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Automotive industry requires precise engineering and hard labour, sharp mind and hands that are used to working a lot - but it still leaves space for fun. go4trans.com will prepare some funny bits of material so that transmission repair specialists will be able to relax a little and, nevertheless, find something more about the technologies and the business that they are dedicated to!
Despite the fact that today cars equipped with
manual transmissions become obsolete and get replaced with more advanced
automatic models, it still can be useful to know how to drive a stick shift,
especially if you plan to steal a manually shifting car. And a recent story
from Canada proves this point.
The Ferrari 250 GTO is considered to be one of
the most remarkable and rare cars ever produced, and undoubtedly has its
rightful place in the list of top-requested cars. As there are only 39 original
examples of this model, it is always a breaking news, when any of them changes
hands. The recent newspaper
headlines related to this elegant Ferrari model say about a scandalous deal
that ended in court action.
Nowadays, the pace of life is growing so fast
that people try to do their things even behind the wheel, therefore car
manufacturers equip their new models with a lot of helpful features to make
their vehicles operate like a business office on the road. Believe it or not, back
in the 1990s Ford came up with a remarkable solution named the Ford Mobile
Office Pack, which was intended for the Australian market.
At first glance it seems that auto repair and
food businesses don’t have much in common. But people with out-of-the-box
thinking sometimes can combine completely different lines of business. In
Mexico, for example, entrepreneurially-inclined enthusiasts came up with the
idea to fix cars during the day and cook tacos at night.
Modern auto industry is full of sophisticated drivetrain technologies which are supposed to make your driving experience even more pleasant and trouble-free. Despite a great abundance of sophisticated technical solutions, it is highly likely that very few people know a transmission solution operating like a manual CVT.
Some carmakers still produce car
models equipped with a gear stick. These models, such as the Volkswagen Jetta
GLI, are intended for admirers of cars equipped with manuals, but Volkswagen
has decided to go even further in promotion of manuals
and started to advertise the GLI’s gear stick as
an anti-theft system.
The time of April fool's jokes has passed, but
we want to share with you a cool lifehack from the Hydra-Test team on how to
make a pizza in the torque converter piston bonder.
It's a well-known joke that a manual gearbox is
one of the most anti-theft systems you can have on a car. However, sometimes
even an automatic transmission can become an unsolvable problem for criminals
who are bankrupt of intelligence. And recent report from The Daily Mail proved
the point.
According to media reports, a unique collection
of retro cars and powertrain components (engines, transmissions) were found in
France at some abandoned warehouse.
The design
department of Mercedes-Benz, in collaboration with Hartan company, produced the
baby stroller named Avantgarde for admirers of the German brand. The product
will hit the market in November 2018.
Admirers of Formula One (F-1) racing
competitions pretty soon will have the opportunity to feel like a professional
race driver. The Australian Zac Mihajlovic is developing an F-1 racecar replica
which can be used on public roads.
The team of LEGO engineers has designed a
full-size copy of Bugatti Chiron. The model is almost entirely made up of Lego
construction kits. Only car wheels, tires and radiator cap were taken from the
real car. And believe it or not, this toy model drives, but not so fast as the
original model.