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2009 BMW X5
BMW

2009 BMW X5 diesel recalled

BMW's X range generally gets good press despite its grass and gravel SUV nature and we've seen more of the same with the company's update of the X5 and X6. I started by saying "generally" because lately there's been a few slips on behalf of the Bavarians. First the X1's U.S. market debut got seriously delayed and now some bad...

2010 Lexus ES
Toyota

Toyota recall costs the Japanese one more lawsuit

How much more suffering can you get from the same problem? I'm not sure, but the guys at Toyota definitely have proper knowledge about it. In a recent announcement of the unintended acceleration recall the Japanese are back to visiting the court room. The latest struggle Toyota had with a lawsuit in America (where else) saw them losing out another...

2009 Volvo V50
Volvo

Volvo owners, ready yourselves for a recall

It just seems that we can't have a week go by without a new recall. Am I wrong for wanting that to happen? The company affected this time is Volvo and the model that will be hitting dealer garages is... erm, more than one. According to the Swedish car maker, the affected models are the S40, S60, V50 and XC60....

Dodge Caravan
Chrysler

Massive Chrysler recall over fire risk

Chrysler have just announced a massive recall involving nearly 285.000 2008-2009 minivans for a problem of the wiring in the doors that may lead to a fire. This is the second time this year that Chrysler's minivans are going on to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's website for a major recall. The first occurrence took place back in February...

Michael Schumacher - Ferrari California
Ferrari

Ferrari president misses Michael Schumacher

Luca di Montezemolo, President of Ferrari SpA, has admitted to missing the days when he was working with F1 legend Michael Schumacher. The famous race-car driver, who won seven world championships for the alleged Italian automaker, stayed with the team as a consultant after retiring from Formula 1 back in 2006. Luca di Montezemolo said the two had had beautiful...

Aston Martin

2009 Aston Martin DBS Volante

If I look fast at this car, I say that when people designed it, combined a luxury car with a high performance car. If I pay attention at it, I would rather say that when the project of this car started, it was a luxury car and at the end of the project, they built a sport car with some...