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AUTOGuide ANTON
JULY 24 - 30, 2019
A Legendary Ride
BY JOSEPH WOLKIN
jwolkin@antonmediagroup.com
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t’s a legend. It’s designed to race. Oh, and it’s made to drive across Long Island, too. Meet the all-new BMW 8 Series convertible. Sound familiar? Well, that’s because the German auto maker just rejuvenated this grand touring machine for the first time since 1999. “The 8 Series has been a legend in the BMW name and it hasn’t even been a factor for the see 8 SERIES on page 16A
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A Legendary Ride 8 SERIES from page 15A last 20 years,” Zehan Joshi, a member of the besides the four-wheel steering. BMW of Oyster Bay Genius team, said. “The “Through the satellite around the car, you hype around this car has been incredible.” can see real people,” he said. “One time, my This is one of the sleekest cars you will dad took my car and I was able to track him. I see on the streets of Long Island. The 8 could even see him closing the door. It’s one Series features technology galore, including of the first German cars that has a remote a remote start, Apple CarPlay, a navigation start. The others always said it was an issue. system with real-time traffic information and Even BMW said it was an issue because 360-degree cameras, even showing you a of how the emissions worked. But they bird’s eye view of the car. finally said, ‘Let’s do it.’ It works absolutely The legendary car is finally back, combing incredible. It has been available with other the look of the 6 Series with the traditional manufacturers, but they wanted to make 8 Series exterior. The convertible is just the sure they can do it properly. Like the car can icing on the cake. drive itself if it wanted to. All “With the convertible, you can hear the technology is there with the V8 to where it’s not like any the car.” BMW V8 before,” Joshi said. “It Worried about parallel actually sounds like a muscle parking? So is BMW. The car. You can easily turn that engineers in Munich off if you don’t like it and don’t want you to get a make it the way you want it single scratch on your The 8 Series at the click of a button. If it’s expensive luxury ride, has been a legend in too loud, you can turn it off.” and that’s why they the BMW name and The newest member added some self-driving of the BMW lineup goes features, specifically in it hasn’t even been a from 0 to 60 mph in 3.8 terms of parking. factor for the last 20 seconds. It has an eight-cyl“You put the car in inder, twin-turbo 4.4 liter reverse and you have a years. engine, revving up to 523 backup assistant, which horsepower. remembers the last 180 —Zehan Joshi Yeah, it’s fast. feet of your trip,” Joshi “What makes it different said. “It steers itself from BMW’s other cars is it’s one of the first out, remembering the exact maneuver that sports cars with four-wheel steering, even you did. You just need to make sure no cars compared to the M-cars, like the M5, which popped up behind you.” is supposed to be our track car,” Joshi said. Forget those pesky pot holes on the LIE or “A car for the everyday road usually handles the Northern State Parkway. You’ll barely feel better than a track car.” a thing. If you’re looking for the perfect One of the unique features of this opencar to go on a joy ride in, you just top vehicle is four-wheel steering, which found it. This is the ideal racer literally means each wheel turns when you to drive to the Hamptons in, move the steering wheel. The rear wheels or even to go across the don’t turn as much as the front ones, but country. it provides an exceptional amount of grip, tighter turning and an increased straight-line stability. “It can be luxury and it can be muscle,” Bruce Glassman, general manager at BMW of Oyster Bay, said. This car even includes a neck warmer that can be adjusted underneath the headrests based on a person’s height inside the vehicle. “The best thing about the car is you can say so much about it, but the drive alone makes people feel incredible,” Joshi said. Of course, BMW implemented some new technology into this car as well,
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THOUGHT GALLERY Consider these recommendations for upcoming talks, readings and more in and around New York City: ICP Talks: Illustrated Talk with Stephen Wilkes, National Geographic Photographer Thursday, July 25, 7 p.m. Southampton Arts Center 25 Jobs Ln., Southampton, NY 11968 631-283-0967 www.southamptonartscenter.org
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Sociologist Pedro Antonio Noguera speaks with Parrish Director Terrie Sultan about The Crisis of Connection: Roots, Consequences, and Solutions, a collaborative project seeking ways out of the alienation bred by modern life ($12). Just Announced | Inaugural International Lou Reed Tai Chi Day Saturday, Aug. 3, 8:30 a.m. Brooklyn Public Library—Central Library 10 Grand Army Plaza 718-230-2100 www.bklynlibrary.org
Pay homage to Long Island’s own Lou Reed at a Tai Chi celebration. Reed’s longtime Tai Chi teacher Ren Guang Yi will lead sessions, joined by teachers representing a range of disciplines. A meditation will be followed by demonstrations and classes. In the evening, Prospect Park continues the scene with a Celebrate Brooklyn event that includes a live performance of Reed’s drone music (free). For more information about lectures, readings and other intellectually stimulating events throughout NYC, sign up for the weekly Thought Gallery newsletter at www.thoughtgallery.org. 203280 B
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