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Audi’s New Q7 and Flagship Q9 Are Coming for Everyone

Audi’s New Q7 and Flagship Q9 Are Coming for Everyone

Wheel Front Team Jun 2, 2026

Twenty years after the original Q7 carved out space in the premium SUV segment, Audi is rolling out its replacement. The third-generation Q7 was announced from Ingolstadt with little more than a teaser image and a handful of adjectives —…

A Crossing Guard, a Stolen Truck, and a Mister Softee

A Crossing Guard, a Stolen Truck, and a Mister Softee

Wheel Front Team Jun 2, 2026

An 18-year-old from Georgia allegedly stole a running utility truck from a Philadelphia jobsite in early May, then tore down a street in the Kingsessing…

MINI Banks on Nostalgia While Dealers Beg for New Metal

MINI Banks on Nostalgia While Dealers Beg for New Metal

Wheel Front Team Jun 2, 2026

MINI rolled out its near-term American strategy at BMW Group’s retailer meeting in Nashville last week, and the centerpiece wasn’t a new car. It was…

Ford to 4,653 Owners: Don’t Drive Your Bronco Sport

Ford to 4,653 Owners: Don’t Drive Your Bronco Sport

Wheel Front Team Jun 2, 2026

Ford Motor Company dropped a “Do Not Drive” advisory on June 1 covering roughly 4,653 Bronco Sport and Maverick vehicles spanning six model years, 2021…

BYD Will Pay for Self-Driving Crashes—but Only for a Year

BYD Will Pay for Self-Driving Crashes—but Only for a Year

Wheel Front Team Jun 1, 2026

BYD just made a promise with a very short shelf life. China’s largest automaker announced it will assume full financial responsibility for any crash that…

Trump’s 82% Content Rule Could Blow Up USMCA

Trump’s 82% Content Rule Could Blow Up USMCA

Wheel Front Team Jun 1, 2026

The Trump administration walked into Mexico City last week and dropped a grenade on the North American auto trade framework. The new demand: 82 percent…

Lexus Killed Its Electric Flagship Before It Ever Lived

Lexus Killed Its Electric Flagship Before It Ever Lived

Wheel Front Team Jun 1, 2026

The LF-ZC is dead. Lexus has canceled production plans for the electric sedan concept it revealed with great fanfare at the 2023 Tokyo auto show,…

Mazda Paints the Miata Green Again. Finally.

Mazda Paints the Miata Green Again. Finally.

Wheel Front Team Jun 1, 2026

Mazda just unveiled Zinc Green, a new global color that debuted on the MX-5 Miata at the Karuizawa Fan Meeting in Japan on May 31…

Nissan Frontier Sport Edition Targets Budget Off-Roaders

Nissan Frontier Sport Edition Targets Budget Off-Roaders

Wheel Front Team Jun 1, 2026

Nissan is betting that truck buyers want off-road looks and gear without paying PRO-4X money. The 2027 Frontier Sport Edition, due at dealers late this…

A Million Buyers Gone, And Detroit Couldn’t Care Less

A Million Buyers Gone, And Detroit Couldn’t Care Less

Wheel Front Team Jun 1, 2026

The U.S. new-car market has shed roughly one million buyers since the start of the decade, and the industry’s response has been a collective shrug.…