front Team Jun 3, 2026

The second-generation Kia Seltos arrives with a starting MSRP of $24,990 for the base LX front-wheel-drive model, a price that excludes the $1,495 destination charge.…