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10 Apr 2024, 16:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The DBX has been hit with its third safety recall in the span of a week. It all started with potentially loose front propeller shaft fasteners, then Aston Martin issued a campaign for oil cooler hoses that may burst due to a change in the hose wind...
9 Apr 2024, 21:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Prior to the public unveiling at 7:15 pm Pacific Daylight Time, the peeps at Forbes published – then immediately took down – their story on the 2025 Toyota 4Runner. Big ouchie, but it is what it is. Everyone and their dog expected Ta...
9 Apr 2024, 20:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The carparazzi have recently spotted a UK-plated example of the Aston Martin DB12's punchier sibling. Believed to be called Vanquish rather than DBS Superleggera, the V12-engined bruiser is also rumored to develop in excess of 800 ps (789 hp)....
9 Apr 2024, 19:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Volkswagen Group of America has identified an issue affecting 91 vehicles from the premium-oriented Audi brand. As it happens, the passenger seat occupant detection system control module pins were not soldered properly to the circuit board. The ...
9 Apr 2024, 18:12 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Honda-owned Acura will launch a new sport utility vehicle in 2025, the fourth in the brand's lineup after the RDX, MDX, and the zero-emission ZDX. The question is, where does it slot in the lineup? Before answering that question, let's...
9 Apr 2024, 15:40 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The fourth-generation C3 was introduced in October 2023 for the 2024 model year as the e-C3 electric supermini. Citroen has recently added the internal combustion-engined C3 to the lineup, which is rocking both ICE and MHEV setups. More crossove...
9 Apr 2024, 14:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Today's most powerful V8-engined Aston Martin has been hit with a safety recall. As it happens, certain models produced for 2023 and 2024 feature oil cooler hoses that may burst due to a manufacturing issue. As per documents filed by the Gaydo...
8 Apr 2024, 20:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Aston Martin The Americas identified a problem with a handful of early DBX sport utility vehicles. In production since July 2020 for the 2021 model year, the DBX hails from St Athan in South Wales. The factory experienced a shortage of parts bet...
6 Apr 2024, 21:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Three-row sport utility vehicles are ubiquitous in the United States of America. So ubiquitous that minivans are being steadily pushed out despite being more practical and lower priced than family-sized crossovers. But rather than harrumphing over ...
6 Apr 2024, 19:24 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Not surprising anyone, Ford continues to dominate America's full-size truck segment. During the past quarter, Dearborn's favorite son delivered 152,943 units of the F-Series, plus 3,268 heavy trucks. But compared to the first quarter of 2...
5 Apr 2024, 21:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Forte may be driving off into the sunset after model year 2024 in favor of the 2025 Kia K4, but as it happens, the South Korean automaker has identified an issue affecting a small number of 2023 models. According to documents published on the N...
5 Apr 2024, 19:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Tacoma finished 2023 with no fewer than 234,768 units delivered in the US market. However, the generational changeover means that sales nosedived big time in the first quarter of 2024. How big of a fall? Think 21,558 examples of the breed versus 53...
5 Apr 2024, 18:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Redesigned for model year 2023, the Colorado and Canyon midsizers have been hit with a safety recall concerning the front wheel hub bolts. More specifically, General Motors determined that 17 trucks may have been produced with overtightened bolts. ...
4 Apr 2024, 22:18 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Remember the Jeep Cherokee? FCA US LLC produced the last example of the breed at Belvidere Assembly Plant in February 2023, but as it happens, the Cherokee still is available to configure on Jeep's website. FCA US LLC has also issued a safety ...
4 Apr 2024, 21:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / At press time, only three pickup trucks intended for the US market feature unibody construction. And not surprising in the least, Ford continues to dominate this particular segment with the Maverick. The Dearborn-based automaker moved 39,890 units ...
4 Apr 2024, 20:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Otherwise known as electronic stability control, traction control became mandatory in the United States for the 2012 model year. Even though most vehicles allow the driver to disable this nanny, traction control shouldn't deactivate by itself ...
4 Apr 2024, 19:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The last pony car standing has wiped the floor with the Chevrolet Camaro and the Dodge Challenger, with Ford Motor Company posting 13,707 deliveries for the Mustang in the first quarter of 2024. Be that as it may, bear in mind that FoMoCo delivered...
4 Apr 2024, 18:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Los Angeles-based Fisker Inc. a new safety probe into the Ocean electric sport utility vehicle. As per documents published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Office of Defects Investigation has received 14 complaints allegin...
4 Apr 2024, 17:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Unleashed in April 2023, the 2024 model year Jeep Wrangler facelift has received a new paint color in the form of a rather audacious pink. Jeep enthusiasts may remember Tuscadero from previous model years, a color described by the American automake...
4 Apr 2024, 15:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Revealed in late 2023 for model year 2024, the fifth-generation Santa Fe has been hit with its first recall in the United States market. As per documents filed by Hyundai Motor America with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a soft...