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Video: Does the Porsche Panamera Have the Best Infotainment Tech You Can Buy?
A deep dive into what makes Porsche Communication Management (PCM) so good.
Top 12 Car Features that Sound New but Actually Aren’t
A dozen seemingly high-tech automotive innovations that are older than you might expect.
Company Claims it Has Invented the ‘Ultimate Engine’
Aside from being simpler, cleaner and cheaper, this design can run on any fuel and is 50 percent more efficient.
Feature Focus: How the 2016 Chevy Spark’s Standard Android Auto and Apple CarPlay Works
The base Spark has manual windows and locks, but comes standard with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. Check out how it works in our video.
8 Car Features That Will Soon Be Obsolete
A lot has changed over the past few years and the next car you buy may be missing a few features you’re used to.
Feature Focus: Audi’s MMI All-In-Touch Infotainment Interface
This system is much more than just a flashy parlor trick; it’s amazingly powerful yet easy to use, which is a combination so many automakers – and even technology companies – fail to deliver.
AutoGuide Answers: Seven Car Features That Drive Us Insane
Our take on the most infuriating, annoying and stupid features in cars these days
Top 10 Future Car Features
When Nissan revealed its Resonance concept, it promised rear seat passengers the ability to control music and media. That concept previewed the new Murano and that feature actually made it to the production vehicle.
Tap-to-Pair Smartphone Tech Coming in 2016
Pairing a phone to your car’s infotainment system can be a fairly cumbersome and lengthy process, but new technology is on the way that will make bluetooth pairing a snap … make that a tap.
Subaru Says ‘Aye’ to EyeSight in the Crosstrek Family
Attention Subaru fans, the company’s XV Crosstrek and Crosstrek Hybrid models are getting some new technology.
QNX Showcases High-Speed Infotainment System
The folks from QNX demonstrated the power of their software platform at 2014’s Telematics Update Detroit. The Canada-based computer company showed off a reference platform with super-fast booting capabilities.
The 10 Most 1980s Car Features
The 1980s was an important decade that shaped the world we live in today. During this period Madonna surged to stardom, personal computers revolutionized how people worked, Back to the Future burst into theaters and the Berlin Wall came a-tumblin’ down. Not surprisingly the automotive world was just as eventful.
Chinese Car-Buyers Prefer Foreign Automotive Brands
China is the wild, wild east of the automotive industry. Home to more than 1 billion people and counting, it’s a hugely important market for car companies. There are many domestic brands over there but curiously foreign companies are making significant headway.
Cars of the Future Might Not Have Side View Mirrors
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and Tesla are hoping to be allowed to leave side-view mirrors behind.
Zoom-Zoom Meets Fuel-Efficiency: SkyActiv Explained
Known for making some genuinely engaging cars in the past, with its new SkyActiv technology Mazda is looking to hang its hat on combining fun-to-drive with fuel-efficiency.
Mercedes-Benz Cars Aim to Keep Drivers Fit and Alert
Mercedes-Benz cars can already navigate through traffic without driver input, the infotainment systems can be controlled by uttering a sentence and the seats will even massage your back for you, but how about a car that keeps you physically fit, and mentally rested? The company is developing what it calls “performance enhancing comfort,” which will…
