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Ford’s $30K Ranchero EV Wants to Crush the Slate Truck

Ford’s $30K Ranchero EV Wants to Crush the Slate Truck

Wheel Front Team Jul 8, 2026

Ford is resurrecting the Ranchero name — or at least strongly considering it — for a compact electric pickup truck targeting a $30,000 starting price and a 2028 launch. If it lands anywhere near those numbers, it will drop into…

Ferrari’s “Fake Manual” Is the Only Manual You’re Getting

Ferrari’s “Fake Manual” Is the Only Manual You’re Getting

Wheel Front Team Jul 8, 2026

Thirty years ago, Ferrari ripped the stick shift out of Formula 1 and bolted paddle shifters into the F355 F1, making it the first road…

Hyundai’s UV Cabin Sanitizer Kills 97% of Viruses Mid-Drive

Hyundai’s UV Cabin Sanitizer Kills 97% of Viruses Mid-Drive

Wheel Front Team Jul 8, 2026

Hyundai and Kia have built an ultraviolet sanitization system that zaps bacteria and viruses inside a moving car while passengers sit in their seats. The…

Ford’s Recall Machine Keeps Rolling: 110,000 More

Ford’s Recall Machine Keeps Rolling: 110,000 More

Wheel Front Team Jul 8, 2026

Ford just added another 110,626 vehicles to its ever-growing recall tally, this time pulling in the Mustang and its electric sibling, the Mustang Mach-E, for…

Tesla Kills the Paint Shop With Cybercab’s Molded Color

Tesla Kills the Paint Shop With Cybercab’s Molded Color

Wheel Front Team Jul 8, 2026

Tesla confirmed this week that the Cybercab’s gold finish isn’t painted on. It’s molded in. The color is part of the panel itself, baked into…

Hyundai’s $59K Blacked-Out Palisade Is a Bold Bet

Hyundai’s $59K Blacked-Out Palisade Is a Bold Bet

Wheel Front Team Jul 8, 2026

A three-row hybrid crossover that starts at nearly sixty grand and wears gloss black everything — that’s where Hyundai thinks the Palisade needs to go…

Kia Built a Toy Car to Roast Every Rival SUV

Kia Built a Toy Car to Roast Every Rival SUV

Wheel Front Team Jul 8, 2026

Kia America just built a real toy car. Not a metaphorical one — an actual, physical toy SUV, fabricated specifically to sit next to its…

Drivers Ditch Premium Gas as Price Gap Nears $1

Drivers Ditch Premium Gas as Price Gap Nears $1

Wheel Front Team Jul 7, 2026

Premium gasoline sales dropped 5% over a four-day stretch late last month. Regular gas sales jumped 10% during the same period. The message from American…

The Ground Is Moving Under Auto Supply Chains

The Ground Is Moving Under Auto Supply Chains

Wheel Front Team Jul 7, 2026

Electric vehicles have fewer parts than combustion-powered cars. That’s supposed to make things simpler. It doesn’t. A Moody’s analysis released June 1 lays out a…

Fiat’s $15K Topolino Arrives — But You Can’t Drive It

Fiat’s $15K Topolino Arrives — But You Can’t Drive It

Wheel Front Team Jul 7, 2026

The smallest thing Fiat has ever sold in America weighs 1,073 pounds, makes 8 horsepower, and tops out at 19 mph. It also isn’t street…