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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 for mass production. Alpina didn’t care. The Buchloe shop charged a premium, did it by…

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.…

KITT Gets a NYC Speeding Ticket While Parked in a Museum

KITT Gets a NYC Speeding Ticket While Parked in a Museum

Wheel Front Team May 15, 2026

A black Pontiac Trans Am bearing the California vanity plate “KNIGHT” was clocked doing 36 in a 25 mph school zone on Ocean Parkway in…

LA’s Rivers Dump 570 Tonnes of Plastic a Year. Kia Says No.

LA’s Rivers Dump 570 Tonnes of Plastic a Year. Kia Says No.

Wheel Front Team May 15, 2026

Between 380 and 570 tonnes of plastic pour from Los Angeles’ rivers into the Pacific Ocean every year. That’s not some abstract global estimate —…

Porsche Finally Honors the Cars That Saved the Company

Porsche Finally Honors the Cars That Saved the Company

Wheel Front Team May 14, 2026

For two decades, Porsche treated its front-engined transaxle cars like the relatives you don’t talk about at dinner. Now they’re getting a museum exhibition in…

Your First Indy 500 Will Wreck You Without This

Your First Indy 500 Will Wreck You Without This

Wheel Front Team May 14, 2026

The 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 is days away, and somewhere out there, thousands of first-timers are about to learn lessons the hard way.…