Regardless of what kind of car you drive, one thing that they all have in common is the 12V battery that is used as part of the starting process, as well as the power source for your car’s many electrical functions on which you have come to depend. There are a number of everyday factors […]
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Did you know that defective tyres are among the top causes of road accidents in the UK and around the world? We tend to only pay attention to our tyres when they are in the most extreme condition and in need of either rotation or replacement. A more pernicious problem of which we need to […]
When you search for information about sounds that your car is making, it’s bound to be about 99 percent scary bad news. In the automotive world, any kind of unrecognized noise is considered to be a terrible, even doom-filled sign; a sign that something serious is wrong with the car and it needs major (and […]
Misfueling happens to the best of us, it is one of the most common calls to any roadside assistance services. It even happened to none other than Barack Obama, the former US President. According to the BBC, during Obama’s 2013 visit to Israel, one of his chauffers pumped diesel fuel into a petrol Cadillac armored […]
One of the key selling factors for modern cars is being eco-friendly and technologically advanced. In order to pursue those goals and to minimize CO2 emissions and extend the electric drive range, engineers had to think of every possible way of generating energy. This includes leaving no potential energy sources to go to waste. Regenerative […]
COVID-19 has affected the lives of everyone. It has changed the way people think, the things they do, basically everyone, everywhere in their day-to-day life. One of the things that hasn’t changed is how people prioritize their safety, and in this matter, keeping one’s health at the top and doing the most one can to […]
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic has taken over the globe, there has been a major shift in people’s lifestyles and how they carry their day-to-day activities. As the virus transmission is so rapid and the only defense against it is to minimize social interactions, people are getting really hesitant interacting with other human beings during […]
There are many fuel saving devices for cars which claim to boost mileage efficiency. These devices have been around for many years, and often rear their heads again every time there is a spike in fuel prices. Many drivers are left wondering if fuel saving devices for cars really work, and how they can save […]
Many vehicles these days come with DSG gearboxes. Also known as twin-clutch or DCT gearboxes, they offer many advantages over other gearboxes. They are more complex than standard automatic gearboxes as they come with two clutches. The second additional clutch works in the background to figure out what gear you will want to use next […]
If you’ve been looking into automatic cars, and especially older models, you might have come across the term kickdown. You may even have come across older model cars with a kickdown switch. So, here’s everything you need to know about kickdown and how it has changed in modern vehicles. / What Is Kickdown? Kickdown is […]