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Vegas Loop: 123 Stations Approved, Only 11 Actually Exist

Vegas Loop: 123 Stations Approved, Only 11 Actually Exist

Wheel Front Team Aug 26, 2026

Clark County commissioners just approved 19 more stations for Elon Musk’s Vegas Loop, pushing the Boring Company’s entitled total to 123. The underground transit network currently has about 11 stations open to the public. That ratio tells you everything about…

Next BMW X7 Bets Big on Split Headlights Again

Next BMW X7 Bets Big on Split Headlights Again

Wheel Front Team Aug 26, 2026

The 2027 BMW X7 will keep its split headlight design. Prototypes caught testing on public roads show the layout clearly, and dealers who have seen…

Mini Sells a Monte Carlo Rally Win, Keeps the Trophy

Mini Sells a Monte Carlo Rally Win, Keeps the Trophy

Wheel Front Team Aug 26, 2026

Sixty years after Timo Mäkinen and co-driver Paul Easter wrestled a tiny Cooper S through the snow-covered stages above Monaco, Mini wants you to buy…

Mini Sells a Monte Carlo Rally Win, Keeps the Trophy

Mini Sells a Monte Carlo Rally Win, Keeps the Trophy

Wheel Front Team Aug 26, 2026

Sixty years after Timo Mäkinen and co-driver Paul Easter wrestled a tiny Cooper S through the snow-covered stages above Monaco, Mini wants you to buy…

Porsche’s $275K “Budget” Race Car Is Cheaper Than a GT3

Porsche’s $275K “Budget” Race Car Is Cheaper Than a GT3

Wheel Front Team Aug 26, 2026

The 718 Cayman’s death created a problem Porsche doesn’t like to talk about. When the mid-engine sports car disappeared, it didn’t just leave a gap…

Mitsubishi Wants Back in US Trucks. Nissan’s Doing It.

Mitsubishi Wants Back in US Trucks. Nissan’s Doing It.

Wheel Front Team Aug 26, 2026

Mitsubishi is planning a return to the US pickup market, and it won’t be building the truck itself. The company’s updated Momentum 2030 plan, recently…

Polestar Wants to Know Why It’s Banned But Volvo Isn’t

Polestar Wants to Know Why It’s Banned But Volvo Isn’t

Wheel Front Team Aug 25, 2026

Polestar told its dealers last week it still has no explanation for why the U.S. government effectively banned it from the American market while Volvo,…

Porsche’s $8,550 Manual Tax Is Just the Beginning

Porsche’s $8,550 Manual Tax Is Just the Beginning

Wheel Front Team Aug 25, 2026

The manual transmission in a Porsche 911 Carrera S used to be free. Now it costs $8,550. And the company’s CEO says there’s more coming.…

Honda Vows to Keep the Manual Alive Despite All Logic

Honda Vows to Keep the Manual Alive Despite All Logic

Wheel Front Team Aug 25, 2026

The manual transmission is dying. Honda knows it. And Honda doesn’t care. American Honda VP of Auto Sales Lance Woelfer laid it out plainly at…

Tesla Hikes Cybertruck Prices $5K After Supplier Brawl

Tesla Hikes Cybertruck Prices $5K After Supplier Brawl

Wheel Front Team Aug 25, 2026

Six weeks ago, Tesla was in federal court begging a judge to stop a parts supplier from holding Cybertruck production hostage. Now the company is…