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BMW M2 Goes AWD: 185 Pounds Buys You 0.3 Seconds

BMW M2 Goes AWD: 185 Pounds Buys You 0.3 Seconds

Wheel Front Team Jun 3, 2026

The BMW M2 was already the best-selling M car on the planet. Now it’s gaining a front axle. BMW announced the 2027 M2 with M xDrive today, the first all-wheel-drive M2 in the nameplate’s history. Base price is $73,600 plus…

Rolls-Royce Spectre II: 8,108 Tiny Lights, Bigger Battery

Rolls-Royce Spectre II: 8,108 Tiny Lights, Bigger Battery

Wheel Front Team Jun 3, 2026

Four years in, and Rolls-Royce has finally given its electric flagship a proper midlife refresh. The Spectre Series II arrives with a larger battery, more…

2026 Kia Sportage Refresh: More Than a Mid-Cycle Facelift

2026 Kia Sportage Refresh: More Than a Mid-Cycle Facelift

Wheel Front Team Jun 3, 2026

The 2026 Kia Sportage rolled into Louisville on Monday with a refresh that touches nearly every surface and system on Kia’s best-selling nameplate. It’s technically…

Kia’s Sportage Hybrid Joins the EV Line in Georgia

Kia’s Sportage Hybrid Joins the EV Line in Georgia

Wheel Front Team Jun 3, 2026

Hyundai Motor Group’s Metaplant America in Savannah, Georgia, just hit three firsts simultaneously: its first Kia, its first hybrid, and its third overall vehicle model.…

Tesla’s Europe Comeback Defies the Boycott

Tesla’s Europe Comeback Defies the Boycott

Wheel Front Team Jun 2, 2026

A year ago, French protesters were burning Elon Musk in effigy. In May 2026, Tesla registrations in France surged 655 percent year-over-year to 5,446 vehicles.…

BMW’s Next X7 Goes Boxy and Dealers Want More

BMW’s Next X7 Goes Boxy and Dealers Want More

Wheel Front Team Jun 2, 2026

BMW pulled the curtain back on the second-generation X7 during a closed-door meeting with U.S. dealers in Nashville on May 27. The reactions leaking out…

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…

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…