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BMW Won’t Let You Delete This $1,000 X5 Option

BMW Won’t Let You Delete This $1,000 X5 Option

Wheel Front Team Jul 5, 2026

BMW’s new G65 X5 hit European configurators this week with a curious catch: every single build sheet includes a €950 option called Individual Clear & Bold, and the company won’t let you delete it. Try to untick the box. You…

Polestar Cuts $25K Off the 4 to Clear the Lot

Polestar Cuts $25K Off the 4 to Clear the Lot

Wheel Front Team Jul 5, 2026

Twenty-five thousand dollars. That’s how much Polestar is willing to shave off a new Polestar 4 if you pay cash — a discount roughly the…

Ford’s $30K Electric Truck Spied With Fresh Details

Ford’s $30K Electric Truck Spied With Fresh Details

Wheel Front Team Jul 5, 2026

Ford’s upcoming electric pickup — the one the company hopes will be its modern Model T — was caught testing near Dearborn with more of…

Dealers Are Charging More Than Ever for New Cars

Dealers Are Charging More Than Ever for New Cars

Wheel Front Team Jul 4, 2026

The average marketed price of a new car hit $51,974 on June 30, smashing a record that had stood since July 2023. That old mark,…

Tesla’s Best Quarter Hides Its Darkest Week

Tesla’s Best Quarter Hides Its Darkest Week

Wheel Front Team Jul 4, 2026

Tesla delivered 480,126 vehicles in the second quarter of 2026, a 25 percent year-over-year surge that obliterated Wall Street estimates by nearly 80,000 units. The…

Tesla’s Own Data Sinks Driver in Fatal FSD Crash

Tesla’s Own Data Sinks Driver in Fatal FSD Crash

Wheel Front Team Jul 4, 2026

Michael Butler told investigators his Tesla was in self-driving mode when it plowed into a Houston-area home last month, killing a woman inside. Tesla’s own…

Ferrari’s New “Manual” Is a Dual-Clutch in Disguise

Ferrari’s New “Manual” Is a Dual-Clutch in Disguise

Wheel Front Team Jul 4, 2026

Only 1,499 people will pay at least €590,000 for a Ferrari that lets them row their own gears—sort of. The 2027 Ferrari 12Cilindri Manuale, unveiled…

BMW’s First In-House ALPINAs Are Gunning for Maybach

BMW’s First In-House ALPINAs Are Gunning for Maybach

Wheel Front Team Jul 4, 2026

BMW spent decades letting ALPINA operate as a genteel independent tuner in Buchloe, building small-batch sedans and SUVs with hand-finished interiors and a devotion to…

BMW’s New X5 Drops With 11 Colors, Hundreds More Coming

BMW’s New X5 Drops With 11 Colors, Hundreds More Coming

Wheel Front Team Jul 4, 2026

The fifth-generation BMW X5 will hit the market this fall wearing one of just 11 exterior colors. But BMW is already promising that by April…

Musk Pumps the Brakes on Optimus Hype

Musk Pumps the Brakes on Optimus Hype

Wheel Front Team Jul 3, 2026

Elon Musk walked the Optimus production line at Fremont last week, arms crossed, flanked by hard hats and safety vests. The photo looked triumphant. His…