Posts Tagged ‘Auto Know’

Auto Know: Hot roddings future

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

There’s 660 poundfeet of torque at the back wheels of this lightweight fiberglass body that looks like it’s right out of the 1930s. Plowing a big motor with big power into a small car is hardly a new concept for hot rodders, but this motor is… electric. (more…)

Auto Know: Driven to Drive Yourself

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

By JOE KNYCHA
Wheelbase Communications

When the “Oracle of Omaha,” investor extraordinaire Warren Buffet said, “Wall Street is the only place that people ride to work in a Rolls-Royce to get advice from those who take the subway,” he might as well have referred to those who test luxury cars, most of whom would be daily subterranean commuters if manufacturers didn’t provide the cars to drive. (more…)

Auto Know: Find Out What Dad Wants

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

BRING OUT THE KID IN DAD

This officially licensed Ferrari product features a seven-speed shifter, 12-inch faux alloy rims, front disc brakes, aerodynamic spoilers and side skirts, soft-grip leather-look steering wheel, padded sport seat (with seat belts) and a digital speedometer that can also record dad’s lap times . . lap times? (more…)

Auto Know: How’s your nose?

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

By Catrina Coghill
Wheelbase Communications

If you have ever caught a whiff of something in your car that  doesn’t smell quite right, don’t blame your dog just yet. Garage Owner James Lagace says some of those funky odors may be the scent of trouble brewing. (more…)

Auto Know: Summer? Winter? All-season?

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

By JEFF MELNYCHUK
Wheelbase Communications

This is where the rubber really meets the road.

Your old tires are so worn that they’re practically transparent. But do you get summer tires and then swap them out for winter tires later on? Do you buy all-season tires and not worry about it? Or maybe a set of summer tires and then all-season tires for the winter because it doesn’t snow all that much where you are? (more…)

Auto Know: Show time!

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

By JEFF MELNYCHUK
Wheelbase Communications

The answer was absurd, but the man behind the wheel of the pristine 1963 Corvette was dead serious.

“Well, I thought I might want to buy it, so I’m trying it out.” Despite the usual paper signs in the window, “Do not touch this car unless you are naked,” the gentleman was certain that the words were meant for everyone else but him.

Without anyone noticing at the local car show, he opened the door and slipped into the freshly restored machine worth an estimated $90,000. It’s unusual behavior, to say the least, but it’s the type of incident that has many people who display their cars at shows rightly paranoid, especially with escalating costs of vehicles. (more…)

Auto Know: Products to help you out with the dirty work

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

By Wheelbase Communications

Getting the job done with less trouble and in much less time is what spring cleaning – the car and the garage – is all about.

To help out, however, you’ll need products that work the same way you think. The following were chosen based on they’re ability to get you out of the garage sooner while still producing the desired results. Wheelbase Communications is not affiliated with any of the companies mentioned here. We just like their stuff. (more…)

Auto Know: A real-world Corvette?

Monday, April 19th, 2010

By JEFF MELNYCHUK
Wheelbase Communications

Velocity Yellow is an oxymoron.

Yet, here it is, slathered all over a brand new Corvette Grand Sport driving a whopping 19 mph on the 405 freeway in Los Angeles, Calif.. It’s rip-your-hair-out frustrating. The car is just not meant for a five-lane, 20-mile-long parking lot like this. Heck, it’s not even really at home plodding along at highway speeds. (more…)

Auto Know: First drive, Fiat 500

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

By JOE KNYCHA
For Wheelbase Communications

In the terra cotta, cupped rooftops of North Italy, they still sigh when it goes by. There is the occasional stare; the wink to a stranger when you’ve spotted one.

It’s still the “Bambino” – the baby – of the industry, after all. (more…)

Auto Know: Acura NSX versus Audi R8

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

By Wheelbase Communications

The Japanese Acura NSX and the German Audi R8. Two mid-engined supercars separated by 17 years of technology and half a world.

The similarity is uncanny, however. (more…)