Volvo Introduces Passenger Anti Lock-In Safety System As Standard, EX90 Gets It First
27 Sep 2022, 22:45 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The Swedish car company will unveil the new XC90 on November 9; the car is the first in the world to alert the driver about occupants left inside (human or pet)
Motorcycle Melts Down the Track Under Its Wheels As It Drags On 150°F Ground Temperature
31 Jul 2022, 15:50 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A good burnout is the dragsters' preferred method of bringing the tires up to racing heat. Sometimes, high temperatures can turn the tables on the racer
Ford Police SUVs Interior Can Heat to 133 Degrees on Purpose
27 May 2020, 14:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford and The Ohio State University dream up a way to kill viruses by intentionally heating up a car's interior to 133 degrees Fahrenheit (56 degrees Celsius)
This Heated Steering Wheel Cover Could Be the Next Gadget You Buy
10 Nov 2014, 17:55 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / It might not be that cold yet, but you probably remember last winter’s freezing weather when getting from the house inside your car would be an adventure. If you could at least have had that s...
Kids Locked in Hot Jeep Wrangler Saved After Strangers Smash the Window
16 Jul 2014, 16:11 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / One of the great auto dangers drivers around the world face nowadays is as sadistic as unlikely it sounds. Recently, a group of shoppers at a Texas strip mall decided to take action when they s...
Anti-Theft Tips from HEAT
29 Nov 2010, 17:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The holiday season is upon us and, as it usually happens this time of the year, more and more people will start thinking of what they need and can buy rather than on the security of their cars. And,...
Russians Escape Wildfire by Car
5 Aug 2010, 14:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Perhaps the most affected country in the world by this year's heatwave, Russia is still battling temperatures which have become the highest since recording began 130 years ago. And the worse is...
OnStar Reminds Drivers Not to Forget the Kids in the Car
4 Aug 2010, 18:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the eight month of 2010 threatens to scorch the Earth with high temperatures, people and companies alike are getting ready for the heat wave which is already wreaking havoc in some countries. In ...
Russian Heatwave Melts GAZ Production
28 Jul 2010, 12:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The unprecedented heatwave which has crippled Russia over the past few weeks has caused Russian carmaker GAZ to halt production at its main facilities. According to just-auto.com, the measure has be...
2010 Dodge Nitro, Renamed for the New Year
8 Jan 2010, 10:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The 2010 Dodge Nitro lineup has been revised here and there by American manufacturer Chrysler and even got its three models renamed into Heat, Detonator and Shock. The most exciting features of the ...
BMW Researches Reusable Waste Heat
20 Oct 2009, 12:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the race to provide vehicles as environmentally friendly as possible picks up, manufacturers worldwide are looking into ways to reuse every energy waste a vehicle produces, be it heat or from bra...
Audi Signs New Waste Heating Contract
29 Sep 2009, 13:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer Audi signed today a waste heating contract with Ingolstadt municipal utility company Stadtwerke for the increased supply of heat resulted from burning waste materials. The contra...