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BMW’s $550K V8 Wagon Hits the Ring Before Any Garage

BMW’s $550K V8 Wagon Hits the Ring Before Any Garage

Wheel Front Team May 26, 2026

A year after BMW unveiled the Speedtop at Villa d’Este, the two-door shooting brake still hasn’t reached a single customer. But it’s hammering the Nürburgring Nordschleife under full camouflage, complete with a roll cage bolted into the cargo area. As…

Lexus GX 550h Hybrid Is Coming, but Not Everywhere

Lexus GX 550h Hybrid Is Coming, but Not Everywhere

Wheel Front Team May 26, 2026

Lexus’s Australian product planning manager Julian Meldrum essentially confirmed what patent filings hinted at in April: a hybrid-powered GX 550h is real, and it’s headed…

Porsche Won’t Electrify the 911. The 718 Goes First.

Porsche Won’t Electrify the 911. The 718 Goes First.

Wheel Front Team May 26, 2026

Porsche has drawn a clear line in the sand: no fully electric 911 this decade. The car that defines Zuffenhausen will soldier on with combustion…

Ferrari Dealership Fire Footage Fuels $20.8M Lawsuit

Ferrari Dealership Fire Footage Fuels $20.8M Lawsuit

Wheel Front Team May 26, 2026

A salesperson turned the key on a Ferrari 360 Modena with parts of its fuel system missing. What happened next nearly killed a customer and…

Ferrari Luce Interior Picks Switches Over Screens

Ferrari Luce Interior Picks Switches Over Screens

Wheel Front Team May 26, 2026

Ferrari’s first electric vehicle doesn’t look like one inside. That’s the point. The 2027 Ferrari Luce, now revealed in full interior detail, rejects the tablet-on-a-dashboard…

Ford’s F-150 Bleeding Out One Shutdown at a Time

Ford’s F-150 Bleeding Out One Shutdown at a Time

Wheel Front Team May 25, 2026

A broken hood die shut down Ford’s F-150 line for four days last week, costing the company an estimated 2,500 trucks it absolutely cannot afford…

BMW’s iX3 Hits Japan as 50,000 Orders Pile Up

BMW’s iX3 Hits Japan as 50,000 Orders Pile Up

Wheel Front Team May 25, 2026

The new BMW iX3 went on preorder in Japan today, priced from 9,820,000 yen — roughly $64,000 — as the Neue Klasse SUV continues its…

Half of American Teens Want Sedans, Not SUVs

Half of American Teens Want Sedans, Not SUVs

Wheel Front Team May 25, 2026

The kids don’t want your crossover. A February 2026 Escalent study surveying more than 1,000 teenagers between 14 and 19 found that 51 percent see…

BMW’s Hydrogen Gamble: The iX5 Is Actually Happening

BMW’s Hydrogen Gamble: The iX5 Is Actually Happening

Wheel Front Team May 25, 2026

BMW’s Landshut plant has begun pre-series production of the “Energy Master,” a central control unit for the hydrogen-powered iX5 Hydrogen slated for a 2028 launch.…

BMW’s 115-Unit TT Tribute Is Pure Green Heritage

BMW’s 115-Unit TT Tribute Is Pure Green Heritage

Wheel Front Team May 25, 2026

One hundred fifteen motorcycles. That’s all BMW Motorrad will build of the M 1000 RR Limited Edition Isle of Man TT, one for each year…