“A journey dedicated to passion for cars, to the pleasure of driving and to performance.”
After a year of celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Abarth – born from collapse of Cisitalia when Abarth & Company was founded in Bologna at the end March 1949, a tour departs today from the Dutch town of Lijnden, 10 km from Amsterdam. It will go to Belgium and then Germany in early March.
From there, the Abarth 695 70° Anniversario will head toward Geneva, Switzerland, before moving to Turin – the city of Abarth’s first office, which still is headquarters of the Scorpio and the Heritage HUB today, housing some of the most important cars produced by Abarth in its history. Its scorpion logo is from the founder Carlo Abarth’s zodiac sign. Fiat bought Abarth in 1971.
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Kia ABS Modules Can Short Circuit
The recall is expected to begin during April 2020.
An electrical short within the ABS Module of 229,000 Kia Sedona and Sorento models can cause an engine compartment fire, even when the vehicle is turned off, increasing the risk of an injury. Affected are 2006-2010 Sedona and 2007-2009 Sorento vehicles. Moisture may enter the Anti-lock Brake (ABS) Module and result in an electrical short.
Kia has known about the problem, but not the cause, since April 2017. KMC will now conduct a recall of Sedona and Sorento vehicles to prevent key OFF engine compartment fires by depowering the HECU when the vehicle is in the ignition key OFF setting. There are two (2) Sedona and five (5) Sorento fire related customer complaints. No known injuries related to this safety defect. Continue reading →