National Motorists Association Blog

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Lincoln’s been on the mat for a couple of long counts now. Uppercuts to its status as a premium brand. Body blows to its curb appeal. The wounded champ sways and totters — his eyes blinded by blood, sweat. Will Lincoln be able to get back on its feet before […]

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Safety’s not the sell it once was. Because everyone’s selling it. Multiple air bags, ABS, traction control — and much more. It’s common — and it’s a given. Almost everyone has pretty solid crash test scores, too. So where does that leave Volvo — an automaker whose main selling point […]

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Where does bread and butter end — and entry luxury start? It’s a tough question, because there’s no longer a clear line in the sand — in terms of equipment and features — and even power/performance — separating the mass market from the something a cut above. Volkswagen’s CC occupies […]

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist The battleship Iowa and her three sisters managed to survive not only World War II but a post-war world in which they’d long since become anachronisms. Amazingly, these massive gunboats lingered on as active duty warships for decades — into the 1990s. But everyone knew they had been living on […]

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist I think I know how they felt. You know — guys like me, reviewing the final cadre of muscle cars some 40 years ago, back in the early 70s. They could feel the wind shifting, knew the show was almost over — the lights about to go out for good. […]