National Motorists Association Blog

It used to be that most trucks came with big V8s, leaf springs and solid axles. If you want such things in a new truck, you’ll want to look at a heavy-duty truck like the Ford F250. You can’t get this one without a big V8 and a multi-leaf/solid axle rear suspension with heavy steel coil springs […]

How much are you willing to spend on a car to spend nothing on gas? This question arises or ought to arise whenever electric cars are discussed. This is especially true for an electric car like the Nissan Leaf, which, unlike a Tesla3 or Model Y, isn’t ludicrously fast or the least bit sexy. What […]

It’s no longer possible to buy a new compact-sized truck. The smallest new trucks are mid-sized, and the interesting thing about that is they’re very close to being full-sized—relative to the size of full-size trucks used to be before they got super-sized. The GMC Canyon extended cab (there is no regular cab version) is 212.4 inches long. A “full-size” […]

If you’re thinking about a small crossover wagon and looking for a reason to favor one over another, Subaru’s got something to show you that is hard-bordering-on-impossible to find in any other crossover: A pedal to the left of the brake pedal. The 2021 Crosstrek is one of the few remaining new vehicles, not just […]

There’s no Z28 Camaro anymore, but it’s hardly necessary if you want to go fast. The standard Camaro with a four-cylinder engine outperforms the V8 Z28s of the ’60s and ’70s. And if that’s not enough, there’s always the V6. What It Is Chevy’s almost-Corvette with two more seats has a much lower price tag. […]