Automotive News

Gas Hits $4.18 as Hormuz Crisis Grinds On

Gas Hits $4.18 as Hormuz Crisis Grinds On

Wheel Front Team Apr 29, 2026

A gallon of regular gasoline now costs American drivers $4.176 on average, a four-year high and a 33 percent increase from the $3.15 they were paying just twelve months ago. Diesel is in even worse shape at $5.461, closing in…

Cheap Cars in America Are About to Go Extinct

Cheap Cars in America Are About to Go Extinct

Wheel Front Team Apr 29, 2026

Foreign automakers have told Trump administration economic advisors they’ll pull their cheapest models from the U.S. market if the USMCA trade agreement isn’t renewed with…

One Hailstorm Wrecked 13,000 Kias. Now the Fix Makes Power.

One Hailstorm Wrecked 13,000 Kias. Now the Fix Makes Power.

Wheel Front Team Apr 29, 2026

In 2023, a single hailstorm ripped through Kia’s West Point, Georgia, manufacturing plant and damaged more than 13,000 vehicles sitting in open lots. That was…

Hyundai’s Ioniq 9 Black Ink Is a $75K+ Flex Move

Hyundai’s Ioniq 9 Black Ink Is a $75K+ Flex Move

Wheel Front Team Apr 29, 2026

The name alone tells you Hyundai isn’t messing around: the 2027 Ioniq 9 AWD Performance Calligraphy Black Ink. That’s nine words for a single trim…

2026 RAV4 Goes All-Hybrid and All-In on Tech

2026 RAV4 Goes All-Hybrid and All-In on Tech

Wheel Front Team Apr 29, 2026

America’s bestselling SUV now starts at $31,900 and no longer offers a gas-only engine. Every sixth-generation 2026 Toyota RAV4 rolls off the line as a…

Honda’s 2027 ATVs: Five Gas Quads, Zero Apologies

Honda’s 2027 ATVs: Five Gas Quads, Zero Apologies

Wheel Front Team Apr 29, 2026

Five models, zero electrification, and every single one built in North Carolina. Honda’s 2027 FourTrax ATV lineup, announced April 28, is a deliberate stake in…

Stolen Civic Chase Ends 200 Feet Above the Bay

Stolen Civic Chase Ends 200 Feet Above the Bay

Wheel Front Team Apr 28, 2026

A gray Honda Civic reported stolen in South San Francisco led police on a 30-minute chase through downtown streets, onto the freeway, and across the…

Subaru Renamed a Department. It Reveals Their Real Fear.

Subaru Renamed a Department. It Reveals Their Real Fear.

Wheel Front Team Apr 28, 2026

Jim Pernas held 15 positions across seven Subaru region and zone offices over nearly 40 years. He retires in July. The press release thanks him…

Mercedes Admits the SL Was Too Harsh, Pivots Back

Mercedes Admits the SL Was Too Harsh, Pivots Back

Wheel Front Team Apr 28, 2026

For nearly seventy years the Mercedes SL was the definitive grand tourer — fast enough to thrill, soft enough to cross continents. Then Stuttgart handed…

A Vacuum Company Strapped Rockets to an EV. Seriously.

A Vacuum Company Strapped Rockets to an EV. Seriously.

Wheel Front Team Apr 28, 2026

Dreame, a Chinese company best known for cordless stick vacuums and robot mops, just unveiled a sedan it claims can hit 62 mph in 0.9…