Like any subculture, the automotive one, and tuning in particular, has its own slang, an exclusive and niche vocabulary that allows one to recognize oneself among enthusiasts or, sometimes, real nerds in the field. Below we have prepared a short but intense encyclopedia of the strangest, most evocative and punctilious expressions of this universe that have managed to settle into our language. 
SLAMMEDAt a first layer of slang, slammed can mean rotten drunk, practically in an alcoholic coma. In the tuning world, however, it is a term peculiar to low-riders: lowered for aesthetics or performance, it doesn't matter, you can always call them slammed.
SLUSH BOX"Box of slush" literally. However unimpressive, this syntagm holds a very important place in car lingo; in fact, it denotes the automatic transmission, which provides transmission operations that not only seem smoother than those of a manual one, but are for all intents and purposes, since power is always transmitted to the wheels through a fluid-filled torque converter.
BANGERBangs, in this industry, are the small explosions produced by cylinders, which in turn become bangers. There are four-bangers, six-bangers, eight-bangers - the concept is kind of like six-packs.
O.E.M. vs. AFTERMARKETThese two terms also denote one the opposite of the other, the pair of fundamental technicalities to be aware of: on the one hand Original Equipment Manufacturer, which refers to the parts of an automobile produced by the original industry; on the other hand Aftermarket, which refers instead to the parts added later, the result of a long supply chain made up of factories, wholesalers, spare parts dealers and workshops.
PICK-UPNo, not that pickup truck. In the tuning world, the term pickup means the speed at which a car begins acceleration. Certainly there are pickups with a good pickup.
N/A
Again no, in the workshop N/A does not mean "not applicable," in fact, it indicates something far too precise. It means "naturally aspirated", and belongs to those engines that do not have a system that mechanically increases airflow, depending only on atmospheric pressure.
Again no, in the workshop N/A does not mean "not applicable," in fact, it indicates something far too precise. It means "naturally aspirated", and belongs to those engines that do not have a system that mechanically increases airflow, depending only on atmospheric pressure.
KIT CARDo you know how the Dune Buggy was born? From a kit car, that is, a car sold with the unassembled components of the Volkswagen Beetle. So you can modify it when you haven't finished building it yet
EURO
This is the term by which we refer to "Eurostyle" modification techniques, typical of precisely European countries such as Germany, France and Italy. Basically huge wheels, smooth and razor-sharp bodywork, removal of door handles, no trinkets - any car can become Euro.
This is the term by which we refer to "Eurostyle" modification techniques, typical of precisely European countries such as Germany, France and Italy. Basically huge wheels, smooth and razor-sharp bodywork, removal of door handles, no trinkets - any car can become Euro.
