National Motorists Association Blog

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Buick sells a lot of cars — but mostly (historically) to people who might be buying their last car. It’s the same problem Cadillac had; and the same problem Ford’s Lincoln brand still has.

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist There is a car — a family-sized sedan (and wagon!) that’s capable of going 600-plus miles on a topped-off tank — more than a Toyota Prius hybrid — and without the complexity (and therefore, additional cost potential) of multiple drivetrains packaged in the same vehicle. It’s also a more enjoyable […]

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist CAFE — the government’s “fleet average” fuel efficiency requirements — have finally put the arm on BMW, too. Up to now, BMW just built the cars — and the engines — its customers wanted and if they didn’t quite make the CAFE MPG cut, well, the slight extra costs (“gas […]

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Hyundai has proved it can build an almost BMW M5 for about half the price in the form of the 429 hp $46,500 Genesis R Spec. In fact, for $400 less than the base price of an entry-level, four-cylinder engined 5-Series (the $46,900 ’12 528i) you can buy a V-8 […]

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Last week, I reviewed the Prius C — and for the first time, found myself praising a hybrid car’s design and economics. Or at least, not condemning them. The C is reasonably light (about 2,500 lbs.) great on gas — and most relevant of all, price-competitive with non-hybrid economy-minded cars. […]