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The Electric M3 Wagon BMW Won’t Confirm but Should

The Electric M3 Wagon BMW Won’t Confirm but Should

Wheel Front Team Jun 14, 2026

A rendering dropped this week imagining BMW’s next M3 Touring as a fully electric wagon, and the timing was no accident. Days after the M Concept Neue Klasse debuted at Le Mans with its quad-motor powertrain and roughly 1,000 horsepower,…

BMW’s Electric M3 Will Just Be Called M3. Period.

BMW’s Electric M3 Will Just Be Called M3. Period.

Wheel Front Team Jun 13, 2026

Le Mans, of all places, is where BMW chose to telegraph the naming future of its most sacred sedan. During a panel at the French…

BMW Bets Flax Can Replace Carbon Fiber on the M3

BMW Bets Flax Can Replace Carbon Fiber on the M3

Wheel Front Team Jun 13, 2026

Carbon fiber has been the religion of performance cars for four decades. BMW just committed heresy. The M Concept Neue Klasse, unveiled at Le Mans,…

Ford Says No V-8 for Ranger and Bronco Raptors

Ford Says No V-8 for Ranger and Bronco Raptors

Wheel Front Team Jun 13, 2026

The Ranger Raptor already has too much power. That’s not a complaint from a customer. That’s Ford’s own chief engineer saying the quiet part out…

UAW’s Dauch Deal Erases an 18-Year-Old Pay Cut

UAW’s Dauch Deal Erases an 18-Year-Old Pay Cut

Wheel Front Team Jun 13, 2026

Nearly 1,000 UAW members walked off the job at the Dauch Corporation’s Three Rivers plant ten days ago. Now they have a tentative deal that,…

Lamborghini’s Track-Ready Revuelto SV Is Coming in 2026

Lamborghini’s Track-Ready Revuelto SV Is Coming in 2026

Wheel Front Team Jun 13, 2026

Two years into the Revuelto’s life, Lamborghini is already sharpening the knife. A hotter, track-focused SV variant of Sant’Agata’s flagship V12 hybrid is reportedly headed…

Rivian’s RAD Division Promises Real Hardware, Not Hype

Rivian’s RAD Division Promises Real Hardware, Not Hype

Wheel Front Team Jun 12, 2026

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe is done with subtlety. His company’s new performance division, the Rivian Adventure Department — RAD — will deliver “fundamentally improved” vehicles…

BYD’s 1,500 kW Chargers Pick Canada as North American Beachhead

BYD’s 1,500 kW Chargers Pick Canada as North American Beachhead

Wheel Front Team Jun 12, 2026

A Toronto job posting on LinkedIn gave it away. BYD North America is hiring a Flash Charging Business Development Manager, and the role is explicitly…

Ford Says the Ranger Raptor Already Has Too Much Power

Ford Says the Ranger Raptor Already Has Too Much Power

Wheel Front Team Jun 12, 2026

Ford has no intention of building a Ranger Raptor R or Bronco Raptor R, and the reasoning from the company’s own engineers is surprisingly blunt.…

Rivian’s CEO Wants to Build a Small Electric Truck

Rivian’s CEO Wants to Build a Small Electric Truck

Wheel Front Team Jun 12, 2026

RJ Scaringe didn’t even let the question land before answering. Asked during a one-on-one interview in Park City, Utah, whether he saw a viable market…