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A 25 MPH Chase, a PIT Maneuver, and a Sovereign Citizen

A 25 MPH Chase, a PIT Maneuver, and a Sovereign Citizen

Wheel Front Team Jun 21, 2026

A Hyundai Accent rolling through Hoquiam, Washington at 10:11 p.m. with no headlights on. That’s all it took to kick off what may be the most absurd police pursuit of the year — not because of speed, but because of…

The AMC Spirit AMX Was a Terrier With a V-8 Bark

The AMC Spirit AMX Was a Terrier With a V-8 Bark

Wheel Front Team Jun 20, 2026

A 1979 AMC Spirit AMX just surfaced on Bring a Trailer, and it might be the most absurd muscle car proposition of the malaise era:…

The Knicks Won, So Here’s a Blue-and-Orange Car List

The Knicks Won, So Here’s a Blue-and-Orange Car List

Wheel Front Team Jun 20, 2026

The New York Knicks just won their first NBA championship in 53 years, and Jalopnik’s Amber DaSilva did what any reasonable person would do: she…

VW Won’t Slap GTI on Just Anything. Here’s Why.

VW Won’t Slap GTI on Just Anything. Here’s Why.

Wheel Front Team Jun 19, 2026

Volkswagen has sold GTI versions of the Lupo, Polo, Up, Gol, Parati, and Pointer across Europe and Latin America. Americans have never seen any of…

Toyota’s WRC Dominance Meets Its Toughest Test Yet

Toyota’s WRC Dominance Meets Its Toughest Test Yet

Wheel Front Team Jun 19, 2026

Five Toyota drivers hold the top five spots in the 2026 WRC standings. All five will sweep the roads clean in Greece this week, running…

A Teenager Is Helping Develop Cadillac’s F1 Car

A Teenager Is Helping Develop Cadillac’s F1 Car

Wheel Front Team Jun 19, 2026

Aiden Price was 14 years old and sitting in class when his father’s boss called with a question that sounds like fiction: Could the kid…

The Jet Car That Changed Everything Just Vanished

The Jet Car That Changed Everything Just Vanished

Wheel Front Team Jun 19, 2026

The Flying Caduceus was supposed to sell this month for somewhere between $70,000 and $90,000. That’s less than a loaded pickup truck. Instead, the lot…

A Can of “Air” and a Cigarette Turned a Kia Soul Into a Bomb

A Can of “Air” and a Cigarette Turned a Kia Soul Into a Bomb

Wheel Front Team Jun 19, 2026

A red Kia Soul rolled past a gas station in Gamewell, North Carolina on the evening of June 12 and exploded. Not caught fire. Exploded.…

Audi’s F1 Logistics Gamble: Rear Wings in Carry-Ons

Audi’s F1 Logistics Gamble: Rear Wings in Carry-Ons

Wheel Front Team Jun 19, 2026

A supplementary shipment for Audi Revolut F1 Team’s debut race in Melbourne got stranded when global air traffic restrictions kicked in mid-route between Zurich and…

When BMW’s M5 Was a Four-Door Corvette

When BMW’s M5 Was a Four-Door Corvette

Wheel Front Team Jun 18, 2026

Car and Driver just resurfaced its February 1999 first drive of the 2000 BMW M5, written by the late Tony Swan, and reading it a…