AUTO
INNOVATIONS
INNOVATIONS
This transmission technology that packages two transmissions into one was introduced by Volkswagen and Getrag in the mid-2000s
What is dual clutch transmission (DCT)?
This color of light must only appear on the rear of a vehicle.
What is red?
THIS is the device you put in place under a car after lifting it with a jack.
What is a jackstand?
This automotive company produced the much-hated Aztec.
What is Pontiac?
This car was used to travel through time in the 1985 film, Back to the Future.
What is the DeLorean?
This electronic diagnostic port (abbreviated OBD) was federally mandated for all computer-equipped US vehicles in 1995.
What is On-Board Diagnostics?
This invention greatly improved car safety by preventing skidding.
What is ABS?
THIS is the test for stability that we use after lifting a car.
What is the wiggle test?
This was the brand of the character, "Doc" in the Disney movie, Cars.
What is Hudson?
This is the car that Burt Reynolds drove in Smokey and the Bandit.
1977 Pontiac Trans Am.
This system to save fuel (abbreviated "AFM") was a disaster when introduced by GM in the 1980s, only to be released again in the 2000s.
What is Active Fuel Management?
This technology was seen as a significant upgrade from drum-style brakes.
What are disc brakes?
This is where we go in the event of an earthquake.
Out of the shop and away from falling things.
This automotive company was known for producing cars with plastic body panels.
What is Saturn?
This shoe company founder and rally driver was killed in a snowmobile accident in 2023.
Who is Ken Block?
This company introduced the first hybrid vehicle to the mass market in 1997.
What is Toyota? (Prius)
The 2002 Infiniti Q45 was the first car to feature this safety technology that is now federally mandated for all new vehicles.
What is the rear-view camera?
THIS is the three-letter acronym that we use for things such as safety glasses, gloves, etc.
PPE
This company, named after its founder, produced a stainless steel sports car from 1981 - 1982.
What is DeLorean Motor Company?
This 90s movie features a 1994 Toyota Supra in a famous drag race scene against a Ferrari.
What is The Fast and the Furious?
This French car maker was the first to feature keyless entry.
What is Renault (1982)?
This car manufacturer introduced the first computer controlled anti-lock braking system.
Who is Chrysler (or Imperial)?
THIS is the weight limit of our two-post, asymmetric lifts.
What is 10,000 pounds?
This Wisconsin company owned the Jeep brand before it was purchased by Chrysler in 1987.
What is American Motors Corporation?
This is the car that Christian Bale's character, Ken Miles, drives to victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona in the 2020 movie "Ford v Ferrari".
What is the Ford GT40?