National Motorists Association Blog

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist The recipe is timeless: Put a huge engine in a small car and let fly. Literally. The C63 AMG is such a car. Little C-Class; huge (6.2 liter) V-8 under its hood equals big fun for anyone lucky enough to be able to afford the fee. And the fuel.

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist The Mazda Miata is — apparently — the perfect car. Or at the very least, an ageless and endlessly appealing car. It is still selling well, despite no major changes in several years — and despite being not much different, really, in 2012 than it was waaaaay back in 1989 […]

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist The Lexus GX460 is kind of plain for a $50,000-plus SUV. It doesn’t flash its wares — its MSRP — like a Vegas escort service “date.” This is a good — or bad — thing, depending on what you want from a $50,000-plus premium SUV. If you want a lower […]

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist The Ford Excursion and Explorer (the real one, with a V-8 and real 4WD) were done in by doubling gas prices, 16 MPG and a tail-spinning economy. Lighter-duty (car-based) FWD/AWD crossovers like the Escape went from second-stringers to game-day players, in part because of the perception that they cost less […]