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Jeep’s $80 Wrangler Special Edition Is a Masterclass

Jeep’s $80 Wrangler Special Edition Is a Masterclass

Wheel Front Team Aug 21, 2026

Ten months into its “Twelve 4 Twelve” program, Jeep has unveiled the 2027 Wrangler Smoky Mountain edition. The price of admission beyond a standard Wrangler Willys? Eighty dollars. That’s not a typo. For the cost of a decent dinner, buyers…

Porsche’s $372K Electric Sedan Eats the Nürburgring

Porsche’s $372K Electric Sedan Eats the Nürburgring

Wheel Front Team Aug 21, 2026

The sticker for the Manthey Racing kit alone would buy you a nicely equipped Porsche 911. At $125,510, it bolts onto a Taycan Turbo GT…

Tesla Semi Finally Heads to Europe, Nine Years Late

Tesla Semi Finally Heads to Europe, Nine Years Late

Wheel Front Team Aug 21, 2026

Nine years after Elon Musk first rolled a prototype across a stage in Hawthorne, California, the Tesla Semi is finally going to Europe. The company…

Genesis G70 Loses Its V-6, and Likely Its Pulse

Genesis G70 Loses Its V-6, and Likely Its Pulse

Wheel Front Team Aug 21, 2026

The twin-turbo 3.3-liter V-6 that gave the Genesis G70 its reason for being is gone. NHTSA VIN submissions and EPA fuel-economy filings for the 2027…

BMW’s 8 Series Is Dead. Its Ghost Might Wear ALPINA.

BMW’s 8 Series Is Dead. Its Ghost Might Wear ALPINA.

Wheel Front Team Aug 21, 2026

Production of the second-generation BMW 8 Series ended earlier this year with no replacement announced. Now we know part of the reason. A BMW executive…

BMW’s EV Blitz Meets Germany’s Fuel Price Rage

BMW’s EV Blitz Meets Germany’s Fuel Price Rage

Wheel Front Team Aug 21, 2026

A record 12 percent of German drivers who replaced a combustion car in the second quarter of 2026 chose an EV, more than double the…

Nevada Gives Tesla a 5,000-Car Robotaxi Permit in One Vote

Nevada Gives Tesla a 5,000-Car Robotaxi Permit in One Vote

Wheel Front Team Aug 21, 2026

Ten vehicles on a narrow strip of Las Vegas Boulevard. That was what Tesla had two weeks ago. On Thursday, the Nevada Transportation Authority voted…

Aston Martin Can’t Decide If Stick Shifts Are Worth It

Aston Martin Can’t Decide If Stick Shifts Are Worth It

Wheel Front Team Aug 21, 2026

Adrian Hallmark has a problem he never expected: the clutch pedal is cheaper than the software. Aston Martin’s CEO told Road and Track at Monterey…

Geely’s “Reverse Joint Ventures” Flip the Old Playbook

Geely’s “Reverse Joint Ventures” Flip the Old Playbook

Wheel Front Team Aug 20, 2026

For decades, Western automakers forced Chinese companies into joint ventures as the price of admission to the world’s largest car market. Now Geely is offering…

BMW’s XM Experiment Is Dying a Quiet Death

BMW’s XM Experiment Is Dying a Quiet Death

Wheel Front Team Aug 20, 2026

Only 2,816 buyers worldwide picked up a BMW XM in the first half of 2025. That’s a 22.4 percent decline from the same period last…