7-Series takes luxury to new level
The 2016 BMW 7-Series takes driving a large, luxury sedan to a new level of sporty performance, connectivity and pampering.The revamped vehicle offers lots of new technology such as gesture control, where a driver merely waves his or her hand to send an incoming phone call to voicemail. There's a key fob with a small computer display that tells with a swipe whether the sunroof was left open, the car unlocked and how many more miles one can get on the fuel in the tank.On-board wireless charging and even more technology - the flagship model's own Samsung tablet and Wi-Fi hotspot - come ...
Vibrations take another spin
Dear Doctor: I just purchased the 2016 Subaru Crosstrek. I took it out for a 1-hour highway drive last week and noticed a vibration in the steering wheel, gas pedal and driver's seat when driving at 65 mph to 75 mph. I drove it on several different roadways, all with the same results. I brought the car to the dealer and had a technician accompany me on a road test with the same results. The tire pressure was checked and the wheels rebalanced. I took the car home and went out for another highway test drive. Again, the steering wheel, gas pedal and seat vibrate at the 65 to 75 mph speed. ...
1962 Olds Starfire:Teen’s kind of car
Aris Pappas is a man who knows what he likes. For that matter even as a teenager he knew what he liked. A teenage Pappas could not afford a new car, so he and his friends would watch the new crop of cars drive by with each boy selecting the car of his dreams. Most of his friends drooled over the latest muscle cars.Pappas, however, was enraptured by Oldsmobile's Starfire model. To him the style of that Olds superseded anything else auto manufacturers had to offer. But that was then and this is now.Pappas and his close knit group of friends went their separate ways, but stayed in touch and ...