No chance for Corona?Modern air conditioning systems in the car can do that

Disturbing smells, annoying pollen and now also virus -loaded aerosols - at the latest since the outbreak of pandemic, drivers have also had a sensitive nose and long for pure air in the car.The manufacturers take this expectation into account with increasingly complex air conditioning systems.

Cleaner air in the car has not only been focused on Corona-and not only in the luxury segment.

Honda, for example, presents a new interior filter for its entire model range, which can be bought as an accessories and installed at the dealer.According to the Japanese, the Japanese rely on a "multi-layer design, which effectively filters and suppresses poisonous environmental gases as well as inorganic and biological particles and aerosols."

There is also something new in the new electric luxury slide EQs from Mercedes.Where other Mercedes have the engine and electric cars such as the Model S from Tesla a "Frunk" (front drink, i.e. a front trunk), the hood remains.This includes a new type of air conditioning.Mercedes has installed a so-called HEPA filter and promises air quality as in the operating room.

The fact that the Swabians sacrifice the additional storage space for this may be able to get over the customers.After all, the EQs stands out with a classic trunk of 610 to 1,770 liters anyway.But it also shows the importance of the topic.

With the surface of 150 soccer fields

"If this was initially a very big issue, especially in Asia, it has also had a top priority in the rest of the world since Corona," says series manager Christoph Starzynski.He justifies the installation of a filter that is larger than a beverage crate and 99.65 percent of the particles of all sizes on a surface with the size of 150 football fields.

Mercedes is not alone in the fight against the thick air in the car.After the developers were concerned with the perfect distribution of air currents in the car for years and about the most individual feel -good zones for every inmate, they are now increasingly wrestling for purity: modern climate systems recognize air quality and automatically activate the air -air operation, they ionize the air flow to eliminate smellsAnd now they are now filtering smaller particles.

Pure air via app remotely controlled

For example, Rolls-Royce launched the first automatic climate automatic climate automatic with a nanoparticle filter in the new Ghost last year, which has also been available for some luxury models at BMW since this spring: "In addition to ultra dustKeeping microbial particles and allergens away from the vehicle inside, "says press spokesman Bernhard Ederer.

In recirculation mode, the interior is cleaned by almost all particles beyond the usual level.And that doesn't even have to be in the car.But thanks to the remote access via an app, the air conditioning system can be programmed accordingly before Fahrberginn.

From performance, paint and leather to pure air

Even tuners have taken on this topic.One of them is Rolfhartge from Saarland.Where the company boss Rolf Hartge used to be about performance, paint and leather, he now promises his customers wellness and health.To do this, he equips a Mercedes G-Class to the clean room on wheels.

The cabin of the off -road vehicle not only gets an integrated air purification, but also a microscopic fine surface coating with liquid glass, according to the company.This not only effectively reduces the adhesion of impurities.Viruses, fungi, spores and other pollutants should also be made harmless by the antiviral and antibacterial mode of operation.

Maintenance and additional consumption - but it's worth it

The manufacturers drive a lot of effort for pure air in the car, but the driver still has to bring a little bit of their own, says Hans-Georg Marmit from the expert organization Küs: "Because air conditioning is always as good as its maintenance", the specialist warns and emphatically refers to the service intervals of the manufacturers, in which coolant is checked and filters exchanged.

A little more consumption during operation must also be calculated.Depending on the load and performance, the air conditioning increases consumption by up to two liters.However, the money is well invested not only to protect against viruses, pollen and bad smells and to avoid fungal attack in the air tubes of the car: "Especially in summer, activation of the air conditioning is absolutely necessary to the driver's ability to concentrateguarantee."Apart from dehumidifying the air and thus protecting against fitting windows.