We have a 2007 Dodge Caravan with the factory audio system. It has no audio control buttons on the wheel, but it does have cruise control buttons: I have never used cruise control. I will never use ...
Lexus' Touch Sensor Controls are like little laptop trackpads that live on the steering wheel. They're not for everybody.
There is no question that steering wheel mounted controls are super convenient. Reaching all the way over to the dashboard to change a radio station is so 1990’s. An ever-increasing percentage of new ...
One of the best things about Android Auto is support for steering wheel buttons, so drivers can actually control apps and certain features without touching the screen. But as some of us discovered ...
We’ve been playing around with the 2015 Hyundai Sonata this week, mostly in an attempt to see if it’s better to buy a car with Android Auto built in or if it’s better getting a after-market head unit ...
My wife and I have an F31 (mid-2010s) BMW 3 Series station wagon that we like a lot. It’s comfortable, cool looking, decently engaging to drive, and not terrible on fuel consumption. We’ve had it for ...
The new Mk8 Volkswagen GTI and Golf R hatchbacks — when equipped with a manual transmission — are brilliant to drive. The lone caveat to giving both cars a full-throated endorsement is the new digital ...
A C8 Corvette owner walked into a dealership expecting a simple fix for a faulty steering wheel button and walked out facing ...
The modern Formula 1 car is among the most amazing machines ever made. And when you're going wheel-to-wheel with someone like four-time world champ Sebastian Vettel at 180 mph, you can't take a hand ...
I've been using CarPlay for a while on my Jeep. I use the steering wheel button on the back/left to jump forward/back 15 seconds in podcasts. It's worked that way since I bought it. For some reason, ...
Several vehicle models have gone to infotainment screens, but they can be distracting and complicated. Here are new cars that still have physical buttons.
A sticky steering wheel can be incredibly annoying. Fortunately, it's relatively easy to restore a steering wheel to its ...