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Despite the long (and we do mean long) list of recalls announced by automakers since 2015, hundreds of thousands of vehicles around the world are still equipped with Takata airbag inflators that can explode and send shrapnel towards the occupants. To this day, over 30 people have died as a …

Every year, The Car Guide unveils a list of Best Buys covering all the different vehicle categories in the industry. Sales of midsize luxury sedans haven’t dipped as much as those of more mainstream models, but these cars continue to be severely overshadowed by SUVs and crossovers. German automakers, once …

BMW is announcing a recall on more than one million vehicles around the world due to a potentially faulty positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve heater that could overheat and result in a fire. Similar recall campaigns were conducted in 2017 and 2019, once again affecting over a million BMWs globally.

BMW North America is recalling several BMW models as well as the Toyota GR Supra due to a problem with the engine management system. According to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a software glitch could cause the loss of braking assist at startup, meaning drivers won't have …

Every year, The Car Guide unveils a list of Best Buys covering all the different vehicle categories in the industry. It’s no surprise that Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz occupy the top three spots in the midsize luxury car segment. And there’s no better pick this year than the Audi A6/A7.

BMW is never kidding around when it comes to the almighty M5. The latest edition introduced for 2021 generates 600 horsepower, while the M5 Competition —the only model available in Canada—packs 617 horsepower. You think the German automaker would stop there? Wrong. Meet the new and extreme 2022 M5 CS, …

Every year, The Car Guide publishes its Best Buys in nearly 30 different vehicle categories. Today we continue our review of the 2020 winners with a look at midsize luxury cars . There is no change to the ranking set in 2019, which means the BMW 5 Series (MSRP from …

Three weeks after introducing the updated 2021 5 Series , BMW is adding the final piece of the puzzle, the M5. There are no changes to the twin-turbocharged 4.4-litre V8 engine, mind you. However, unlike other countries that will also get the regular M5 with 600 horsepower, BMW Canada chose …

The BMW 5 Series can’t afford to let its arch-nemesis, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class , draw all the attention these days. While the latter enters the 2021 model year with a heavily redesigned, fifth-generation model, the former strikes back with key updates to its seventh generation. First, designers slightly enlarged the …

Announced in March at the Geneva Motor Show, the new 2020 BMW 530e xDrive plug-in hybrid sedan is coming soon to Canada with standard all-wheel drive and the latest version of the German automaker’s battery cell technology. Battery capacity has increased from 9.2 kWh to 12 kWh even though the …