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Fukushima’s Abandoned Farmland Now Fuels Japan’s Fastest Cars

Fukushima’s Abandoned Farmland Now Fuels Japan’s Fastest Cars

Wheel Front Team May 22, 2026

Japan’s top open-wheel racing series opened its 2026 season in April with every car on the grid burning fuel nobody thought possible four years ago. Super Formula machines, topping 300 kph, are now running on E10 gasoline blended with bioethanol…

Palou Hunts a Second Indy 500 Win With a Target on His Back

Palou Hunts a Second Indy 500 Win With a Target on His Back

Wheel Front Team May 22, 2026

Alex Palou will roll off the front of the 33-car field Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a four-lap qualifying average of 232.248 mph, a…

Toyota’s WRC Machine Hunts Home Glory at Rally Japan

Toyota’s WRC Machine Hunts Home Glory at Rally Japan

Wheel Front Team May 22, 2026

Five wins from six rallies. A 93-point lead in the manufacturers’ championship. All five drivers inside the top six of the standings. Toyota GAZOO Racing…

The Cars That Scream “I Peaked in High School”

The Cars That Scream “I Peaked in High School”

Wheel Front Team May 20, 2026

A straight-piped V6 Camaro with blacked-out taillights, an unpainted replacement bumper, and a high school sticker still clinging to the rear glass. If you live…

Baby Birds Are Holding a Ford F-250 Hostage in Kansas

Baby Birds Are Holding a Ford F-250 Hostage in Kansas

Wheel Front Team May 20, 2026

Four baby birds named Lugnut, Axle, Diesel, and Turbo are holding up the delivery of a Ford F-250 Super Duty in Olathe, Kansas, and there’s…

Corvette Thief Steals Same Car Twice, Even From Impound

Corvette Thief Steals Same Car Twice, Even From Impound

Wheel Front Team May 20, 2026

A 21-year-old in Washington state allegedly led police on a high-speed chase in a stolen 2014 Chevrolet Corvette, got arrested, and then broke into the…

Cybertruck Goes Swimming in a Texas Lake, Owner Goes to Jail

Cybertruck Goes Swimming in a Texas Lake, Owner Goes to Jail

Wheel Front Team May 20, 2026

A Tesla Cybertruck sits at the bottom of Grapevine Lake in Texas. Its owner sits in the back of a police cruiser. Wade Mode, it…

AMG’s Fake V-8 Is So Good It Took a V-8 Team to Build It

AMG’s Fake V-8 Is So Good It Took a V-8 Team to Build It

Wheel Front Team May 20, 2026

Mercedes-AMG hired professional musicians to create the synthetic exhaust note for its first ground-up electric car. The result was, in CEO Michael Schiebe’s words, “completely…

BMW’s Manual M3 CS Begs One Obvious Question

BMW’s Manual M3 CS Begs One Obvious Question

Wheel Front Team May 19, 2026

The 2027 BMW M3 CS Handschalter rolls off the line with 473 horsepower, a six-speed manual, rear-wheel drive only, and a 75-pound diet. It starts…

A $700 Ford Six Just Replaced a BMW V8. It Works.

A $700 Ford Six Just Replaced a BMW V8. It Works.

Wheel Front Team May 19, 2026

Bruce Mowrey got a 2009 BMW X5 for free. The 4.8-liter V8 had bad valve stem seals, a $5,200 repair on top of the $9,000…