National Motorists Association Blog

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 […]

There are two versions of the Wilderness version of two Subaru models–the Forester and the Outback. Each are similar in that they both come standard with additional features that make them more capable of operating in rough conditions both on and off-road than the other versions of these models. These upgrades include a raised suspension […]

Mad Max drove the last of the V8 Interceptors. This may be your last chance to drive the last V6-powered crossover, which also happens to be the first crossover. The Lexus RX. What It Is Way back in 1998, Lexus introduced the RX300. It was a big introduction because back in ’98, there weren’t any other luxury crossover SUVs. […]