The News Wheel editorial team

The News Wheel editorial team

A reference for both professionals and enthusiasts, The NewsWheel has been covering the latest news in the global automotive industry since 2019. From Toyota to Ford and the major German brands, discover the trends and reviews of gasoline, hybrid, and electric cars, as well as all the latest automotive information.

NISMO wins SUPER GT Championship

NISMO wins SUPER GT Championship In the last round of the 2014 SUPER GT series, Tsugio Matsuda and Ronnie Quintarelli piloted the No. 23 MOTUL AUTECH GT-R to its second…

NHTSA To Offer Recommendations on Changing Fuel Economy Rules in Middle of Violent Regulatory Argument

Photo: Gage Skidmore When Donald Trump was elected president, it seemed that the Obama-administration EPA scrambled to pass what rulings they could ahead of the predictably regulation-averse (particularly when it…

NHTSA Investigates Nissan Sentras, Versas for Bad Brakes

2013 โ€“ 2014 Nissan Sentra The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is launching an investigation into around 200,000 Nissan Sentra and Versa models for an issue with defective brakes.…

Report: Next Mazda CX-9 Will Get a Turbo Four in 2016

A report states that the next Mazda CX-9 will likely launch in 2016 and move to a turbo-four engine. Itโ€™s looking like the next couple of years could yield near-comprehensive…

New York Considering Textalyzer (Again)

Any activity that makes a driver takes theirย eyes off of the road is dangerous, which is why texting behind the wheel is illegal in 46 states and using any handheld…

New Supra Comes With Four Years of Free Apple CarPlay

Though itโ€™s now all caught up, Toyota was once behind the curve when it came to providing Apple CarPlay functionality to its vehicles, so new Supra buyers may be pleased…

New Study Finds UK Car Consumers Put Connectivity Before Safety

Technology like Apple CarPlay is more important to UK consumers than safety tech In a world where technology is king, a recent survey has discovered that car consumers in the…

New Mitsubishi Compact SUV Set for Debut in 2017

The new Mitsubishi compact crossover will take some design cues from the eX Concept (pictured above) Since Mitsubishiโ€™s announcement that it will focus its production mostly on SUVs, the industry…

New iPhone Shortcut Makes It Easy to Record Police Stops

The Shortcuts app A new iPhone shortcut allows you to more easily record video when youโ€™re pulled over by a police officer. Working in an app called Shortcuts, Robert Peterson…

2017 Lincoln Continental Black Label Rhapsody Theme: It's Blue (Da Ba Dee Da Ba Die)

George Gershwinโ€™s 1924 pcomposition Rhapsody in Blue is, without question, an American musical masterpiece. Clearly, the folks over at Lincoln like it quite a lot, as could be evinced from…

New Ford Territory SUV Charting a Course for China in 2019

Hereโ€™s a fact that might come as a great surprise: folks everywhere really, really like SUVs. Sales of cars are plummeting as crossovers and SUVs skyrocket in popularity, leading Ford…

New Corvette Emojis for iPhone Helps You Speak in Revs and Honks

Automoji: Bowling Green allows you to text with Corvette emojis Letโ€™s face it: the English language is overrated. When the words โ€œtough,โ€ โ€œbough,โ€ โ€œdough,โ€ and โ€œcoughโ€ are all pronounced drastically…

New Buick Envision Eyes Early 2021 Canadian Release

Canadian drivers have a bit longer to wait for this beauty Photo: Buick On Aug. 13, consumers finally got the chance to place their orders for the 2021 Buick Envision.…

New Audi Tech Can Talk to Toll Booths

Audi has become the first automaker to launch a new vehicle-integrated toll payment technology, which will be available on a few of its vehicles this year. The integrated toll module…

New 2019 Subaru BRZ Starts at $25,795

Subaru has announced that the new 2019 BRZ sports car will start at $25,795, representing only a $200 increase over last yearโ€™s model. The BRZ will be available at three…