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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. Carl Widmann, Ford Racing’s production vehicle chief engineer, told Road & Track that the Ranger…

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…

Genesis Magma GT: A $150K Mid-Engine V-8 Supercar Dare

Genesis Magma GT: A $150K Mid-Engine V-8 Supercar Dare

Wheel Front Team Jun 12, 2026

A turbocharged V-8 mounted behind the cabin, dihedral doors, a fighter-jet canopy profile, and an estimated starting price of $150,000. That is what Genesis says…

ALPINA’s $200K BMW 7 Series Is Coming for Bentley

ALPINA’s $200K BMW 7 Series Is Coming for Bentley

Wheel Front Team Jun 12, 2026

The Vision BMW ALPINA, a sleek two-door coupe that stopped traffic at Villa d’Este last month, now sits inside the BMW Welt in Munich —…

Audi Nuvolari: F1 Tech Meets Road in a Hybrid Supercar

Audi Nuvolari: F1 Tech Meets Road in a Hybrid Supercar

Wheel Front Team Jun 12, 2026

Audi just named a supercar after the greatest driver most people have never heard of, and it’s not messing around with the timeline. The Nuvolari,…

The Gas Pump Screw Scam Has Cops and Snopes at Odds

The Gas Pump Screw Scam Has Cops and Snopes at Odds

Wheel Front Team Jun 12, 2026

A small police department in Timberville, Virginia posted a Facebook warning that has ricocheted across social media and straight into the murky territory where legitimate…

BMW’s AI Chatbot Promised $27K. The Dealer Said No.

BMW’s AI Chatbot Promised $27K. The Dealer Said No.

Wheel Front Team Jun 12, 2026

A funeral director in Toronto thought he’d finally gotten a fair shake from a BMW dealership. He was wrong about who he was talking to,…

GM’s Energy Pass Bets One App Can Fix EV Charging Chaos

GM’s Energy Pass Bets One App Can Fix EV Charging Chaos

Wheel Front Team Jun 11, 2026

General Motors just launched Energy Pass, a single digital platform that lets its EV customers find, start, and pay for public charging sessions across multiple…

Ford’s Aluminum Nightmare Is Finally Over

Ford’s Aluminum Nightmare Is Finally Over

Wheel Front Team Jun 11, 2026

The Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego, New York, finally restarted production this week, ending a nine-month supply drought that forced Ford to scramble for one…

Porsche Says the 911 Will Never Go Full Electric

Porsche Says the 911 Will Never Go Full Electric

Wheel Front Team Jun 11, 2026

Porsche CEO Michael Leiters has done something rare in the modern auto industry — he’s closed a door and thrown away the key. During an…