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MINI Cooper May Go Rear-Drive for the First Time

MINI Cooper May Go Rear-Drive for the First Time

Wheel Front Team Aug 23, 2026

Every MINI Cooper built under BMW’s ownership has driven the front wheels. The next one might not. MINI has begun work on the next-generation Cooper, and design chief Holger Hampf has confirmed that a shift to rear-wheel drive is actively…

Tesla’s Cybercab Arrives September 3. No Wheel. No Pedals.

Tesla’s Cybercab Arrives September 3. No Wheel. No Pedals.

Wheel Front Team Aug 23, 2026

Tesla has set September 3 for the launch of its Cybercab in Austin, Texas, and invitations are already going out. The two-seat vehicle has no…

2028 BMW X7 Spotted at the Ring with a V8 Growl

2028 BMW X7 Spotted at the Ring with a V8 Growl

Wheel Front Team Aug 22, 2026

The 2028 BMW X7 is no longer a sketch on a whiteboard. A heavily camouflaged prototype of the G67, wearing what appears to be its…

BMW’s China-Only iX3 Reveals an LFP Battery Future

BMW’s China-Only iX3 Reveals an LFP Battery Future

Wheel Front Team Aug 22, 2026

BMW is selling an iX3 in China that the rest of the world can’t buy, and the battery inside it tells you where the industry…

Toyota’s GR GT Supercar Is a Money Loser. That’s the Plan.

Toyota’s GR GT Supercar Is a Money Loser. That’s the Plan.

Wheel Front Team Aug 22, 2026

Toyota’s newest supercar, the GR GT, “makes no financial sense.” Those aren’t the words of a critic or a Wall Street analyst. They came from…

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Wheel Front Team Aug 21, 2026

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California Just Banned Your Cheap Tires

California Just Banned Your Cheap Tires

Wheel Front Team Aug 21, 2026

California’s Energy Commission voted unanimously to adopt the nation’s first regulations on replacement tires, a program that will restrict which aftermarket rubber can be sold…

Feds Dig Deeper Into GM’s Failing 6.2-Liter V8

Feds Dig Deeper Into GM’s Failing 6.2-Liter V8

Wheel Front Team Aug 21, 2026

Nearly a million GM trucks and SUVs are now under federal scrutiny after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration expanded its investigation into the L87…

Ionna Dethrones Tesla in EV Charging Satisfaction

Ionna Dethrones Tesla in EV Charging Satisfaction

Wheel Front Team Aug 21, 2026

Tesla built the template. Now the students are beating the teacher. Ionna, the charging network bankrolled by eight legacy automakers, scored 807 on JD Power’s…

LG’s Michigan Battery Plant Reveals the Real EV Story

LG’s Michigan Battery Plant Reveals the Real EV Story

Wheel Front Team Aug 21, 2026

LG Energy Solution fired up its new Lansing, Michigan battery plant on August 18, a factory that was never supposed to be theirs alone. The…