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5 DIY Car Care Projects

5 DIY Car Care Projects

It's no secret that regular maintenance helps prolong the life and performance of your vehicle, but you may be surprised by how many routine maintenance tasks you can complete by yourself at home. Get in the garage this winter and tackle that cabin fever with these DIY car care projects that can be done all at once and ... Continue reading

Rear Grab Rail Bracket Safety Recall: 2015-2016 Honda Fit LX

Rear Grab Rail Bracket Safety Recall: 2015-2016 Honda Fit LX

Honda will voluntarily recall 25,367 model-year 2015-2016 Fit LX vehicles in the United States to replace the rear grab rail brackets. The rear grab rail brackets in certain Fit LX trim vehicles were not manufactured to Honda’s design specifications. In the event of a collision that triggers a side curtain airbag ... Continue reading

Got A Car Question? Ask The Auto Lab - Live From NY Nov 7, 2015

Got A Car Question? Ask The Auto Lab - Live From NY Nov 7, 2015

<h1 align=center>Auto Lab Car Call In Show Live From NY<br>November 7, 2015</h1><br> <p><I><b>Car Question? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234</b></I></p> <!--<p><b>Today's Show Is a Prerecorded "Best Of Auto Lab"; Please Call Us Next Week</b></p>--> <p>Auto Lab is a 25 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area ra ... Continue reading

BMW at SEMA 2015

BMW at SEMA 2015

The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) in Las Vegas is regarded worldwide as the leading trade show for customization and sports tuning. The new products presented at SEMA to trade experts influence the entire scene and set trends. At this year&#39;s SEMA show, November 3- 6 2015, BMW is presenting a selecti ... Continue reading

UQM Technologies Receives New Orders for Proterra's Catalyst Bus Program for Calendar Year 2016 Delivery

UQM Technologies Receives New Orders for Proterra's Catalyst Bus Program for Calendar Year 2016 Delivery

Proterra’s 2016 Purchase Order is higher than 2015 for the UQM PowerPhase® HD220(+) systems. Proterra currently has an order backlog that stretches more than a year and this order represents only a portion of the growth expected by Proterra. The new Proterra Catalyst bus, powered by UQM PowerPhase® HD220, br ... Continue reading

Nissan Produces its 11 Millionth Engine in Aguascalientes Powertrain Plant in Mexico

Nissan Produces its 11 Millionth Engine in Aguascalientes Powertrain Plant in Mexico

Almost 33 years after the powertrain plant in Aguascalientes started operations, Nissan Mexico celebrated the production of its 11 millionth engine, which reflects the quality of production processes and Mexican workforce – both recognized by the company worldwide. The 11 millionth engine is a 1.8-liter, 16-valve ... Continue reading

SEMA members create "Measured for Success" 2016 Nissan TITAN XD +VIDEO

SEMA members create "Measured for Success" 2016 Nissan TITAN XD +VIDEO

Cummins-powered Baja-Style Support Truck, built by SEMA members, is the first-ever modified TITAN XD model LAS VEGAS – A mere five months ago, a single 2016 Nissan TITAN PRO-4X drew record attendance for the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) “measuring session.” That same vehicle – a sho ... Continue reading

Nissan Joins Cummins in Land Speed Record Attempt with Special 2016 TITAN XD "Triple Nickel" +VIDEO

Nissan Joins Cummins in Land Speed Record Attempt with Special 2016 TITAN XD "Triple Nickel" +VIDEO

Fresh from being named the "Truck of Texas" by the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA), the 2016 TITAN XD, with its Cummins® 5.0L V8 Turbo Diesel, makes an ideal, if unconventional, land speed record racer. Dubbed "Project Triple Nickel" as an homage to a stock TITAN XD's 555 lb.-ft. torque rating, the specially out ... Continue reading

Nissan GT-R LM NISMO Reflects the Art of Innovation +VIDEO

Nissan GT-R LM NISMO Reflects the Art of Innovation +VIDEO

Earlier this year, our partners at GoPro joined the NISMO race team from concept to cockpit as we built the radically different LMP1 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO. The GoPro team followed us through the testing and development stage all the way to the Le Mans 24 Hours to produce this amazing 4K mini-documentary. ... Continue reading

Elio Motors Sounds Off About its New Elio Audio System by MTX

Elio Motors Sounds Off About its New Elio Audio System by MTX

Elio Motors today revealed plans at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show for a revolutionary audio system that will be integrated into its three-wheeled vehicle. The audio system, designed in Phoenix, Arizona for Elio Motors by MTX Audio, will offer consumers flexibility and future-proof technology, a ... Continue reading

Vehicles on Display in the Honda Booth at the 2015 SEMA Show

Vehicles on Display in the Honda Booth at the 2015 SEMA Show

LAS VEGAS In additional to the Ridgeline Baja Race Truck announced today, Honda also showcased accessorized and customized versions of multiple new Honda models, including: Pilot Baja Chase Vehicle – a specially tuned 2016 Honda Pilot, in desert racing livery, which will operate as a support vehicle in Honda’ ... Continue reading

Acura Showcases Passion for Performance at 2015 SEMA Show

Acura Showcases Passion for Performance at 2015 SEMA Show

Highlights include restored 1993 “Ludacris Legend”, a sport-modified 2016 Acura ILX Sports Sedan, next-generation Acura NSX supercar and 2016 ILX with Acura Genuine Accessory package PRINT ADD SHARE DOWNLOAD Nov 3, 2015 - LAS VEGAS, NV. Acura today thrilled the 2015 SEMA Show with multiple innovative expressi ... Continue reading

Toyota “Tundrasine” Concept Makes Global Debut at Toyota's SEMA Display

Toyota “Tundrasine” Concept Makes Global Debut at Toyota's SEMA Display

A Stretch Limo That Stretches the Limits of What a Full-Size Pickup Can Become November 03, 2015 Click here for full coverage on Toyota at 2015 SEMA 2015 SEMA/Toyota - Tundrasine Concept Specs TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 3, 2015—Toyota takes the Tundra pickup to new places in luxury and length with its Tundrasine conce ... Continue reading

Toyota Sienna R-Tuned Concept Pushes the Limits at Toyota's 2015 SEMA Display

Toyota Sienna R-Tuned Concept Pushes the Limits at Toyota's 2015 SEMA Display

Sienna with Stock Engine and Transmission Outpaces Camaro SS November 03, 2015 2015 SEMA/Toyota - Sienna R-Tuned Concept Specs TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 3, 2015—Why turn a Sienna minivan—the least likely product in the Toyota lineup—into a performance vehicle? It’s one thing to make an LFA supercar go ... Continue reading

Tonka 4Runner is the Big Toy Story at Toyota's SEMA Display

Tonka 4Runner is the Big Toy Story at Toyota's SEMA Display

2015 SEMA/Toyota - Tonka 4Runner Specs TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 3, 2015—Putting the “Toy” in Toyota—with a capital T—is the purpose of the Tonka 4Runner concept vehicle, which will be on display at Toyota’s 2015 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show booth. Toyota teamed with Fun ... Continue reading

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