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Tesla’s Cheapest Model Y Just Got a Sneaky Upgrade

Tesla’s Cheapest Model Y Just Got a Sneaky Upgrade

Wheel Front Team Jun 5, 2026

Tesla just gave the two most affordable versions of the Model Y an interior upgrade that nobody asked for but everyone will notice. The Rear-Wheel-Drive and All-Wheel-Drive trims, priced at $39,990 and $41,990, now come standard with the all-black headliner…

VW Wants the Golf Back, But Tariffs Are Blocking It

VW Wants the Golf Back, But Tariffs Are Blocking It

Wheel Front Team Jun 5, 2026

Volkswagen hasn’t sold a base Golf hatchback in the United States since 2021. That drought could end as early as 2027, but only if Washington…

The 2027 BRZ Gets a Camera and a Price Hike. That’s It.

The 2027 BRZ Gets a Camera and a Price Hike. That’s It.

Wheel Front Team Jun 5, 2026

Subaru just priced the 2027 BRZ at $36,140 to start, a $330 bump over last year, and the list of changes fits on a Post-it…

Audi’s 1,001-HP Nuvolari Is a Supercar Confession

Audi’s 1,001-HP Nuvolari Is a Supercar Confession

Wheel Front Team Jun 5, 2026

One thousand and one horsepower. Limited to 499 units. Deliveries starting in the first half of 2027. Audi just pulled the sheet off the Nuvolari,…

AI Is Eating All the Memory Chips Cars Need

AI Is Eating All the Memory Chips Cars Need

Wheel Front Team Jun 4, 2026

A coalition of trade groups including the Alliance for Automotive Innovation has fired off a letter to the U.S. Treasury and Commerce departments warning that…

Uber Bets $500M on Nuro as the Robotaxi Dream Won’t Die

Uber Bets $500M on Nuro as the Robotaxi Dream Won’t Die

Wheel Front Team Jun 4, 2026

Uber has sunk close to half a billion dollars into self-driving startup Nuro, according to Reuters, doubling down on a robotaxi future that has been…

Charleston vs. Savannah: The Southeast Port War

Charleston vs. Savannah: The Southeast Port War

Wheel Front Team Jun 4, 2026

The Port of Charleston is expanding its roll-on/roll-off cargo operations with upgraded rail infrastructure and larger vessel parking areas at its North Charleston Terminal, targeting…

Stellantis’ Cheap EV Plan Fights Its Own Partner

Stellantis’ Cheap EV Plan Fights Its Own Partner

Wheel Front Team Jun 4, 2026

Stellantis says it will put a small electric city car on European roads by 2028, priced under 15,000 British pounds. Production will roll out of…

China Builds Its Software Cars In-House. The West Can’t.

China Builds Its Software Cars In-House. The West Can’t.

Wheel Front Team Jun 4, 2026

Forty-one percent of Chinese automakers are building their software-defined vehicle technology stacks in-house. In the U.S. and Europe, that number drops to 25%. The gap…

BMW’s 900-HP Electric X5 M Spotted Ready for Battle

BMW’s 900-HP Electric X5 M Spotted Ready for Battle

Wheel Front Team Jun 4, 2026

The G95 BMW X5 M has surfaced in production-ready camouflage for the first time, and it bears almost no resemblance to the standard iX5 prototypes…