To see how well each weeds out false alerts, we then switched the detectors from their most sensitive mode to their most selective and rolled through Ann Arbor's strip-mall gauntlet. While police radar guns shoot X-, K-, and Ka-band frequencies, we stuck to Ka band, as it's the most difficult to detect at a distance. We kept our tests simple, measuring front and rear detection distance and how well each sensed radar around a corner. Radenso, a relative newcomer, has garnered a strong following with its top model, the $450 Pro M. For a steep $650, the Escort Max 360c is loaded with features, including directional arrows and a GPS antenna. Valentine's V1 Gen2 is the first major redesign since the V1 debuted in 1992, and at $499, it's cheaper than the original when accounting for inflation. We gathered three heavy hitters for this test. ![]() While navigation apps such as Waze can reduce your chances of being caught in a speed trap, radar detectors have never been more effective at sniffing out Smokey. ![]() There's no good answer when a police officer asks, "Do you know how fast you were going?" Better to make the effort and spend the money upfront to avoid that interaction in the first place, we say. ![]() From the May 2021 issue of Car and Driver.
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