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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 — one of the largest Miata gatherings on the planet and exactly the kind of…

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.…

Kia’s Van Gambit: 40 Variants, Zero Combustion Engines

Kia’s Van Gambit: 40 Variants, Zero Combustion Engines

Wheel Front Team Jun 1, 2026

Kia isn’t tiptoeing back into the commercial vehicle market. It’s kicking the door open with a ground-up electric platform, a dedicated dealer network, and plans…

Gas Cars Are Flooding EV Trade-In Lots With No Tax Credit

Gas Cars Are Flooding EV Trade-In Lots With No Tax Credit

Wheel Front Team Jun 1, 2026

Seven out of ten people who bought a new electric vehicle in April traded in a gas car to do it. No federal tax credit.…

Lexus Engineers Fought Over Shock Absorbers Till the End

Lexus Engineers Fought Over Shock Absorbers Till the End

Wheel Front Team Jun 1, 2026

Lexus ES chief engineer Kohei Chiashi didn’t hesitate when asked what created the most internal friction during development of the all-new sedan. It wasn’t the…

BMW Tops Europe’s Premium Chart — But the Lead Is Shrinking

BMW Tops Europe’s Premium Chart — But the Lead Is Shrinking

Wheel Front Team May 31, 2026

BMW registered 267,075 cars across Europe in the first four months of 2026, a 1.1 percent increase that keeps it firmly atop the premium leaderboard.…

California Drops $1B to Electrify Semis and Heavy Trucks

California Drops $1B to Electrify Semis and Heavy Trucks

Wheel Front Team May 31, 2026

California just committed $1 billion to a question the trucking industry has been dodging for years: can you actually get fleets to go electric? Starting…

Dating Apps Now Bribe You With Gas Cards. Says It All.

Dating Apps Now Bribe You With Gas Cards. Says It All.

Wheel Front Team May 31, 2026

A dating app called BLK is giving away $500 gas gift cards to attract new users. Ten winners, announced yesterday, will receive the cards after…

Tesla’s Quiet European FSD Wins Hide a Much Bigger Play

Tesla’s Quiet European FSD Wins Hide a Much Bigger Play

Wheel Front Team May 31, 2026

Estonia became the third European Union country to approve Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) on May 29, joining the Netherlands and Lithuania in a rapid-fire regulatory…