National Motorists Association Blog

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist A new generation of hybrid gas-electric and all-electric cars — including the 2011 Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf — has arrived, with much hype attending their launch. There is the promise of dramatic increases in fuel economy — but less mention of real-world downsides, including high purchase price and total […]

Over the past three years, more brands of cars — and specific car models — have been sent to the glue factory than at any time since the early ’30s, in the wake of Great Depression 1.0 Did they deserve to die? You decide! 1) Saturn Sky Based on GM of Europe — AKA Opel’s […]

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist 2011’s shaping up to be a pretty good year for cars, even if the economy’s still got a hangover. Here’s a look at what’s on deck. And here’s to hoping we can afford to buy some of ’em! 1) COMPACTS/ECONOMY CARS 2011 Chevy Cruze (base price $16,275) Chevy hopes the […]

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist The last time the car industry was on its knees — in the early 1980s — the cars were just as desperate as the times. Miserable K-cars — and four-cylinder Camaros. Five liter V-8s that made less power than modern 3 liter V-6s. Economy cars whose only virtue was they […]