National Motorists Association Blog

The Ford Edge has enough room for a third row, but it hasn’t got one. What it does have is almost as much room in its second row (40.6 inches of legroom) as it does in its first. Plus, more room behind its second row without folding the seats down. And that’s two things most […]

TV evangelists tell us miracles happen. Maybe so. Actually so, when it comes to the seemingly limitless power that’s pulled out of limited displacement engines. Have a look, for instance, at this Benz CLA 35 AMG or rather under its clamshell hood. There you’ll find not much in the way of cylinders or size—just four […]

There’s not much diversity in the compact crossover segment. Badges yes. Differences, not so much, which is why it’s happy news about the 2021 Kia Seltos. Superficially, it’s similar to other small crossovers like the Honda HR-V and Mazda CX-3. But let’s have a look under the skin or, rather, under the hood. That’s where you’ll […]

Last year, Mercedes made news by doing something Mercedes had never done before: Put the three-pointed star on a front-wheel-drive car. Shocking! Someone call Geraldo. Historically, up to last year, Benz cars have always been rear-drive cars with all-wheel-drive, sometimes offered, but never FWD, which for years was regarded as fundamentally an economy car layout, […]