The Original 2.0 | Car Drying Towel

The Original 2.0 Car Drying Towel 

Dry your entire car in 90 seconds with one towel. No wringing. No streaks. The Original 2.0 is an oversized (59x30in / 150x75cm) single-layer microfiber drying towel engineered for maximum absorption and safe glide across paint, glass, and coated surfaces. Lasts 500+ washes.

What Makes It the Best:

• Dry a Vehicle Without Wringing: One towel. No stopping. 
• Oversized for Maximum Coverage: Huge 59 x 30 inches (150 x 75 cm) - like a beach towel, but engineered for performance.
• Streak-Free, Scratch-Free Finish: No lint. No swirls. Just flawless paintwork.
• Durable: Wash and reuse over 500 times - still performs like new.
• Easy store: Includes a carry bag for easy storage in your trunk/boot or garage.

The Original 2.0 is engineered with a dense, custom-woven single-layer microfiber. No fluff, no filler - just the perfect balance of softness, absorbency, and glide. 

More Than Just a Car Towel:

• Around the house: Brilliant on mirrors, windows, shower glass, and around the kitchen or bathroom.
• And more: Boats, RVs, jet skis - even pets. 

Trusted by Icons:

Used and co-branded by Porsche, Shelby American, Audi, Volkswagen, Kenworth, Ford,  GardX, Ceramic Pro and more. Backed by over 3,000 verified five-star reviews and trusted by hundreds of thousands of customers worldwide.

Dry your car in as little as 90 Seconds.

Dry your car, SUV, truck, or boat in under two minutes. No streaks. No drama. Just a better way to finish the job.

Don't Be Fooled by GSM Hype

Many towels advertise sky-high GSM (grams per square metre) as a badge of quality. But here's the truth: those numbers are often inflated by stitching together two layers of cheaper, looser-weave fabric.

That kind of bulk may feel plush - but it traps grit, drags across paint, and doesn’t absorb efficiently - meaning water streaks appear quickly. 

How to Wash It:

Machine wash cold, tumble dry low. Skip the detergent—it leaves residues. No bleach, no fabric softeners, no dryer sheets. Wash separately from cotton to avoid lint pickup. Treat it well, and it’ll return the favour for years.

1. How do I wash my Rapid Dry Towel?

Machine wash with cold to warm water. You can use a soft detergent however we don’t think it is necessary as the towel will retain some of the car wash and you are attempting to keep the towel 100% free of any residue. Avoid using fabric softener or bleach, as these can damage the fibres and reduce their effectiveness.

Dry the towel on low heat in a tumble dryer or air-dry (best kept out of the sun when drying as the sun can react with minerals in your water to and make fabrics become hard which reduces their effectiveness).

It's best to keep microfiber and regular fabrics separate when you wash/dry. Microfiber won't create lint. But the lint from regular fabrics could get into the microfiber weave - and then it won't be the 100% scratch free microfiber that you are after.

2. What is the Rapid Dry fabric?

It's 100% microfiber (with a very unique blend).

It is a channel weave that we found to be the best in testing.

3. How long will it take me to dry my car?

Answer - a lot quicker than without.

We dry Porsche 911s in 90 seconds but a regular car will be 3 minutes or so.

Want to win a free Rapid Dry Towel?

Send us time and video evidence of you drying your prized possession. The fastest time of the month gets a free Original Rapid Dry Towel. Our word is final on who we deem to be quickest though - we get that cars are different sizes.

4. Do you ship internationally?

We have warehouses in Los Angeles, USA, Melbourne, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand. We ship domestically from those locations.

Any orders outside of the USA, Australia and New Zealand are shipped from Los Angeles.

We cannot guarantee that you will not be charged additional fees at your border.

Rates are based on weight and destination.

5. How scratch resistant is my Rapid Dry Towel?

Very. But, check your towel for dirt and other foreign objects prior to each use - or after each wash like me. Remember, the cloth is scratch resistant but that little twig isn't.

6. How long will my Rapid Dry Towel last?

500+ machine washes and tumble dries. It really is a great fabric. Honestly.

7. Is The Original Rapid Dry Towel too cumbersome when it absorbs water?

No - it's definitely different than the wash cloth sized chamois that you pick up at the auto repair shop.

But you will find a new drying rhythm when you use it for the first time.

We use the full size for the roof, hood etc and fold it for the more intricate areas.

You can always put some of it over your shoulder too.

Any questions or suggestions - fire away at makemefaster@rapiddrytowels.com.

8. Will a Rapid Dry Towel dry my boat?

Absolutely. It will be lightening quick at that too.

9. What are other uses for Rapid Dry Towels?

We have customers that rave about their use on: people, shower glass, windows, dogs, horses, boats, planes, helicopters, jet skis. The fabric is incredibly absorbent and doesn’t streak so it lends itself to almost any purpose that you could need a piece of fabric for!