Sometimes technology throws up something that revolutionises the way we live: the mobile phone is a good example of an item that, just ten years ago, few had that everyone now possesses.
While Satellite Navigation devices – or Sat-Nav as they have become known – do not have the all-round capability and usefulness of a mobile [...]
The UK has a reputation in the automotive world when it comes to high quality sports cars; while Italy can boast the likes of Ferrari and Lamborghini and Germany the hallowed Porsche, none come close to having the draw of that most evocative of British motors – the Aston Martin.
For a start, just say the [...]
There are few more evocative names in the world of motoring than Jaguar, and rightly so. The marque has been around for the best part of century now, and with it the legendary XK nomenclature that signifies three things – style, speed and luxury.
The legend lives on today in the current XK range, a design [...]
When a teenager gets their drivers license they need to have car insurance just like the rest of us. In spite of what everyone thinks young person’s car insurance premiums do not have to be through the roof. There are many ways insurance companies will discount or lower the young driver’s insurance premiums. [...]
Ask any car enthusiast to name a British manufacturer of luxury cars and you are odds on to hear the words Rolls Royce, Bentley, Aston Martin or Jaguar. Often said to be the best kept secret in the world of British cars, Bristol deserve to be bracketed with all the above, for they have been [...]
Among the more useful – and also impressive – adornments you can give to your beloved car are spot lights. They not only look great – if chosen properly – but serve a very important purpose, too, particularly if your car is not one of the most up to date models with fantastic headlights.
Unlike many [...]
Sports cars are specialized machines build with speed of car and security of one who drives in mind. Sportsmen mostly have the tendency of driving fast (it is also the requirement of their profession to drive as fast as they can if they want to win the race). So, due to this situation, it is [...]
Car insurance has always been one of the most expensive costs that motorists have to pay, and that’s why Norwich Union spent so long creating their Pay as you Drive insurance. This pay as you go insurance policy quickly became extremely. The reason for this popularity was because it allows lots of people to reduce [...]
There was a time when buying a TVR meant throwing caution to the wind and taking a chance every morning on whether it would get to where it was going. Those days are long gone, however, and while those early cars may have been amazing hairy-chested sports cars that could be woefully unreliable, TVR now [...]
There aren’t many things more enjoyable to a car entusiest than the first day of spring. Spring brings to the car scene the fun of car shows, cruise-ins, and swap meets. Every classic car owner will probably be prepping their car during the next few months before spring to be ready.
One thing that tends to [...]
Automatic transmission (commonly known as AT) is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically. The changes are made as the car is moving and frees the driver from making manual shifts. Almost all of the automatic transmissions have a preset gear range and often feature a parking pawl system which locks the output [...]
What is day car insurance? This temporary care insurance is designed for the infrequent driver. The person who only drives once in a while. The availability of day car insurance allows a licensed the opportunity to save money on annual insurance premiums they don’t need and shouldn’t have to pay because [...]
By engine tuning we understand the adjustment brought to engines to yield optimal performance. This performance can either regard the power output or the fuel consumption. The adjustment of the carburetor and the ignition system can be called tuning, as well as significant engine enhancements. The common known engine tune-up is a routine service in [...]
Four-wheel drive (also known as 4WD or 4×4) is a vehicle in which all the four wheels are allowed to receive torque from the engine at the same time. The term is widely associated with off-road driving. In fact, by powering all of the four wheels at the same time, a normal car has a [...]
John W. Hetrick of Newport, Pennsylvania, USA invented the first airbag in 1952. He patented this new device in 1953. Nowadays, airbags are also called Supplementary Restraint Systems (SRS) or Supplemental Inflatable Restraints (SIR). Airbags are designed to complement the seatbelts in case of a collision. The airbag is very useful and approximately 400 lives [...]
Honda S2000 is a roadster class car manufactured by Honda Motor Company. The car was first launched on April 1999 and celebrated Honda’s 50th anniversary. S2000 is based on the Honda SSM concept car unveiled in 1995 at the Tokyo Motor Show. The SSM concept car had a 2.0 liter inline-4 engine and featured [...]
Intelligent speed adaptation (commonly known as ISA) continuously monitors the speed limits during driving and if the car’s speed exceeds the speed limit takes action so that it slows down. This can be achieved by simply warning the driver through several methods (including audio) or through an active system which automatically controls the driving systems [...]
ABS, also known as Anti-lock Braking System, is a system that prevents the wheels from locking while braking. Even if the driver heavily brakes, he can still maintain steering control of his car. The ingenious system prevents skids and keeps the wheel’s forward roll. It also allows the driver to maintain the lateral control of [...]
An intercooler (commonly known as charge air cooler) is a heat exchange device used to increase the intake air charge density of supercharged or turbocharged engines. The intercooler can be air-to-air or air-to-liquid. Intercoolers increase the output of the engine by decreasing the air intake temperature. This decrease in temperature provides denser intake charge for [...]
A traction control system (also known as TC) is a system designed to prevent the loss of traction due to excessive throttle or steering. The traction control system is typically an electro-hydraulic system and is somewhat similar with the electronic stability control. However, these two systems do not have the same goal. To prevent the [...]