BMW of North America is recalling 2020-2024 MINI Hardtop 2 Door Cooper SE vehicles. Faults may occur in the high voltage battery or high voltage system, resulting in a short circuit, according to recall documents made public today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
“This may lead to an overheating of the high voltage battery and, in rare cases a thermal event [fire] even when the vehicle is not in operation,” BMW said in the required safety defect recall filing. Continue reading
Freshened 2025 Acura RDX Now at Dealers
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Acura said this morning that the refreshed 2025 RDX is now arriving at dealers ranging in price from $46,050 to $55,800 including destination. RDX has a new “frameless” Diamond Pentagon grille and “aggressive grille mesh.” Standard RDX now has a “premium gloss-black exterior trim.” All RDX models have new wheel designs, with standard Berlina Black 19-inch wheels. New paint colors include Solar Silver Metallic, and new to RDX – Canyon River Blue Metallic and Urban Gray Pearl.
Inside, the interior design team” enhanced the entire cabin experience with a redesigned center console boasting improved form and function with increased storage, larger cupholders and easier access to the wireless smartphone charger.” Moreover, the standard 10.2-inch HD center display now has a new wide-screen mode for its standard wireless Apple CarPlay5 [see footnotes following. This is 5] and Android Auto™6 compatibility. Continue reading →