The driver's workbench

Accurate car & tyre tools.
No sign-up, no nonsense.

Interactive calculators built by enthusiasts, for enthusiasts — the kind of working-out a one-line web answer can't do for you. Free, fast, and ad-supported.

Tools

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Tyre Size & Speedo Error

Compare two tyre sizes: speedometer error, diameter change, revs/mile and ride height.

Coming soon

Tow-Car Matcher

Kerb weight vs caravan MTPLM, the 85% guideline, noseweight and payload.

Coming soon

EV Charging Time & Cost

Battery, charger and tariff → charge time, cost and cost-per-mile vs petrol.

Coming soon

Journey Fuel Cost

MPG, distance and pump price → trip cost, with multi-vehicle comparison.

Coming soon

Gear Ratio & Speed

Final drive, gearing and tyre size → speed at RPM for swaps and re-gearing.

Coming soon

Cost-to-Run Data

Maintained cost-per-mile tables across petrol, diesel and EV by model.

Why MotorBench?

Tools that actually compute, not just look up a number. Anyone can tell you a single figure. The questions that matter — "will these tyres throw my speedo out?", "can my car legally tow this caravan?", "is the EV really cheaper per mile than my petrol?" — need real, multi-input working-out. That's what we build.

Every tool shows its method, every estimate carries an honest caveat, and there's never a sign-up wall to get an answer.