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BMW iX1 Deliveries Stall Over a Wheel Shortage

BMW iX1 Deliveries Stall Over a Wheel Shortage

Wheel Front Team May 24, 2026

A supplier bottleneck on 17- and 18-inch wheels has thrown BMW iX1 deliveries into disarray, with at least one dealer pushing a customer’s handover back to October. The problem is almost comically mundane for a vehicle that represents BMW’s most…

BMW’s M5 Touring Gets a Neue Klasse Face and Angrier V8

BMW’s M5 Touring Gets a Neue Klasse Face and Angrier V8

Wheel Front Team May 24, 2026

A fully camouflaged 2028 BMW M5 Touring was caught hammering around the Nürburgring this week, and the prototype reveals two things BMW can’t hide: a…

The Last Manual M3 Is Real, and BMW Knows It

The Last Manual M3 Is Real, and BMW Knows It

Wheel Front Team May 24, 2026

Scott Stirling had one shot, and he took it. BMW M’s North American Product Manager picked the M3 CS Handschalter as his personal car not…

BMW’s Hydrogen Gamble Now Has Real Hardware Behind It

BMW’s Hydrogen Gamble Now Has Real Hardware Behind It

Wheel Front Team May 24, 2026

Plant Landshut in Bavaria has begun pre-series production of the Energy Master — the central high-voltage control unit for the BMW iX5 Hydrogen — marking…

U-Haul’s 29-Foot Peterbilt Needs No CDL, Just $50

U-Haul’s 29-Foot Peterbilt Needs No CDL, Just $50

Wheel Front Team May 24, 2026

U-Haul is now renting a 29-foot Peterbilt box truck to anyone with a standard driver’s license and $49.95 to spare. No commercial driving experience required.…

Automakers Declare War on Car Brokers in NJ

Automakers Declare War on Car Brokers in NJ

Wheel Front Team May 24, 2026

A New Jersey dealer recently admitted he’s lost half his primary market to car brokers. Not a quarter. Half. That single data point explains why…

BMW Considers Standalone ALPINA Stores

BMW Considers Standalone ALPINA Stores

Wheel Front Team May 23, 2026

Four years after acquiring the ALPINA brand name, BMW is finally showing its hand. The first production model — a dolled-up 7 Series — arrives…

AMG’s 646-HP CLE Mythos Is a CLK Black Series Reborn

AMG’s 646-HP CLE Mythos Is a CLK Black Series Reborn

Wheel Front Team May 23, 2026

Mercedes-AMG will build just 30 units of the CLE 63 Mythos, and the latest prototype caught thrashing around the Nürburgring suggests every one of them…

Audi’s Glare-Killing Headlights Hit the U.S. a Decade Late

Audi’s Glare-Killing Headlights Hit the U.S. a Decade Late

Wheel Front Team May 23, 2026

The technology has existed since 2013. Audi’s Digital Matrix headlights have been shielding European drivers from blinding glare for over a decade while Americans squinted…

Honda Kills the Prelude Type R Dream Before It Starts

Honda Kills the Prelude Type R Dream Before It Starts

Wheel Front Team May 23, 2026

Honda Australia’s president and CEO Jay Joseph has a message for every enthusiast who bought a 2026 Prelude hoping it was just the warm-up act:…