TomTom Curfer

TomTom's Curfer is a hardware and app combination that allows you to track your vehicle dynamics as you drive. One half is a hardware dongle called the LINK 100, which fits in your car. The other part is a smartphone app for Android and iOS that records information from this dongle and displays it in a number of useful ways.
The primary aim here is to let you track your driving, so you can see whether you're a smooth driver or too erratic, and which areas of your driving define your style. In theory, you can then improve the way you operate your car for a more economical performance.

The LINK 100 hardware uses an interface called OBD-II to communicate with your car. This is a system that's been standard across the globe for more than a decade. The OBD acronym stands for on-board diagnostics, and this is the port service engineers use to read information from the many computer systems that now control the operation of a modern car.
The OBD-II port can register a host of data about how the engine is operating, about the electrical and braking systems, and information regarding temperature from various sensors. It can also be used to change settings, cancel error messages, and even tune the car's performance. However, the Curfer system doesn't involve itself with any of this; it merely reads the information it can, and then passes this to the smartphone app for analysis.

Key Features

LINK 100 OBD II hardware

Curfer app for Android and iOS

Bluetooth connection between hardware and smartphone

Comprehensive view of diagnostic data from car

Socially shareable driving-style scores

Manufacturer: TomTom

Review Price: £79.00