2021 INFINITI QX50
The News Wheel is a digital auto magazine providing readers with a fresh perspective on the latest car news. We’re located in the heart of America (Dayton, Ohio) and our…
5 Essential Spring Car Maintenance Tips
Spring is a great time to replace windshield wipers Before spring starts, it’s a good time to brush up on some seasonal care-care tips. Here are some simple ways to…
Order Date Set for 2021 Tahoe and Suburban Diesel Models
2021 Chevrolet Tahoe RST Photo: Chevrolet The wait is almost over for drivers eager to get behind the wheel of the diesel-powered 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe or 2021 Chevrolet Suburban. Buyers…
All Chevy Sonics Gotta Go Fast
Much like this beautiful illustration of an iconic video game character, Chevrolet’s Sonic models need to move fast General Motors is reportedly halting production of the Chevrolet Sonic due to…
Is it Safe to Wash My Car With Rainwater?
Filtered rainwater is usually safe to use on your car’s exterior Whether you live in an area that’s prone to drought or simply want to help conserve local water supplies,…
Water Spots: How to Prevent & Remove Them on Your Car
Photo: The News Wheel Whether you like to keep your car’s appearance dazzling or just want to protect its surface, water spots are nuisances you want to avoid. These tiny…
Scion to Bring “Maximum Attack” FR-S to Chicago Auto Show
The “Maximum Attack” Scion FR-S will be on display at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show It’s now just over a week until the media preview kicks off for the Chicago…
Woman Receives Creepy Surprise After Shipping Car from Alaska to Seattle
This news story is like a three-eyed human sculpture peering out of a sewer grate – bizarre, surprising, and above all, really really creepy (also, possibly, not real). An Alaska…
Story Time: Officer Patience and Mr. Ruby Tuesday
One police officer from Niceville, Florida, has recently proved that his patience is not merely saintly, but almost glacial. “So, you say your name is Captain Crunch?” Image: Coolcaesar On…
Woman Reports Car Stolen, Finds it Buried Under Snow
Imagine this, but with more snow Photo: The Journal Times This winter, the northeast and Midwest have been getting pelted by snowstorms, which have dumped multiple feet of the white…
[WATCH] Ken Block Hoons the Focus RS Prototype through Ford’s Cologne Plant
This morning, Ford pulled the covers off of the 2016 Ford Focus RS, hopefully in effect putting an end to the seemingly endless rash of spam-blogs from MotoringCrunch wondering uselessly…
2016 Auto Show Season Calendar
The 2016 auto show season is underway, with big reveals going on this week at NAIAS in Detroit. There are still many motor expos scheduled for the coming months, so…
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[WATCH] Jeep’s 2015 Super Bowl Ad Takes Global Approach
Jeep’s 2015 Super Bowl ad, “Beautiful Lands,” takes the Renegade all over the world, including Cervinia, Italy. It’s no secret that the Super Bowl is an advertising gold mine for…
South America Says Hello to the New Chevy Captiva
South American drivers are falling in love with the Captiva’s chiseled body lines and streamlined contours Though we’re only a few weeks into January, Chevy has already had a successful…
This 1998 LeSabre Truck Will Kill All Joy in Your Life
February is truly shaping up to be an amazing month for utterly bizarre Craigslist finds. First, there’s the awesome case of a 1978 GMC van with a painted-on mural depicting…
Infant Left in Freezing Car While Mother and Man Friend Shop for Edible Undies
It’s no secret that parents leaving children unattended in cars is a horrible thing that happens all too often here and abroad. Last summer, we saw a rising number of…
Can I Enroll in Driver’s Ed If I’m in a Wheelchair?
Learning to drive is a right of passage, but the process of obtaining a driver’s license is different for everyone. Most first-time drivers enroll in a driver’s education course to…
No Superpowers Required: See Through Cars with BMW's X-Ray Glasses
Developers are hard at work constructing BMW’s next great technology: x-ray goggles Pictured: Developing the BMW Vision ConnectedDrive Cars that drive themselves…Panels that record hit-and-run incidents…Self-parking vehicles…robots–oh my! It seems…
GM Chief Full-Size Pickup Engineer Already Hard at Work
2015 GMC Sierra HD All Terrain Photo: © General Motors The next-generation Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra are still quite a long way off. By most accounts, we likely won’t…
Wild VW Beetle Terrorizes San Diego
The VW Beetle looks like such a small, innocent car. However, don’t tell that to the citizens of San Diego, who in recent weeks have been irritated by a highly…
Items You Should Not Keep in Your Car This Winter
Photo: Pexels No matter if your car is left exposed to the elements or if it is nestled in a garage at night, it feels the impact of winter. That’s…
Signs that Your Car's Clutch Needs Maintenance
Photo: Raduz There’s no experience that can rival the thrill of driving a manual. Manual-transmission cars are a rarity nowadays, so it’s understandable that you’d want to protect your car…
Dear Teenagers: Stop Throwing Things Off Overpasses
Photo: Pexels You’d think teenagers would’ve learned by example last month, when five Michigan teenagers were charged with murder after they threw rocks off an I-75 overpass and killed a…
Toyota’s 2015 CAS Display to Feature 2016 Tacoma, Specialty Vehicles
Get ready to feast your eyes on some incredible vehicles starting next week. The beginning of the 2015 Chicago Auto Show (CAS) is just around the corner, and Toyota has…
[VIDEO] Amy Purdy and Her Bold Dad Inspire Super Bowl Viewers
Continuing the apparent “dad” theme of 2015 Super Bowl commercials, Toyota featured an ad portraying the relationship between Team Toyota athlete-slash-Paralympic medalist, Amy Purdy, and her beloved father. Purdy has…
How the Change You Left in Your Old Car Make Millions
Photo: Randen Pederson Prepare to hear the oddest news that you have heard in a long time. Have you ever wondered what happens to all the pennies, nickels, dimes, and…
Chevrolet Prioritizes Safety With Advanced Features
Photo: Chevrolet Gone are the days when seatbelts and airbags were considered “advanced safety features,” if you can believe such a day ever existed. In the modern era, much of…
How to Establish Culpability After a Car Accident
If we really want to be politically correct, calling car crashes “accidents” is not the way to go. Using the term accident unwittingly takes accountability away from all involved. But…
GM Pushes Up Final Bolt Rollout
It’s rough liking electric cars in Ohio. The state has a large amount of coal power, it doesn’t offer anything particularly to encourage adoption, it doesn’t follow California’s emissions regulations, and…
Colorado Changes EV Program to Offer Better, Point-of-Sale Incentives
Holycrapgimme For EV buyers, Colorado is now a very exciting place to be. This is thanks to a bill that was just passed by the state legislature called House Bill…
What to Do If You Spill Hot Coffee on Yourself While Driving
You’re late to work and you rush through the drive-through to grab your morning java. As you focusing on making it through the intersection up ahead before the traffic light…
Sales of Ford Vehicles in China Cross Half-Million Mark
Ford Kuga Ford can claim another milestone in its quest to be the most popular import brand in the world’s largest new car marketplace. Deliveries of Ford vehicles in China…
Project Titan Phase Three: Wrap, Wheels, and Lights
Project Titan Phase Three involves this fetching digital camo wrap Nissan has released the latest video in their series chronicling the various stages of Project Titan. This new video takes…
Project Titan Truck Returns from 10-Day Adventure
The Project Titan truck returns for a stint at the State Fair of Texas What a long, strange, wild trip it’s been for Wounded Warrior Alumni David Guzman and Kevin…
LA Auto Show Returns With A New Look
The Infiniti QX30 made its debut at the L.A. Auto Show The Los Angeles Auto Show is famous for bringing up the rear in terms of the auto show season,…
Chevrolet Malibu Adopts a New Look and a RS Trim for the 2019 Model Year
The Malibu is back with a new look for a new model year For the 2019 model year, Chevrolet is planning to introduce the premium RS trim level to five of its…
Forget COVID-19, Prepare for 'Corvair Vindication Day'
Photo: Dave_7 via CC Today in automotive news, we have an upcoming rally based on a controversy that started all the way back in 1965. I’m talking, of course, about…
Car Crash Victim Sues Snapchat for 'Speedometer' Filter Involved in Collision
A victim of a car crash outside of Atlanta, Georgia, is now suing Snapchat for the part that the phone app played in the collision. According to the lawsuit, the…
Demi Lovato says Let it Go: Stop Texting and Driving with #X
Stop Texting and Driving with # X Last summer, Demi Lovato first teamed up with AT&T to try and fix the texting epidemic that has plagued our society. Texting while…
Sinkhole Swallows Eight Cars at National Corvette Museum
The affected area of the National Corvette Museum Early this morning, a sinkhole opened up beneath the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, resulting in damage to eight of…
Report Predicts Fall of Oil to Alternative Transport Fuels as OPEC Argues Over Production Freeze
Image: Paul Lowry OPEC is facing many threats right now. The first, and largest, of these problems is over-saturation of the market with the return of Iran’s oil sales as well…
Michigan Dept. of State Police vs. Sitz Case Brief: Sobriety Checkpoints and the 4th Amendment
Sobriety Checkpoints and the 4th Amendment. Photo: Versageek The Police force in the state of Michigan adopted the practice of conducting random sobriety checkpoints in an effort to catch drunk…
Declining Automotive Sales in China Spell Trouble for GM
Sales are down in China, which is not good news for GM Although the United States is General Motors’ country of origin, China is currently the automaker’s largest market. That’s…
All-New F-650 and F-750 Commercial Trucks Unveiled in Indianapolis
Ford proudly introduces the all-new F-650 and F-750, This week, Ford announced the all-new F-650 and F-750 medium-duty commercial trucks at the NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, Indiana. Available…
UK University Gets $6.5 Million to Develop Pothole-Monitoring Drone
The University of Leeds received a grant to create a drone that will make sure roads never look like this Even in our technologically innovative times, potholes are a major…
Uber’s Autonomous Cars Are Terrible Drivers
Photo: FreeStocks Uber just cannot keep itself out of trouble these days. From allegations of sexual harassment in the workplace to a recent hack of its website host, it seems…
Google Maps Runs Out of April Fools' Day Jokes
We made Ms. Pac-Man Run Around Dayton’s Oregon District It has finally happened. Google, once considered one of the masters of April Fools’ Day, has had to repeat a prank.…
GM Announces $877 Million Investment in Flint Assembly
GM Investing $877 Million in Flint Assembly Photo: © General Motors General Motors has announced that it will invest $877 million into its Flint Assembly Plant in order to support…
Visionary Doc Strange Drives-and Crashes-a Visionary Lamborghini Huracán
Photo: Lamborghini, Generated by IJG JPEG Library In the upcoming Marvel blockbuster movie Doctor Strange–which hasn’t even seen a wide release yet and we can already predict will smash records–Benedict…
