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Recalls involving a fluid leak or an electrical short circuit that could result in a fire should never be ignored by car owners, even though the number of reported incidents is extremely small. Hyundai and Kia both continue to be under fire (pun intended). This time, over half a million …

The Hyundai Tucson is now doing what a lot of vehicles are doing these days: adding a more rugged-looking model aimed at adventure-seeking families. Slotting in the middle of the lineup, it will sport the XRT badge in the U.S. and likely be renamed “Urban” in Canada, as is the …

The U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has completed new, tougher side crash tests to address higher-speed crashes that continue to cause fatalities and found out that 19 out of 20 compact SUVs failed to earn a “Good” overall rating. The lone exception? The 2021 Mazda CX-5 . Nine …

Customers looking for a plug-in hybrid SUV at a reasonable price now have more options than just the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV and Toyota RAV4 Prime . The Ford Escape PHEV is finally starting to land in dealerships, and don’t forget the Koreans. Hyundai, for instance, is adding not one but …

Hyundai Canada has just announced a recall on 34,607 vehicles across the country. Affected models include the 2017 Sonata Hybrid sedan and 2017 Tucson SUV, all equipped with the 2.0-litre engine. In some cases, the connecting rod bearings could wear prematurely. As a result, there could be an abnormal knocking …

What’s wrong with some of the engines at Hyundai ? Back in December, we told you about a recall and a class action targeting a large number of vehicles in Canada. Now, the company is conducting what it calls a « Product Improvement Campaign” that provides an update to the …

When Hyundai announced the all-new 2022 Tucson for North America back in November, it also teased the upcoming Tucson N Line that will go on sale in the middle of this year. Today we get to see the sporty model completely exposed. Building on the spectacular design of the standard …

The Hyundai Tucson is the target of a safety recall that now affects 144,700 units in Canada. On September 13, the automaker announced a recall on a little more than 26,000 Tucsons from the 2019 model year. However, it was recently discovered that almost all current-generation Tucsons (2016-2021) sold in …

A settlement has been reached in proposed class actions in Canada alleging that certain Hyundai vehicles equipped with a gasoline direct injection engine suffer from “a defect that can cause engine seizure, stalling, failure and/or fire,” and that some owners and lessees have been improperly denied repairs under the vehicle’s …

Following the world premiere of the fourth-generation 2022 Tucson in mid-September, Hyundai today revealed a whole lot of information about the model that will go on sale in North America next spring. First, the standard Tucson will feature a new 2.5-litre four-cylinder Smartstream engine rated at 187 horsepower and 178 …