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Make Your Car go…'Psssshhht' with HKS Approved iBoost App
At first, we had the XLR8 app that uses the accelerometers of Apple and Android devices to match the sounds of exotic Italian supercars, muscle cars or racing models to your vehicle's acceleration and braking forces. In much the same way, a newly announced app from Bonobo reproduces the ‘psssshhhht’ sounds of a turbocharger, and mind you, not any turbochargers but the ones from Japanese tuning firm HKS.
The app is fittingly called iBoost and it was developed in partnership with HKS.
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Android Auto Debuts; Brings Google-apple Battle Into Your Car [w/video]
At the Geneva Motor Show in March this year, Apple revealed CarPlay, an interface for a vehicle’s infotainment screen. Google, Android developer and general Apple rival, swiftly announced a competitor, which officially debuted Wednesday. It is...
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Honda's New 2015 F1 V6 Engine Sounds Like My Milkshake Blender…
In fact, to be frank, everyone I asked said my milkshake blender sounds better than Hondas, better than Hondas (…that's a reference to Kelis' Milkshake song for the uninitiated). And yes, this author is clearly quite disappointed (and...
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Cop Doesn't Like The Sounds Of A Lamborghini Aventador Lp700-4 In Monaco
Exotic supercars like the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 are flashy, fast and of course, loud, sometimes too much for their own good, especially when their owners have opted for aftermarket goodies such as a more hardcore exhaust system to enhance their...
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Lamborghini Aventador Lp 700-4 And Lexus Lfa Sound Battle [w/poll]
One of the things all gearheads love about exotic supercars is the sounds produced by their high-horsepower engines. Of course, as with design, when it comes to engine sounds, everybody has different preferences, which makes this competition between...
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Dodge May Sell Rebadged Alfas In The Us While Europe Could Get Dodge Models As Alfas
In an interview in New York on Wednesday, Fiat S.p.A. and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne revealed that one of the first priorities of the partnership is to decide how to handle the Dodge and Alfa Romeo brands, which he sees as American and European counterparts....
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