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The Ford Fusion Was the Right Car at the Wrong Time

The Ford Fusion Was the Right Car at the Wrong Time

Wheel Front Team Jun 4, 2026

Ford moved 15 million Model Ts. The F-150 remains one of the best-selling vehicles in history. But when Jalopnik recently asked its readers to name their favorite Ford, the most compelling answer wasn’t a Shelby GT500 or a Boss 429.…

Cadillac’s F1 Secret Weapon Lives in a Charlotte Sim Room

Cadillac’s F1 Secret Weapon Lives in a Charlotte Sim Room

Wheel Front Team Jun 4, 2026

Days after each Grand Prix, Valtteri Bottas isn’t on a beach. He’s strapped into a simulator at GM’s Technical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, cross-referencing…

Nissan Trolls Ferrari, Then Quietly Deletes the Evidence

Nissan Trolls Ferrari, Then Quietly Deletes the Evidence

Wheel Front Team Jun 3, 2026

The internet has spent a week treating Ferrari’s new all-electric Luce like a piƱata, and now rival automakers are lining up to take swings. Nissan…

Reunion Cars Reveal More Than Any Press Event Could

Reunion Cars Reveal More Than Any Press Event Could

Wheel Front Team Jun 3, 2026

Jalopnik asked its readers a simple question this week: what car would you drive to your 20th high school reunion? The answers revealed far more…

Leclerc Re-Signs With Ferrari. The Title Wait Continues.

Leclerc Re-Signs With Ferrari. The Title Wait Continues.

Wheel Front Team Jun 3, 2026

Charles Leclerc has signed a new multi-year contract extension with Ferrari, the team announced this morning, binding the Monegasque driver to Maranello for “the coming…

Cadillac Swept Le Mans’ Front Row. It Still Has Nothing.

Cadillac Swept Le Mans’ Front Row. It Still Has Nothing.

Wheel Front Team Jun 3, 2026

Three Cadillac V-Series.R prototypes will roll onto the Circuit de la Sarthe on June 13 for the 94th running of the 24 Hours of Le…

Toyota’s Hydrogen Prototype Hits Le Mans at Last

Toyota’s Hydrogen Prototype Hits Le Mans at Last

Wheel Front Team Jun 3, 2026

The liquid hydrogen combustion engine is about to scream down the Mulsanne Straight. Toyota Racing confirmed its TR LH2 Racing Prototype will complete demonstration laps…

The 1978 Supercar Mercedes Should Be Copying Instead

The 1978 Supercar Mercedes Should Be Copying Instead

Wheel Front Team Jun 2, 2026

Mercedes-Benz has spent the last several months absorbing body blows over the design of its new electric AMG GT four-door. The press hates it. The…

Bugatti Built a Children’s Book Into a 1,600-HP Hypercar

Bugatti Built a Children’s Book Into a 1,600-HP Hypercar

Wheel Front Team Jun 1, 2026

A silver rose sits encased in the gear shifter. It was 3D-scanned from a real flower, then faithfully recreated in precious metal. That single detail…

Chris Harris Drives the Last McLaren F1 GTR Longtail

Chris Harris Drives the Last McLaren F1 GTR Longtail

Wheel Front Team Jun 1, 2026

Chassis #028R rolled off McLaren’s line as the final F1 GTR ever produced, and Chris Harris just drove it. That alone would be enough. But…