National Motorists Association Blog

Lexus built the first luxury crossover SUV way back in 1998 when it introduced the RX300. It’s hard to believe now, but before that year, there weren’t any crossover SUVs, period. There were cars—sedans and coupes and wagons. All the SUVs at the time were based on pick-up trucks. Lexus was the first to take […]

Ford only sells one sedan—the 2020 Fusion—which may be your last chance to buy one. Another crossover SUV called the Fusion Active will replace the ill-fated sedan, perhaps as soon as the 2021 model year. Since that’s only about two calendar months from now, you might want to have a look at this sedan while […]

The Hyundai Palisade and Kia Telluride have different names and are sold under different labels. The same company makes them. Kia is a part of Hyundai in the same way GMC is part of GM and Lexus is a Toyota division—a common practice in the auto industry. The Palisade and Telluride are mostly the same […]

Ironically, two of the things that make for a family-friendlier vehicle have been disappearing from the market: Sliding rather than swing-open doors. And there are also three usable rows of seats, which can be made even more usable by making some of them disappear when needed. That vehicle is called the minivan. GM, Ford, Nissan, […]

Most American cars used to be like the Dodge Charger still is. They were big, they were rear-wheel-drive, and they offered big V8 engines. Now almost no cars are like that, which probably explains why the Charger is still so popular with American car buyers, even though other sedans no longer are. What It Is […]