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New Haynes Manuals Going Digital Only, But Paper Books Will Remain Available

New Haynes Manuals Going Digital Only, But Paper Books Will Remain Available

haynes predictably, since haynes has been acquired by a company called infopro digital, future haynes manuals will be available only as downloads, not as printed books.the good news is that if there’s a paper manual for a vehicle available now, you’ll still be able [...]

Rare Hot Wheels Pink Beach Bomb Keeps the VW Bus Story Alive

Rare Hot Wheels Pink Beach Bomb Keeps the VW Bus Story Alive

vw if you’ve spent more time than normal looking at the things in your house this year, imagine what it'd be like if you had the rarest hot wheels model of all time and your own personal museum to keep it in.that's the life of bruce pascal, who owns a 7000-piec [...]

Kia Recalls 295,000 Cars in U.S. for Engine-Compartment Fire Risk

Kia Recalls 295,000 Cars in U.S. for Engine-Compartment Fire Risk

bruce benedict/kia kia motors america is recalling 294,756 u.s.-market vehicles over the potential for an engine-compartment fire.the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) says in its recall report that the cause of the problem is "undetermined" but that deale [...]

The Tech and Training behind Why F1 Racer Grosjean Is Alive Today

The Tech and Training behind Why F1 Racer Grosjean Is Alive Today

clive mason - formula 1getty images the fia has begun its investigation of the romain grosjean crash at bahrain last weekend, and results of that investigation are expected in six to eight weeks.grojsean somehow was able to free himself from his burning car and escape with bur [...]

This Week in Cars: a More-Powerful Mach-E, a Nürburgring Champ, and Bronco Delayed

This Week in Cars: a More-Powerful Mach-E, a Nürburgring Champ, and Bronco Delayed

mercedes-amg bad news firstford announced late friday that the bronco suv will not launch next spring, as promised, but will be delayed until summer 2021 due to issues related to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. the sasquatch manual-transmission edition won't be availabl [...]

Aptera Taking Orders for EV That It Claims Never Needs Charging

Aptera Taking Orders for EV That It Claims Never Needs Charging

Aptera has been promising a long-range solar/electric car for a while now, and it has just released images and video of a production model of the three-wheeler.The Aptera EV has a solar roof array, making it possible to drive 40 miles without charging, but it also is claimed to have 1000 miles of ran [...]

2021 Ford Bronco Delayed, Not Coming until Next Summer

2021 Ford Bronco Delayed, Not Coming until Next Summer

marc urbanocar and driver ford has announced that customers will not begin to receive the 2021 bronco two- and four-door suv until summer 2021 because of coronavirus-related supplier issues. orders will now open in mid-january instead of december 7.the 2021 bronco starts at $2 [...]

Volvos Electric Semi Truck with 150 Miles of Range Coming in 2021

Volvos Electric Semi Truck with 150 Miles of Range Coming in 2021

volvo truck volvo trucks' new electric semi truck will offer 150 miles of range on a charge, compared with the claimed 300 to 500 miles of range targeted by the upcoming tesla semi and the future nikola two with its 500-to-750-mile target.the regional hauler will have a 2 [...]

Cheap Cars for Teens: Window Shop with Car and Driver

Cheap Cars for Teens: Window Shop with Car and Driver

managing editor mike fazioli is in charge of c/d's money. he manages our budget, approves our expense reports, and pays our contributors. so when he came to us with a car-shopping request, the window shop crew sprung into action. faz—we call him faz and you can, too—needs a car for his three k [...]