National Motorists Association Blog

There is a boundary layer of iridium above which there are no dinosaur bones to be found — because the dinosaurs were killed off by whatever laid down that worldwide layer of iridium separating the last era of the dinosaurs from all of the subsequent eras. When people from a future era look back at […]

The stiffest competition for VW’s Tiguan (affectionately known by many as ‘Tiggy’) may be another VW, which is the Taos introduced last year as the newest VW. It is smaller than the Tiggy–by about ten inches in length. But it has almost the same inches in terms of first and second-row legroom. It’s also got about […]

Lexus understood the importance of value to people who bought luxury cars such as those made by Mercedes and BMW–back when Mercedes and BMW pretty much owned the luxury car market. Lexus acquired a large chunk of what had been their market by offering luxury cars that were better values (and arguably, better cars) than those […]

Retractable hardtops have their virtues. The chief one is that when the top isn’t retracted, you have a solid roof over your head and what else is in your car. It is harder to slice open a hardtop than a top made of cloth. But, retractable hardtops are heavy. And they take up even more […]

Can a car company continue to be a car company when it has only one car in its inventory? That is the current situation with Fiat, which no longer sells the 500 coupe, the slightly larger 500L wagon or the 124 Spider sports car, either. That leaves the 500X as the last new Fiat. Is […]