A recent fault that Volvo discovered in their cars will lead to the recalling of over 150,000 cars worldwide. This is according to a statement from the company. The cars that will be recalled include; 13,000 XC60 SUVs in the UK, 23,500 in China and over 13,000 in Sweden which is the company’s native home.

A spokesperson of Volvo told City A.M that an investigation conducted by Volvo revealed that the tailgate lifting arms on XC 60 models built within 2018 and 2019 might stop working at certain conditions in freezing temperatures.



If such thing happens, it might lead to noise or loss of function when operating the tailgate, with a big risk of separation of the tailgate lifting arms.

If you can recall, you will see that Volvo was forced to recall over 200,000 cars worldwide some weeks ago including 31,000 in UK because of fears that there is a fuel leakage into the engine.

According to the company, this recall will be a voluntary recall because the company does not compromise on safety on its customers and also to prevent future problems.

The new Mercedes Benz X-Class V6 350D is powered by the Mercedes Benz 3.0-litre V6engine turbocharged diesel that is able to produce 190kW of power at 3400rpm and 550Nm of torque from 1400-3200rpm, with a combined fuel consumption of 9.0l/100km has revealed by the automaker.

Mercedes Benz 3.0-litre V6 turbocharged diesel engine is quite superior to the four-cylinder engine that powers the 350D.

The Mercedes Benz X-Class V6 350D comes in two variants – Progressive and Power – and two are powered by the same Mercedes-Benz 3.0-litre V6 turbocharged diesel engine.

The entry-level of the pick up which is the Progressive variant begins has a17-inch alloy wheels, keyless ignition, black bumpers, fitted silver interior accents,  fabric seats, leather steering wheel,  dual-zone climate control and touchscreen infotainment with eight-speaker stereo.

The Power variant has got 18-inch alloys, chrome front and rear bumpers, LED headlights, black or brown leather electric heated seats and touchpad-controlled infotainment and leather dashboard.

Safety remains top-notch which leads with automatic emergency braking. There is a trailer sway control and also traffic sign assist.

When it comes to design, the Mercedes Benz X-Class V6 350D looks much like the X 250D but it comes with a 70mm wider track which is for the purpose of improved stability that also expands into the interior space.

A lot of modifications have been done to the ladder-frame chassis especially for the V6 model which come reinforced and modified frame sections and larger antiroll bars front and rear.

The double-wishbone front suspension is now connected to the ladder-frame via flexible rubber mounts on the head bearing and the five-link rear axle is attached via dampers with variable response shock absorbing; at low speed they are soft and at high speed, they are quite firmer.

According to Mercedes, they say X-Class V6 is far smoother when you ride it, more capable, more powerful, and more comfortable.

Mercedes X-Class V6 350D off-road tech spec:

• Maximum fording / wading depth: 600mm


• Maximum ground clearance: 202mm (222mm at rear with optional raised suspension)


• Maximum approach angle: 29 degrees (30 degrees with optional raised suspension)


• Maximum departure angle: 24 degrees (25 degrees with optional raised suspension)


• Maximum breakover angle:  20.4 degrees (22 degrees with optional raised suspension)


• Maximum side tilt angle: 49.8 degrees (49 degrees with optional raised suspension)