The SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) Show is the world’s biggest automotive speciality products trade event. Every year, manufacturers, automakers, and retailers converge in Las Vegas, Nevada, to showcase the hottest new car parts and display the year’s most cutting-edge concept and custom vehicles. Students in automotive training looking for inspiration on their own custom
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One of the most noticeable components of a vehicle is its front grille. It is one of the most susceptible parts to damage during driving, as it can easily be struck by a number of oncoming objects. The grille helps to protect the radiator from damage. That function is more than a little important, since
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Gas caps, also called fuel caps, may not seem all that essential, but since they’re responsible for keeping gas in your tank and dirt out of your fuel, they do have a pretty important role to play. Gas caps can also act as a kind of seal, taking stress off the fuel pumps by supporting
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Regardless of where you stand in the manual versus automatic transmission divide, if you work in the automotive industry, you need to know how to care for a three-pedaled car. The extra pedal in a vehicle with a stick shift serves a very important purpose, and that is to operate the clutch. Being a serviceable
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This summer, Rolls-Royce unveiled the newest version of its top-of-the-line luxury car, the Phantom. The 2018 Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII is easily recognizable from afar, due to its classic shape. However, upon closer inspection, it has made many new and innovative advances on the previous model. For students in mechanic courses, there is nothing more inspiring
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Black ice, snow, and slush can create hazardous conditions for drivers during the notorious Canadian winter months. So much so that provinces like Quebec and British Columbia have introduced laws making the use of winter tires mandatory during the winter. This isn’t without good reason. When Quebec passed its law, winter tire usage rose
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Blink and you’ll miss it. The new 2016 Ford Focus RS is as beautiful as it is quick, doing 0-100 in 4.6 seconds—stock. 350hp will do that. The new hot hatch is basically a rally car disguised as a city driver, but auto training school students will know that even though this car can make
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Italian supercar brand Pagani recently unveiled its limited edition Huayra BC at the Geneva Motor Show. Each Pagani Huayara BC boasts a starting price of roughly to $2.8 million, but the high price tag did not seem to deter buyers, since all 20 units of the model sold before the show even started! Read on
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During their training, CATI students learn that a large part of a mechanic’s job is solving mysteries. Auto technicians are constantly presented with all sorts of unexplained mechanical failures in vehicles, and need to piece together clues to diagnose problems and find solutions. That’s why our exciting new contest gives you the chance to put
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