How to Clean Your Soft-Top
26 Sep 2010, 10:03 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / A Zen Moment You’ve got your first convertible and you’re buzzing with excitement. You take it for a ride along some winding mountain roads, the wind is blowing through your hair, the...
Composite Material Battery Explained
25 Sep 2010, 08:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The world of the electric vehicles is currently evolving at a very rapid pace, with more and more models being released or announced as scheduled for production on a nearly daily basis. There are ho...
Motorcycle Basic Night Riding Tips
17 Sep 2010, 15:44 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Just like riding a bike is not limited to how fast you can go, but to how efficient you apply the brakes, riding during the night requires far more special considerations than doing it during daylig...
Future Nissan Collision Avoidance Technologies Explained
13 Sep 2010, 13:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The last few years have seen automobiles being fitted with intelligent systems that scan the area surrounding a vehicle, warn the diver about potential hazards and even perform actions that are aime...
Hypermiling Techniques
31 Aug 2010, 06:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Caught in between hybrids, plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles, car buyers seem to have forgotten that even in a regular ICE-powered car (internal combustion engine), a few driving skills can help...
Motorcycle Dilemma: Carbureted Vs. Fuel Injected
20 Aug 2010, 14:59 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Probably one of the most controversial discussions among motorcycle enthusiasts is the difference between carbureted and fuel injected bikes, as each of them has its own avid supporters. For some be...
F1 Race Control Explained
12 Aug 2010, 14:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / If anything, the 2010 season of Formula One could be characterized by one word: controversy. Whether it came from the ingenuity of aerodynamic or mechanic solutions found by the F1 engineers to enha...
Wireless EV Charging Explained
9 Aug 2010, 18:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the first batches of electric vehicles just months away from hitting the market, all eyes turn to that part of the EV world called infrastructure. A sort of make it or brake it deal, the exist...
Bosch Parallel Full Hybrid System Explained
4 Aug 2010, 14:39 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Hybrid powertrains have seen quite the popularity increase, with more and more automotive producers including this solutions in their offers. One of the most recent hybrid powertrain applications...
TwinAir Engine Explained
30 Jul 2010, 12:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In the beginning of July 2010, Italian manufacturer Fiat announced a premiere for the European market: the 900cc, two cylinder gasoline engine. Fitted, for now, onto the Fiat 500, the tiny powerplan...
Honda Motorcycle Dual Clutch Transmission Explained
23 Jul 2010, 16:29 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After using manual shifting for decades, motorcyclists now have to start getting used to the idea that the future lies in the automatic shifting technologies. So far, this system has only made its w...
opoc Engine Explained
20 Jul 2010, 12:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Last week, news of Microsoft founder Bill Gates investing in a start-up company called EcoMotors surfaced. The reason which prompted one of the wealthiest people on the planet into providing funding...
AKTIV Road Safety Project - BMW and Volkswagen
13 Jul 2010, 15:32 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As the world’s roads become ever more crowded, the need for traffic safety is constantly increasing. While the global automotive producers are making efforts to develop new systems that increa...
Night Vision for Drivers: Uncooled Infrared Cameras
8 Jul 2010, 07:37 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / For years now, carmakers have been struggling to make their vehicles safer by all means, mostly when it comes to prevent a collision from taking place. So are automotive safety systems producers and...
How Ford's Curve Control Works
30 Jun 2010, 13:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As computer-enhanced safety system become more and more of an integrant part of today's automobiles, one thing becomes obvious: manufacturers no longer trust the humans behind the wheel. It...
Continental Emergency Steer Assist Explained
24 Jun 2010, 15:10 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The modern automobiles are fitted with a plethora of active safety systems that use an army of sensors and computers to help the driver during a hazardous situation. However, the longitudinal moveme...
Dainese D-Air Racing Airbag System Explained
18 Jun 2010, 13:41 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Wearing a proper safety gear is crucial both while racing as well as when riding the open road. One of the best safety equipment manufacturers in the world is the Italian company Dainese, which has ...
BMW Pathfinder, Navigation 3.0
15 Jun 2010, 14:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The good-old GPS, as it has come to be known, is evolving at fast pace thanks to the endeavors undertaken by those players in the automotive industry which rely on high-tech gadgets for the cars as ...
Audi travolution Project Explained
10 Jun 2010, 18:12 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The automotive world and technology go hand in hand when it comes to developing efficient solutions for urban driving, and Audi’s travolution project is just the thing to prove this. Initially...
Twin Channel Active Stabilizer Bar System Explained
1 Jun 2010, 14:34 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When developing a new car, the automotive world has always had to make a compromise between a vehicle suspension’s ability to tackle a corner and the comfort offered to the occupants. Fortu...