AutoShopOwner
MARCH 16, 2024
Speaking to many shop owners, I get the sense that sales are slowing lately. Is this so, or has the ramp up in sales the few years made many shops complacent? Should we get back to the art of selling, taking care of customers, offering options and making sure we create an amazing experience?
autoevolution
MARCH 16, 2024
Not that long ago, internal combustion engines capable of spinning north of 10,000 revolutions per minute were restricted to hi-po motorcycles and racing cars. The four-pot Honda CBR250RR comes to mind with its 19,000-rpm redline, whereas the McLaren MP4/4 is believed to crank out close to 700 ponies at 12,500 revolutions per minute. At the moment of writing, only a handful of production cars are obliged to rev past 10,000 rpm without gre. ( continue reading.
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AutoShopOwner
MARCH 16, 2024
This may be a sensitive discussion, but many companies, especially restaurant chains, are considering Dynamic Pricing - Charging hire prices for meals during busy times. Hotels and airlines have been doing this for years. I am not a fan of this, but I am being naive? With rising costs, and rising cost of payroll, is this something the auto repair shops should consider?
autoevolution
MARCH 16, 2024
Right now, after years in disarray and shamefully neglected by its parent company, Alfa Romeo is finally trying to come back to its glory days – in a contemporary setting. The long-lived Alfa Romeo Giulia sedan and Stelvio crossover SUV have been thoroughly refreshed yet again and are looking unlike a compact executive saloon plus D-segment crossov. ( continue reading.
Motor Verso
MARCH 16, 2024
A body control module reset is the process of re-flashing the software in your car’s BCM, short for the ‘Body… Read more » The post Body Control Module Reset: Does Your Car’s BCM Need A Reset? appeared first on Motor Verso.
autoevolution
MARCH 16, 2024
GM Design Center's social media page has yet another enticing ideation sketch, this time around from designer Hakan Demir, who is envisioning the Wildcat EV Concept a little closer to series production – probably to spite Dodge's all-new 2024 Charger Daytona zero emissions muscle car. Right now, there are a lot of fans who disapp. ( continue reading.
Autoblog: Repairs
MARCH 16, 2024
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Eastwood
MARCH 16, 2024
Do the job right! That’s been Eastwood’s motto for a long time. Taking that motto to heart, I couldn’t walk away from the previous episode of Project Sunny feeling right. Sure, I got the two pieces of the floor stitched together into one piece, but I wasn’t happy with how it looked. So I swallowed my pride and went back to, well, you know… do the job right.
autoevolution
MARCH 16, 2024
It's not Valentine's Day, but showing affection and celebrating love should not be a February 14-type-of-thing only. So, here's one designer doing just that, the best way he knows how: through the creation of a new leisure craft. This is the Deep Sea Dreamer, the latest concept from automotive and ( continue reading.
Tire Review Magazine
MARCH 16, 2024
Three Bridgestone-backed riders secured top 10 finishes at the 82nd running of the Daytona 200. Karel Hanika rode his Yart-ProKasro Yamaha R6 to a fifth-place finish, followed by Yart teammate Marvin Fritz in sixth place and Ben Young of Team BattlAx in ninth. In addition to three of the top 10 riders being on Bridgestone BattlAx tires, Hanika completed the second overall fastest lap time at 1:48.628, only 0.003 seconds behind the fastest lap of the race.
autoevolution
MARCH 16, 2024
The 1971 model year witnessed one big debut under the hood of the Firebird lineup. To deal with the new internal compression policy, Pontiac increased the 400 engine to a 455, getting a massive engine that fitted the Trans Am like a glove. ( continue reading.
Motor Verso
MARCH 16, 2024
When you think of Lotus, the first things that come to mind are probably lightness, dynamism, and maybe sportiness. As… Read more » The post Lotus Emeya Hyper-GT – An New Benchmark For The EV Future appeared first on Motor Verso.
autoevolution
MARCH 16, 2024
We spend a lot of time talking about Australia’s top custom bike firms, but this vast nation is home to many lesser-known builders whose work demands a closer look. Paul Berger is one such individual, as he doesn’t indulge in customization professionally despite having all the necessary talent to do so. Along with his brothers, he’d spent a fair portion of his childhood and teenage years tinkering with various bikes. ( continue reading.
Motor Verso
MARCH 16, 2024
There are only a handful of American car companies that are as iconic or as well-known as Chevrolet, or as… Read more » The post Chevy Engine Serial Number Lookup – How To Decode Them? appeared first on Motor Verso.
autoevolution
MARCH 16, 2024
My phone rang early yesterday morning. "Sir, I've got a package for you." I wasn't sure what the man was talking about. But 30 minutes later, I opened a small box with a Hot Wheels Team Transport collectible inside. I had ordered it months ago and forgot all about it. I've previously opened all my Team Transport models, but I'm having difficulty doing the same with this one.
Tire Review Magazine
MARCH 16, 2024
Three Bridgestone-backed riders secured top 10 finishes at the 82nd running of the Daytona 200. Karel Hanika rode his Yart-ProKasro Yamaha R6 to a fifth-place finish, followed by Yart teammate Marvin Fritz in sixth place and Ben Young of Team BattlAx in ninth. In addition to three of the top 10 riders being on Bridgestone BattlAx tires, Hanika completed the second overall fastest lap time at 1:48.628, only 0.003 seconds behind the fastest lap of the race.
autoevolution
MARCH 16, 2024
Back in January 2023, the largest automaker of the Detroit Big Three confirmed that $579 million will be invested in the Flint Engine Operations to prepare said plant for the sixth-gen small block. Timing and product details haven't been released yet, although everyone and their dog knows that a small-block V8 is best suited to a full-size pickup truck and – of course – the Corvette Stingray.
Miracle Body and Paint
MARCH 16, 2024
At Miracle Body and Paint, we take immense pride in our expertise and craftsmanship when it comes to collision repairs.
autoevolution
MARCH 16, 2024
Introduced in April 1964, the Ford Mustang came standard with a six-cylinder engine rated at 105 horsepower. However, the options list included a couple of V8 units that put it into 200-horsepower territory. The range-topping 289-cubic-inch (4.7-liter) HiPo mill, for instance, sent 271 horses to the rear wheels. But Ford took things up a notch in 1965. ( continue reading.
Jalopnik
MARCH 16, 2024
There’s a fine line between driving a sleeper and insanity. This matte black monster of a 2020 Audi RS6 Avant is more than a few toes over that line, delivering 1,100 horsepower of all-wheel drive with fire-spitting big-turbo fury. The turbos are so frickin’ big that they pop right out of the hood, and the exhaust… Read more.
autoevolution
MARCH 16, 2024
In the competitive recreational vehicle market, a new contender has emerged in the form of Dropy, a light and compact travel trailer designed with the aim of serving as a reliable companion for outdoor adventurers. Nature lovers like to spend time outdoors but they also seek convenience and comfort while exploring their surroundings, and travel campers are an ideal choice for them.
Jalopnik
MARCH 16, 2024
A Nebraska woman exploited a glitch in gas pump software that allowed her to get nearly $30,000 worth of free gas … until the owners figured out what she was doing. Now, the 45-year-old is in a whole lot of trouble. - Andy Kalmowitz Read More Read more.
autoevolution
MARCH 16, 2024
Can the PS5 and PS5 Pro run Grand Theft Auto VI at a smooth 4K 60 fps? How powerful is the rumored PlayStation 5 Pro, anyway? Today, we will put what we know to the test and try to figure out all these age-long mysteries. In the gaming world, the heated debates about 60 fps (frames per second) has never been so historically prevalent as it is now. At least not before the 2020 console generation hit with the November launch of PlayStation. ( continue reading.
Jalopnik
MARCH 16, 2024
Angela Chao — billionaire sister of former Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao and sister-in-law of Mitch McConnell — died last month when her Tesla Model X sank in a manmade pond on her 900-acre Texas ranch. She was trapped in the car as it flooded, unable to open the unpowered doors , as friends and rescue crews… Read more.
autoevolution
MARCH 16, 2024
I have interviewed well over 100 people in the automotive industry during my career as a motoring journalist. I've had things to learn from each one of them. Naturally, some have had a more profound effect on me than others. One of the people that inspired me the most in recent years was ( continue reading.
Jalopnik
MARCH 16, 2024
Boeing is having a rough time of it right now , with parts falling off its planes left, right and center. Just last week, a wheel came loose and smashed through a car , and earlier this year the door from a 737 Max aircraft broke off mid-flight. That mid-air disaster sparked an audit from the Federal Aviation… Read more.
autoevolution
MARCH 16, 2024
Mansory has become synonymous with kitschy, as most of the time, this tuner's creations step over the OTT line. However, not all of their projects fall into this category, as some are good-looking. Case in point, let's welcome this modified Rolls-Royce Phantom, which has had its pictures taken in Los Angeles. The luxury sedan sports a few tasteful. ( continue reading.
Jalopnik
MARCH 16, 2024
A few weeks ago we talked about cars that looked dumb , but that doesn’t necessarily mean their owners are dummies themselves. That got me thinking: What cars are only driven by idiots ? What cars are driven by the sort of people who can only breathe with their mouths wide open and their knuckles dragging on the ground? … Read more.
autoevolution
MARCH 16, 2024
Dodge's all-new Charger is on the lips of every petrolhead these days for multiple reasons. First, it marks the return of the iconic nameplate on a coupe (the sedan is also called the Charger). Second, and most importantly, it is the world's first and only electric muscle car. ( continue reading.
autoevolution
MARCH 16, 2024
Crash tests of vehicles are a sure way of determining how safe they and the technologies they pack are in case of unwanted road events. These procedures not only help carmakers determine where and how much to improve a car, but over the years have become in most places on this Earth a mandatory step for rating a new vehicle. Once the spread of motorized vehicles became unstoppable at the start of last century, carmakers and lawmakers star. ( continue reading.
autoevolution
MARCH 16, 2024
Although they are not meant for every soul on this Earth, motorcycles could, in theory, be a choice of means of transportation for all of us. That's because not only are they a lot easier to use than a car (after all, with enough training riding a motorcycle is slightly more complicated than getting on the back of a bicycle), but they are also a lot cheaper than their four-wheeled siblings.
autoevolution
MARCH 16, 2024
Carl Cerra is a man with big plans and heaps of unfaltering ambition, operating as Skunk Machine down in Melbourne, Australia. He’d been heavily involved in car customization over the years, but what we’re here to talk about today are his two-wheeled endeavors. Not long ago, Carl made waves in the custom bike world with his very first professional build, dubbed the Cerra GT 865.
autoevolution
MARCH 16, 2024
1971 was not one for the graduation albums of anyone in Detroit. Big and small automakers were served the low-compression-only course from the federal government. Basically, lead and gasoline could no longer live together in the same combustion chamber, so the metal was evicted. The toxic metal prevented premature combustion in high-compression engines running on high-octane fuels.
autoevolution
MARCH 16, 2024
In America, the Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the 2025 Taycan Turbo GT, or the version with Weissach package, is exactly $230k, plus a $1,995 delivery, processing, and handling fee. Costly, right? Yes, but… First, let's start the s. ( continue reading.
autoevolution
MARCH 16, 2024
Android Auto and CarPlay are two very similar platforms, offering a nearly identical set of features in separate worlds. Android Auto is aimed at Android users, while CarPlay is exclusive to iPhone owners. Both systems allow users to connect their mobile devices to the media receivers in their cars and get one-tap access to essential apps, including navigation software, music streaming, phone calls, and messages. ( continue reading.
autoevolution
MARCH 16, 2024
With the Harley-Davidson X500 making its way to the U.S. this year, we’re left wondering if it will find success or eventually meet the same fate as the Street 500. So far, the Chinese-made model seems to be doing quite well on the other side of the globe, but it’s still too early to draw any conclusions. Down in Australia, for instance, the first X500 and X350 copies have only reached customers as of January 2024.
autoevolution
MARCH 16, 2024
Auto enthusiasts will say that there's nothing more exclusive than a Pagani hypercar, given their limited production number and painfully exorbitant prices. But Pagani would beg to differ: its upcoming branded residential building is bound to be even more exclusive, even if you didn't think that was possible. Car-branded residential buildings are not a novelty.
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