Advancing Technologies for the Next Electric Vehicles

Posted on Dec 6, 2014 in Technology | 2 comments

Fully electric as well as gasoline/electric hybrid vehicles have received ridicule for being unproven and expensive. However, dedicated electric automakers such as Tesla, Coda and Fisker as well as even established car manufacturers Toyota, General Motors along with Ford are banking that they are taking short-term losses for a long-term gain. The perils that...

Gearhead Gift Guide: OBDII Scanners

Posted on Nov 22, 2014 in Technology | 2 comments

If you have a Gearhead on your gift list this year and you’re clueless as to what to get him, we’ve got you covered. Below, we explain what an OBDII scanner is, why your Gearhead wants one, and go over the differences of a few units based on skill level and what they need it for. OBD-II is an On-Board Diagnostics system originally meant for mechanics to...

Win a Free Purolator Oil Filter

Posted on Sep 10, 2014 in Technology | Comments Off on Win a Free Purolator Oil Filter

Not all of us put a lot of thought into the type of oil filters we put on our cars, and just leave it up to the mechanic who changes our oil. But guess what they use – the cheapest possible filter they can find. Many oil filters are made with cardboard end caps and media, and filters out particles just enough to be deemed safe. Purolator oil filters are made...

Is Electric Really Better?

Posted on Jul 20, 2014 in Technology | 2 comments

Before you all freak out on me because you think I’m just going to smash and trash electric vehicles, hear me out. I’m not poo-pooing them because I think they’re too slow or ugly looking. I have valid arguments that I want to bring to everyone’s attention. And now that you haven’t read that and don’t care anyways, I’ll continue. I think electric cars are...

Stop on a Dime – Upgrade Your Cheap-Ass Brakes

Posted on Jun 18, 2014 in Technology | 1 comment

Your brakes have one job and one job only – to stop your car. In theory, it’s a simple process – you depress the brake pedal, pads push against rotor, slowing rotor equals slowing wheels (if you’re lost already, stop reading and go shred your driver’s license. Please.) In reality, however, there’s a lot more that goes into the process. There’s all these...

Promising Scuderi Engine Ignites Interest With Split-Cycle

Posted on Apr 15, 2014 in Technology | 2 comments

Seeing our current motoring reality, many would suggest that the modern automobile is failing to reflect our progressive use of technology. For about 90 years, the gasoline-powered internal combustion engine has remained predominant to driving, remaining to its basic four-stroke operating principles. Through time, several movements were made to reformulate the...

Cool Gadgets or Lazy Tools?

Posted on Mar 27, 2014 in Technology | 2 comments

As cars become ever more technical with every new model, I got to thinking: Are all these cool new gadgets helping us be better drivers, or making us uber lazy behind the wheel? I thought this as I popped my Lincoln MKT tester into Active Park Assist, took my hands off the wheel and let the car parallel park itself. I didn’t even have to find the spot, the car...

So, Where is GM’s Fuel Cell-Powered Car?

Posted on Feb 25, 2014 in Technology | 2 comments

Hydrogen power was all the rage last decade as the thought that the most plentiful substance on Earth could be harnessed as a fuel source for a not-so-distant line of automobiles. Though hydrogen can be supplied within current internal combustion engine designs, the prospect to welcome a new paradigm in motoring existed as fuel cells proposed converting fuel...

New Turtle Wax Headlight Restoration Kit

Posted on Dec 27, 2013 in Technology | 1 comment

Last year I ran an article about how to restore headlights when they get cloudy or yellow. I used a Turtle Wax product, appropriately called “Headlight Lens Restorer,” which did a great job at restoring them to a clearer look. One thing I did notice, however, was that it didn’t take long for the headlights to cloud back up – a few weeks and I could tell they...