Category: Car Tech

Kinivo: A Bluetooth Device With Drivers In Mind

Kinivo: A Bluetooth Device With Drivers In Mind

We all know texting and driving is stupid, but what about playing music and answering calls on the road? We’ve all been there.  Phone in your lap, go around one sharp corner…and it’s lost in the dark inescapable caverns of quarters past between the seat and center console, to dwell with the long lost nickels [...]

3 Things to Do for Your Car Before Summer

3 Things to Do for Your Car Before Summer

Disclaimer: This article is sponsored by Hankook Tires. All text and opinions are our own. Presenting an abundance of sunlight and the toasty essence of warm temperatures, summer is the best season to be a car owner (not withstanding the inflated prices at the pumps). For many of us who can’t afford the luxury of [...]

Pump Up the Volume: Car Audio System Makeover

Pump Up the Volume: Car Audio System Makeover

Whether we are buying a multi-million dollar supercar or a few thousand-dollar used car, the goal is always to acquire a vehicle exceeding our expectations. While performance coming from under the hood is important to many motorists, an increased focus is devoted into discovering magic in the cabin. Once owning a 1993 Pontiac Sunbird, I [...]

Review: Blackvue Wi-Fi HD Dash Cam

Review: Blackvue Wi-Fi HD Dash Cam

With the typical cost of insurance claims and the inevitable he said/she said battles after an auto accident happens, wouldn’t it be great if you had some proof to back up your story? The security offered by Dash-Cam technology is unprecedented and the latest offering from Blackvue goes even further – the Blackvue Wi-Fi DR500GW-HD [...]

New Product Review: 3M Fuel System Tune-up Kit – Helps DIY Guys get Pro Results

New Product Review: 3M Fuel System Tune-up Kit – Helps DIY Guys get Pro Results

A happy engine idles as smooth as butter. We often see this when a car comes back from the dealer or mechanic who’s done a tune-up. A complete tune-up is filters, fluids and new spark plugs, but modern engines don’t consume these at nearly the rate of previous generations. So what’s the trick that mechanics [...]

Curbing Catalytic Converter Theft

Curbing Catalytic Converter Theft

A main defence against the release of environmentally harmful exhaust gases, catalytic converters design celebrates 40 years of reducing carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and oxide of nitrogen emissions from vehicles. Using special metals and materials to change hazardous exhausts into less serious emissions, catalytic converters perform a meaningful environmental role making automobiles tolerable for life on [...]

Geared for Cooperation: GM and Ford to Develop New Transmissions

Geared for Cooperation: GM and Ford to Develop New Transmissions

Based on their recent performance in the marketplace, it’s clear General Motors and Ford Motor Company are two car manufacturers operating in high gear. As spirited as the rivalry is between the two automakers, there has been reasons for the companies to cooperate. Normally, we are used a brand rivalry enriched the North American car [...]

America’s Addiction to Oil – This Might Be a Surprise [Infographic]

America’s Addiction to Oil – This Might Be a Surprise [Infographic]

It’s no shocker that we’re addicted to oil in the States, but rarely do we ever see the difference between America and European usage and cost of ownership. In the States, we don’t have much in terms of public transportation, and despite loads of plans (mostly concepts) and proposed rail networks in the US, it’s [...]