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16 Jan 2024, 19:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Twinned with the Polestar 2 on the Compact Modular Architecture developed by China Euro Vehicle Technology AB, the Volvo XC40 has been hit with a recall in the United States of America. Documents filed with the federal watchdog reveal that Volvo is...
16 Jan 2024, 18:18 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Not to be confused with Fisker Automotive of Karma fame, Fisker Inc. is under investigation due to multiple allegations of inadequate braking performance. No fewer than nine Fisker Ocean owners complained to the federal watchdog about a partial los...
16 Jan 2024, 17:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The most exciting and practical 3 Series of the bunch is the M3 Touring, a twin-turbo land missile that comes with M xDrive all-wheel drive in combination with ZF's well-known 8HP automatic tranny. Alpina, which is wholly owned by Munich-based...
16 Jan 2024, 14:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The closest rival for the Model S electric sedan has been hit with a safety recall. According to Lucid, certain vehicles feature Webasto-supplied coolant heaters with aluminum and zirconium oxide coatings that are prone to delamination and cracking...
16 Jan 2024, 13:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In production since January 2004 as the plusher twin of the Nissan Armada, the Infiniti QX56 became the QX80 in 2013 for the 2014 model year. From the very beginning, the Infiniti brand sold the body-on-frame sport utility vehicle with a 5.6L natur...
15 Jan 2024, 02:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / How long has it been since Nissan separated the GT-R from the long-running Skyline? Considering that R34 Skyline GT-R production concluded in August 2002, more than 20 years ago. It's also worth remembering that the GT-R nameplate became its o...
14 Jan 2024, 02:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Back in 1989, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration made gray imports legal, but only as long as the imported vehicle is at least 25 years old. The NHTSA's website clearly states that the 25-year period runs from the date of the c...
13 Jan 2024, 02:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As you might have already heard, the Ranger Raptor will hit dealers in the United States of America in the first quarter of 2024. The off-road pickup is exclusively offered with 3.0-liter EcoBoost V6 muscle in this part of the world. Outside North ...
12 Jan 2024, 02:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Mustang and four-cylinder engines go a long way back. Ford gifted the 1974 model year with the 2.3-liter Lima, which – in this application – produced 88 horsepower and 116 pound-feet (157 Nm). Fast forward to the 1984 model year,...
11 Jan 2024, 19:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Abarth & C. S.p.A., which has been wholly owned by Fiat since 1971, made a name for itself on the track and the rally stage with lightweight racing cars. The marque's road-going cars are usually small and – if you believe the naysaye...
11 Jan 2024, 18:19 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The BMW Group's performance arm sold 177,257 vehicles worldwide in 2022. Rather than the six-cylinder M3 or eight-cylinder X5 M, the best-selling M vehicle of 2022 was the i40 M50, which is – technically speaking – an M Performance...
11 Jan 2024, 00:24 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A very collectible Bimmer, the M4 CSL is more powerful than its Competition-spec brother. Unleashed in May 2022 for the 2023 model year, the most exclusive M4 available today also happens to make a little more power than BMW says it does. United...
10 Jan 2024, 18:42 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In the final days of December 2023, one too many automotive publications used incomplete data to report that Ford Motor Company generated the most recalls in the United States of America last year. The NHTSA's website started publishing 2024 r...
10 Jan 2024, 00:30 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / How long has it been since what used to be Fiat Chrysler Automobiles leveraged its DaimlerChrysler-era technical expertise to develop the WD-series Dodge Durango? The current Durango, namely the third generation since 1997, rolled out in 2010 for t...
9 Jan 2024, 23:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Once used for a front-wheel-drive coupe with Fiesta underpinnings, the Puma nameplate returned to the Ford Motor Company's lineup in 2019 for a subcompact crossover that features – coincidentally – the same platform as the Fiesta. ...
9 Jan 2024, 20:22 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Back in September 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation started looking into 1.0-liter EcoBoost oil pump failures. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was aware of no fewer than 95 complaints from owners of the 2018 to 2021 model...
9 Jan 2024, 01:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Since 1975, the Environmental Protection Agency has issued the Automotive Trends Report on a yearly basis to provide the public with new light-duty vehicle fuel economy, greenhouse gas emissions, and technology data. The 2023 EPA Automotive Trends ...
9 Jan 2024, 00:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 2023 was a fine year for the Corvette. According to the National Corvette Museum, the Detroit-based automaker produced no fewer than 53,785 examples of the breed in 2023, which is extremely close to the all-time record. More specifically, 53,80...
8 Jan 2024, 23:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Previously known as the QX56 due to its 5.6-liter V8, the Infiniti QX80 will be thoroughly redesigned for 2025. Previewed at the 2023 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance by the QX Monograph concept, the luxury sport utility vehicle is the first o...
8 Jan 2024, 21:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The KBA, which means Federal Motor Transport Authority in English, revealed that Volkswagen dominated the new car market in Germany last year. According to documents published by the German type approval authority, the Wolfsburg-based automaker sol...