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Audi’s $120K RS3 Sendoff Is the Inline-Five’s Last Breath

Audi’s $120K RS3 Sendoff Is the Inline-Five’s Last Breath

Wheel Front Team Mar 10, 2026

Seven hundred and fifty cars. That’s what Audi is building to mark 50 years of its beloved inline-five engine, and the price tag — north of $115,000 — suggests the company knows exactly what it has: a dying breed worth…

Audi’s Five-Cylinder Gets a Funeral Pyre — 750 RS 3s, Then It’s Over

Audi’s Five-Cylinder Gets a Funeral Pyre — 750 RS 3s, Then It’s Over

Wheel Front Team Mar 10, 2026

Only 750 will be built. Each one gets a serial number stamped into the center console. When they’re gone, so is the inline five-cylinder engine…

Mercedes Built a Luxury Electric Minivan and Dares You to Want One

Mercedes Built a Luxury Electric Minivan and Dares You to Want One

Wheel Front Team Mar 10, 2026

Mercedes-Benz just did something no luxury automaker has ever pulled off in America: it built a minivan and dared you to want one. The all-new…

Lawrence Survives Lapper Chaos to Seize Indy Triple Crown

Lawrence Survives Lapper Chaos to Seize Indy Triple Crown

Wheel Front Team Mar 10, 2026

Four points. That’s the margin separating Hunter Lawrence from Eli Tomac in the 450SX championship after nine of seventeen rounds, and on Saturday night inside…

Lexus Brings Its LS Concept to Milan. The Car Isn’t the Point.

Lexus Brings Its LS Concept to Milan. The Car Isn’t the Point.

Wheel Front Team Mar 10, 2026

Lexus is bringing five installations to Milan Design Week 2026, and the centerpiece isn’t really the new LS Concept flagship — it’s what the brand…

Toyota’s 5-MW Hydrogen Electrolyzer Is Running. This Isn’t a Concept.

Toyota’s 5-MW Hydrogen Electrolyzer Is Running. This Isn’t a Concept.

Wheel Front Team Mar 10, 2026

While the rest of the auto industry chases battery-electric headlines, Toyota is doubling down on hydrogen. The company announced it will exhibit at the 25th…

Nissan Swaps CFOs While the House Burns Down

Nissan Swaps CFOs While the House Burns Down

Wheel Front Team Mar 10, 2026

Nissan Motor Co. just changed the person holding the purse strings while the house is on fire. George Leondis, a two-decade Nissan veteran, takes over…

Nissan Overhauls Its Board as Turnaround Pressure Builds

Nissan Overhauls Its Board as Turnaround Pressure Builds

Wheel Front Team Mar 10, 2026

Nissan Motor is swapping out a third of its independent outside directors and installing a new board chair, moves that land as the struggling automaker…

Porsche Cayenne S Electric Is the Sweet Spot Nobody Saw Coming

Porsche Cayenne S Electric Is the Sweet Spot Nobody Saw Coming

Wheel Front Team Mar 10, 2026

Porsche just slotted a new trim into the electric Cayenne lineup, and the math tells the whole story. The 2026 Cayenne S Electric starts at…

Dacia Striker: A Proper Estate for Under £22,000

Dacia Striker: A Proper Estate for Under £22,000

Wheel Front Team Mar 10, 2026

The Romanian brand that made its name selling cheap Sanderos to first-time buyers just unveiled a car that looks like it belongs in a different…