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The BMW 740iL Won Y2K’s Luxury War Outright

The BMW 740iL Won Y2K’s Luxury War Outright

Wheel Front Team May 17, 2026

The Dow was flirting with 11,200, dot-com millionaires were picking out driveways, and Car and Driver lined up five $70,000 luxury sedans to see which one deserved to sit in them. It was November 1999. The BMW 740iL won, and…

Five Cullinans, Four Caliper Colors, Zero Left to Buy

Five Cullinans, Four Caliper Colors, Zero Left to Buy

Wheel Front Team May 16, 2026

Rolls-Royce has never shipped a car with four different brake caliper colors. Now it has — Phoenix Red, Turchese, Forge Yellow, and Mandarin, one per…

HWA’s 552-HP 190E EVO R Is a Track Weapon, Doors Optional

HWA’s 552-HP 190E EVO R Is a Track Weapon, Doors Optional

Wheel Front Team May 16, 2026

Fifteen. That’s how many people on earth will get to own HWA’s new EVO R, a track-only customer car built on the bones of the…

Brabus Bodo: A $1.16M V-12 Coupe That Defies 2026

Brabus Bodo: A $1.16M V-12 Coupe That Defies 2026

Wheel Front Team May 16, 2026

Brabus just slapped 986 horsepower into an Aston Martin Vanquish, wrapped it in a body that channels 1980s Mercedes coupe swagger, and named it after…

One of 27 Alpina B8 Wagons Hits Auction in Purple

One of 27 Alpina B8 Wagons Hits Auction in Purple

Wheel Front Team May 16, 2026

BMW once told Alpina it couldn’t be done. Fitting a 540i V-8 into the smaller E36 3-series chassis was, by the factory’s own assessment, impossible…

BMW’s New Alpina Concept Divides the Internet

BMW’s New Alpina Concept Divides the Internet

Wheel Front Team May 16, 2026

BMW unveiled its first Alpina concept designed fully in-house since absorbing the legendary independent tuner, and the internet responded exactly the way the internet does…

A $450K Lambo Now Commands $4 Million at Auction

A $450K Lambo Now Commands $4 Million at Auction

Wheel Front Team May 16, 2026

Depreciation is a one-way street — unless you’re talking about a Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SV wearing Nero Aldebaran paint and showing just 693 miles…

Honda Owns Fast Friday as Rain Clouds Loom Over Indy

Honda Owns Fast Friday as Rain Clouds Loom Over Indy

Wheel Front Team May 16, 2026

Felix Rosenqvist ripped off a 233.372-mph lap on Fast Friday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the fastest of anyone in the field. That alone would be…

One of 99 ALPINA B3 GT3s Hits the Block Tomorrow

One of 99 ALPINA B3 GT3s Hits the Block Tomorrow

Wheel Front Team May 15, 2026

Number 31 of just 99 ALPINA B3 GT3s ever built rolls across the auction block at Historics Auctioneers on May 16 as part of the…

Old Cars Won’t Let You Lose Money, No Matter What

Old Cars Won’t Let You Lose Money, No Matter What

Wheel Front Team May 15, 2026

David Tracy shipped a Jeep J10 across the country twice. Then a tree branch fell on it. He still broke even when he sold it.…