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Nissan’s Rogue Goes Hybrid-Only. That’s a Huge Gamble.

Nissan’s Rogue Goes Hybrid-Only. That’s a Huge Gamble.

Wheel Front Team Apr 14, 2026

Nearly four million Rogues have been sold in the United States since the nameplate launched in 2000. Now Nissan is tearing up the playbook for its best-seller, launching the fourth-generation 2027 Rogue exclusively as a hybrid when it arrives in…

Range Rover Owners Burn Through Brakes and Patience

Range Rover Owners Burn Through Brakes and Patience

Wheel Front Team Apr 13, 2026

Frank Ruffolo owns two 2023 Range Rovers. He replaced the brakes on both before either hit 14,000 miles. That cost him roughly $4,100 out of…

Grand Sport X Is the C8 Corvette’s Sneakiest Bargain

Grand Sport X Is the C8 Corvette’s Sneakiest Bargain

Wheel Front Team Apr 13, 2026

Chevrolet opened the books on 2027 Corvette pricing Monday, and the number that should stop everyone cold is $112,195. That’s what the new Grand Sport…

Corvette ZR1X Jumps $17,800 While Stingray Barely Moves

Corvette ZR1X Jumps $17,800 While Stingray Barely Moves

Wheel Front Team Apr 13, 2026

Chevrolet confirmed 2027 Corvette pricing on Monday, and the spread tells a story the automaker probably didn’t intend. The base Stingray climbs a modest $1,000…

Can a Reborn Pajero Save Mitsubishi From Itself?

Can a Reborn Pajero Save Mitsubishi From Itself?

Wheel Front Team Apr 13, 2026

Mitsubishi’s new CEO, Keisuke Kishiura, less than two weeks into the job, all but confirmed at the Automobile Council 2026 forum in Chiba, Japan, that…

Porsche Wants Your Racing Stripes to Vanish at a Button

Porsche Wants Your Racing Stripes to Vanish at a Button

Wheel Front Team Apr 13, 2026

A German patent filing reveals Porsche is developing exterior film technology that makes racing stripes appear, disappear, or change color depending on what drive mode…

Hyundai Draws a Line: Knobs and Buttons Are Forever

Hyundai Draws a Line: Knobs and Buttons Are Forever

Wheel Front Team Apr 12, 2026

Olabisi Boyle didn’t hedge. Hyundai’s senior vice president for product planning and mobility strategy stood at the 2026 New York Auto Show and made the…

Ford Erases Carroll Shelby From Its Streets

Ford Erases Carroll Shelby From Its Streets

Wheel Front Team Apr 12, 2026

Carroll Shelby Way is about to become Raptor Way and Navigator Avenue. Ford is stripping the legendary racer’s name from two roads on its Dearborn…

Ariel Squeezes 525 HP From a Honda Four-Pot. It Costs $280K.

Ariel Squeezes 525 HP From a Honda Four-Pot. It Costs $280K.

Wheel Front Team Apr 12, 2026

A 2.0-liter Honda four-cylinder making 525 horsepower in a car that weighs 1,474 pounds. That’s the pitch from Ariel Motor Company, whose new Atom 4RR…

Tesla’s Cheap EV Gamble Could Bleed Margins Dry

Tesla’s Cheap EV Gamble Could Bleed Margins Dry

Wheel Front Team Apr 12, 2026

Tesla built more than 50,000 vehicles it couldn’t deliver last quarter — the widest production-to-sales gap in at least four years. And now, facing that…