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Toyota Will Sell the Tundra in Japan. It Expects 80 a Month.

Toyota Will Sell the Tundra in Japan. It Expects 80 a Month.

Wheel Front Team Apr 16, 2026

Toyota plans to sell the Tundra pickup in Japan. It expects to move 80 units a month. That’s not a typo. For context, Toyota sold 12,949 Tundras in the United States last month alone. The Japanese target of roughly 960…

Nissan’s Sports Car Revival Sounds Great. The Math Doesn’t.

Nissan’s Sports Car Revival Sounds Great. The Math Doesn’t.

Wheel Front Team Apr 16, 2026

Nissan’s new CEO Ivan Espinosa has been on the job roughly a year, and already the promises are stacking up like cordwood. A new GT-R…

Two CEOs Just Called Plug-In Hybrids a Fraud

Two CEOs Just Called Plug-In Hybrids a Fraud

Wheel Front Team Apr 16, 2026

Two CEOs from opposite ends of the automotive spectrum just said the quiet part out loud about plug-in hybrids. Polestar’s Australian chief Scott Maynard called…

Nissan’s Next GT-R Will Burn Gas. Just Not Only Gas.

Nissan’s Next GT-R Will Burn Gas. Just Not Only Gas.

Wheel Front Team Apr 16, 2026

Richard Candler didn’t mince words. “We’re not going to go with batteries in the next generation. No way,” Nissan’s global head of product strategy told…

Audi Killed Its Own Rings to Survive in China

Audi Killed Its Own Rings to Survive in China

Wheel Front Team Apr 16, 2026

Ten thousand cars. That’s all the ringless AUDI brand has managed to sell since its E5 Sportback launched in China last September. Now the joint…

Your Honda Can Now Spot Potholes for the Government

Your Honda Can Now Spot Potholes for the Government

Wheel Front Team Apr 15, 2026

A pilot project in Ohio just proved that the sensors already riding shotgun in your Honda can spot potholes, missing signs, and busted guardrails with…

No New Car Under $20K Exists in America Anymore

No New Car Under $20K Exists in America Anymore

Wheel Front Team Apr 15, 2026

The cheapest new car you can buy in the United States right now is the 2026 Hyundai Venue at $22,150 including destination. Not a single…

Acura Turns 40 at Long Beach, Still Hunting a Win

Acura Turns 40 at Long Beach, Still Hunting a Win

Wheel Front Team Apr 15, 2026

Forty years is a long time to celebrate anything in the car business. Acura launched in 1986, and this weekend’s Acura Grand Prix of Long…

Tesla’s Gold-Trimmed Goodbye to the Model S and X

Tesla’s Gold-Trimmed Goodbye to the Model S and X

Wheel Front Team Apr 15, 2026

Tesla is sending the Model S and Model X to the grave in Garnet Red with gold badges, limited to just 350 units total, priced…

Volvo’s XC90 Refuses to Die — and That’s the Point

Volvo’s XC90 Refuses to Die — and That’s the Point

Wheel Front Team Apr 15, 2026

Car and Driver just inducted a 2026 Volvo XC90 B6 Ultra into its long-term test fleet for 40,000 miles. That alone tells you something. In…