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Ford’s Bronco Hybrid Finally Arrives—Eight Years Late

Ford’s Bronco Hybrid Finally Arrives—Eight Years Late

Wheel Front Team Apr 2, 2026

Ford first talked about building a hybrid Bronco in 2018. The SUV itself hadn’t even been revived yet. Jim Farley wasn’t yet CEO. And here we are in 2026, with Farley finally confirming on the Spike’s Car Radio podcast that…

Mercedes Kills the Steering Column. The Germans Are Late.

Mercedes Kills the Steering Column. The Germans Are Late.

Wheel Front Team Apr 2, 2026

For 140 years, Mercedes-Benz has reminded us it invented the automobile. Now it’s the third company to ship a car without a steering column, trailing…

The Montero Is Back, Built on Nissan Armada Bones

The Montero Is Back, Built on Nissan Armada Bones

Wheel Front Team Apr 2, 2026

Mitsubishi will debut a new Montero in the third quarter of this year, and the nameplate’s resurrection comes with a catch — it’s a reskinned…

Hyundai’s 58-Model American Blitz Is Bold—Maybe Too Bold

Hyundai’s 58-Model American Blitz Is Bold—Maybe Too Bold

Wheel Front Team Apr 2, 2026

Fifty-eight vehicles in five years. That’s the number Hyundai Motor Group CEO José Muñoz dropped at the New York Auto Show this week, outlining an…

Toyota Flips the Script: American Trucks Head to Japan

Toyota Flips the Script: American Trucks Head to Japan

Wheel Front Team Apr 2, 2026

Toyota is about to do something it almost never does: ship full-size American trucks across the Pacific to sell in Japan. The company announced it…

AMG’s Electric GT 4-Door: Three Motors, Zero Apologies

AMG’s Electric GT 4-Door: Three Motors, Zero Apologies

Wheel Front Team Apr 2, 2026

Three axial flux electric motors, a directly cooled battery, and over 500 individual validation tests on frozen Swedish lakes. That’s what Mercedes-AMG just put the…

Subaru’s 65,000 Free Trees Are Marketing With Roots

Subaru’s 65,000 Free Trees Are Marketing With Roots

Wheel Front Team Apr 1, 2026

Subaru of America is giving away 65,000 trees this April through nearly 600 of its dealerships nationwide, part of its annual Subaru Loves the Earth…

Dodge Is Now a One-Truck Brand, and That Truck Is 15

Dodge Is Now a One-Truck Brand, and That Truck Is 15

Wheel Front Team Apr 1, 2026

Ninety percent. That’s the share of Dodge’s total Q1 2026 sales captured by a single model: the Durango. Out of 22,693 vehicles sold under the…

Ioniq 5 Sales Climb 14% Despite Death of EV Subsidies

Ioniq 5 Sales Climb 14% Despite Death of EV Subsidies

Wheel Front Team Apr 1, 2026

Six months after the federal government killed electric vehicle subsidies, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 is doing something almost nobody in the industry predicted. It’s growing.…

Honda’s Q1 Dip Hides a Massive Shift to Hybrids

Honda’s Q1 Dip Hides a Massive Shift to Hybrids

Wheel Front Team Apr 1, 2026

American Honda moved 336,830 vehicles in the first quarter of 2026. The company calls that strong. The year-over-year math says otherwise: total sales dropped 4.2…