Cabin Air Filters
Posted by in Cabin Air Filters on January 7, 2012
These days, everyone is looking for better vehicle performance and a better personal health. These two things can be directly related within a vehicle with the cars air supply. People are concerned about the quality of the air that they breathe while driving their cars. It is now possible to protect not only your car, but yourself and also your passengers as well, by having clean cabin air filters.
The air that we breathe is full of airborne particles and these airborne particles can pass through your vehicle’s ventilation system and into the passenger cabin. The airborne particles can include pollen, mold, and dust which can irritate you and your passengers, causing all too common and unpleasant allergy symptoms such as runny noses, sneezing and blocked nasal passages. Airborne particles can include smoke and fumes as well as odors. The air passing into your car comes through your vehicle’s vents. These vents can become blocked and the airflow into your vehicle’s passenger compartment will be reduced. If the vent filters are not regularly replaced and become blocked, your vehicle’s heater and air conditioner may ultimately be damaged. Therefore, cabin air filters are a critical part of your vehicle’s ventilation system.
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Volvo YCC Concept Car Receives 2006 Swedish Design Award
Posted by in Concept Car, Volvo on January 7, 2012
The Volvo YCC Concept Car has been one of those concept cars ever created that has certainly grabbed the attention not only of automobile enthusiasts and fans but also of organizations that try to look at exemplary and exceptional designs. That is most certainly why the Volvo YCC Concept Car received the 2006 Swedish Design Award.
The 2006 Swedish Design Award’s jury wanted to actually honor and give recognition to practical design as well as to excellent problem-solving creations that use such practical design as a method. All nominated designs would be actually put on display this coming autumn in the House of Sweden which is the new Swedish embassy complex located in Washington, D.C.
So what is the Volvo YCC Concept Car? Well, actually, YCC stands for Your Concept Car. It is Volvo Car Corporation’s attention-grabbing concept car. One very unique thing about this car is that it has been designed, planned, and created by a team comprised of women. There were no men in the team. This Volvo YCC has certainly taken the attention of the whole world ever since its unveiling during the Geneva car show held last March 2004.
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