National Motorists Association Blog

How much difference do three feet and 50 years make? It’s the difference between a 1970 VW Beetle that could carry four people (two of them extremely uncomfortably and all of them very slowly) and a 2021 VW Atlas, which can carry seven comfortably and speedily. The Atlas is, without doubt, the largest VW ever. […]

Crossovers are so popular, and they’re getting smaller. Examples include the Honda HR-V, which was one of the very first subcompact crossovers and also the Mazda CX-3, which is one of the most stylish. One of the latest is the Hyundai Kona, which came onto the market in 2018. All of them are very small […]

Three truck models are the leading contenders in the three-quarter-ton (2500) class, but only one of them is in the four-figure class when it comes to torque. The Ford F250’s 6.7 liter turbodiesel V8 makes more than 1,000 ft.-lbs. of it, which explains why it can pull more than 20,000 lbs., another figure that puts […]

If you ever wanted to buy a new Fiat without going to Italy, this may be your last chance. Fiat isn’t doing well because small cars (which are all Fiat sells) aren’t. Not because they are bad cars. Honda—as blue chip a brand as there is—just canceled the two-door Civic, to give you some sense […]

Some things go together like bagels and cream cheese and sports cars and manual transmissions. As a rule, sports cars used to come standard with manuals and often didn’t even offer an automatic. BMW’s Z4 roadster now comes only with an automatic. Does it still qualify as a sports car? What It Is The Z4 […]