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Volvo Reinvents the Seatbelt It Gave the World

Volvo Reinvents the Seatbelt It Gave the World

Wheel Front Team Mar 5, 2026

Seventy years ago, a Volvo Amazon prototype rolled out of Gothenburg wearing a two-point, cross-chest diagonal belt — a contraption most drivers had never seen. Three years later, in 1959, Volvo engineer Nils Bohlin perfected the three-point seatbelt and the…

MDC’s 3,300-Pound XT9 Trailer Punches Above Its Weight

MDC’s 3,300-Pound XT9 Trailer Punches Above Its Weight

Wheel Front Team Mar 5, 2026

A camper trailer that weighs less than a mid-size sedan but promises genuine off-grid capability just landed on American soil. MDC USA’s XT9 Off-Grid Extreme…

MotoGP’s Tuk-Tuk Grand Prix Stole the Show in Thailand

MotoGP’s Tuk-Tuk Grand Prix Stole the Show in Thailand

Wheel Front Team Mar 4, 2026

MotoGP’s 2026 season opener at Chang International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand delivered plenty of on-track drama. But the moment everyone kept replaying had nothing to…

Tokyo Police Bust Drift Crew as 911 Calls Double

Tokyo Police Bust Drift Crew as 911 Calls Double

Wheel Front Team Mar 4, 2026

Five men are in custody after Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrested them on suspicion of dangerous driving at Tokyo Port, where they allegedly turned a public…

A Rebodied Lotus Elise With Sliding Doors for $42K

A Rebodied Lotus Elise With Sliding Doors for $42K

Wheel Front Team Mar 4, 2026

Rezvani Motors built exactly three prototypes of its Elise-based Beast Alpha, and one of them is sitting on Cars & Bids right now with bidding…

Honda Finally Enters Desert Racing’s UTV War

Honda Finally Enters Desert Racing’s UTV War

Wheel Front Team Mar 4, 2026

Two-time Dakar Rally champion Ricky Brabec will trade his motorcycle for a turbocharged Honda Talon 1000R side-by-side this Friday at the Mint 400, marking American…

A Steam Deck on the Dash Tunes This Turbo 300ZX

A Steam Deck on the Dash Tunes This Turbo 300ZX

Wheel Front Team Mar 3, 2026

The laptop in the passenger seat of a beat-up Honda is a universal automotive signal: that thing is tuned, and it’s probably faster than you.…

The BMW i8’s Fake Exhaust Was a Giant Loudspeaker

The BMW i8’s Fake Exhaust Was a Giant Loudspeaker

Wheel Front Team Mar 3, 2026

The BMW i8 had two tailpipes poking out behind its rear bumper. Only one of them was connected to the engine. The other was a…

A 3D Printer Saved Cadillac’s F1 Debut at Silverstone

A 3D Printer Saved Cadillac’s F1 Debut at Silverstone

Wheel Front Team Mar 3, 2026

A 3D printer the size of an arcade cabinet, stuffed in the back of a race trailer, saved Formula One’s newest team from missing its…

500 Dead Vapes, One Tiny EV, and a Point Worth Making

500 Dead Vapes, One Tiny EV, and a Point Worth Making

Wheel Front Team Mar 3, 2026

YouTuber Chris Doel ripped apart 500 disposable electronic cigarettes, extracted their lithium-ion cells, and built a battery pack that drives a car. Not a fast…