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Audi Q9 Is a 17-Foot Bet on Bigger

Audi Q9 Is a 17-Foot Bet on Bigger

Wheel Front Team Jul 29, 2026

Audi just revealed the largest vehicle it has ever built. The Q9, a full-size three-row SUV stretching 5.31 meters long with a 3.14-meter wheelbase, is the German brand’s unsubtle play for a slice of the American market that BMW, Mercedes,…

Ford vs. GM: Detroit’s New Battle Is on the Battlefield

Ford vs. GM: Detroit’s New Battle Is on the Battlefield

Wheel Front Team Jul 28, 2026

Ford is throwing three Super Duty prototypes at the Pentagon, competing directly with General Motors for a U.S. Army tactical truck contract worth 600 units.…

California Softens Its Tire Crackdown, But Only Slightly

California Softens Its Tire Crackdown, But Only Slightly

Wheel Front Team Jul 28, 2026

The California Energy Commission has revised its proposed replacement tire regulations, adding exemptions for performance tires, run-flats, and several other categories after a June public…

Tesla Kills Blinker Sounds While FSD Fights Drivers

Tesla Kills Blinker Sounds While FSD Fights Drivers

Wheel Front Team Jul 28, 2026

Tesla has begun silencing the turn signal chimes inside its Robotaxi fleet, removing the familiar click-click that has accompanied every lane change and turn for…

BMW’s Secret i4 Convertible EV Spotted Testing

BMW’s Secret i4 Convertible EV Spotted Testing

Wheel Front Team Jul 28, 2026

Spy photographers have caught a camouflaged BMW i4 Cabriolet prototype running on public roads, confirming what insiders have been whispering for months. The electric drop-top…

Dodge Charger Super Bee Returns With a Turbo Six

Dodge Charger Super Bee Returns With a Turbo Six

Wheel Front Team Jul 28, 2026

Dodge dropped a 15-second teaser Tuesday that left almost nothing to decode. Bees swarming a drag strip Christmas tree, Wiz Khalifa’s “Black and Yellow” on…

Mercedes’ Electric C-Class Cuts Carbon by Two-Thirds

Mercedes’ Electric C-Class Cuts Carbon by Two-Thirds

Wheel Front Team Jul 28, 2026

Mercedes-Benz claims its all-new electric C-Class slashes lifecycle carbon emissions by two-thirds compared to the outgoing combustion-powered model. That’s a big number. And the company…

Stellantis Dumps Free2move Car-Sharing on Mutares

Stellantis Dumps Free2move Car-Sharing on Mutares

Wheel Front Team Jul 28, 2026

Stellantis is cutting loose its Free2move car-sharing operation, selling the entire business to Munich-based turnaround specialist Mutares SE & Co. KGaA. The deal, announced July…

Mercedes C-Class EV Buries the EQ Era’s Mistakes

Mercedes C-Class EV Buries the EQ Era’s Mistakes

Wheel Front Team Jul 28, 2026

The 2027 Mercedes-Benz C400 EV makes 483 horsepower, claims a 3.9-second sprint to 60 mph, and targets roughly 400 miles of EPA range. Those numbers…

Honda’s Lifted Accord Wagon Wants Outback Blood

Honda’s Lifted Accord Wagon Wants Outback Blood

Wheel Front Team Jul 27, 2026

Honda is reportedly developing a raised, long-roof variant of the Accord aimed squarely at the Subaru Outback, with a launch targeted before the end of…