The smartphone phenomenon has swept the world, and if you are the proud owner of the latest iPhone, the most convenient, sleekest of the smartphones, undoubtedly you are hungry for the coolest apps you can download. And since there is an app for nearly everything these days, now you can find ones that are handy, convenient, and designed especially to relate to your car. Here are ten of the coolest new apps for your vehicle.

• Gas Buddy. Though it’s pretty much a one-trick pony, the specificity and hound-like way that Gas Buddy seeks out the cheapest, closest gas stations will save you in the long run, and can also help you out if you’re on the hunt for less-expensive diesel fuel.
• Parking Meter. This is a handy one if you spend a lot of time in pay parking and forget exactly where you left your car. Parking Meter helps you out by tracking your car and alerting you as to how much time remains on the meter in case you need to run back out and feed it a few more quarters.
• G-Park. This app is specifically designed for people who have a tendency to lose their cars. It keeps track of where your car is long after you’ve left it, and uses Google Maps to lead you back.
• Where To Eat?. An awesome invention for people who are not familiar with the variety of local eateries, or for those who have a hard time coming to a consensus about where to dine. Where to Eat offers you different types of food before you choose, then gives you exact directions to help you find your way.
• Beat the Traffic. Any time you drive, you run the risk of hitting an accident or traffic snarl. Beat the Traffic spots potential problems and provides you alternate routes to avoid them.
• MileBug. Especially handy for business people who need to keep track of their mileage. MileBug earns its keep when it exports your trip log so you can get easy reimbursement.
• Trapster. If you’re a speedster, use Trapster to warn you of approaching speed traps, places where the police congregate, or stoplight cameras. Besides being a free app, it will save you a ton of cash in speeding tickets.
• Parker for iPhone. If you have trouble finding parking spots (and who doesn’t?), Parker for iPhone offers you a rooftop view of the street you’re prowling so you can see where an empty space may lie.
• Shazam.Sometimes the radio station you’re lingering on just won’t tell you the name of the song you’re dying to know. Shazam will accurately provide you with that information despite any background noise.
• GoPoint. The beauty of this delightful little app is its ability to translate codes from your car detailing some problem into plain English so you can have some idea of what’s wrong before you visit a mechanic.

Keep an eye out and undoubtedly you soon will find an app that will seek you out Porsche engines for sale!

Editor’s Note

Thanks to Evan Fischer for this quest post. He is a freelance writer and part-time student at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California.