National Motorists Association Blog

All-wheel-drive is a feature many people want, which accounts for the popularity of crossovers, which almost always offer it and sometimes even come standard with it. But for some reason, it’s hard to find an entry-level compact sedan or hatchback that offers it. Well, it was. Mazda now offers the extra grip and better handling of […]

The new Nissan Frontier is actually pretty old; the 2020 model is essentially the same truck as the 2005 model with one big exception. Under the hood, a new 3.8-liter V6 engine is the most powerful standard engine of any currently available mid-sized truck. It has more than twice the horsepower of the four-cylinder engine that came […]

How much can buying a trunk save you? About four thousand bucks—that’s the difference in price between the new Subaru Legacy and the new Subaru Outback, which is a Legacy without the trunk. Both Subarus are mechanically identical and almost physically identical except the Outback is a wagon, and the Legacy is the sedan on […]

Cadillac is trying to keep the sedan’s head above water as a tide of crossover fever rises ever higher. The rest of GM has already given up. Almost every car sold under the Chevy and Buick labels is no longer sold under either label—leaving almost nothing but crossovers, trucks, and the Corvette. But not all […]

The Ford Escape has been around for 20 years, and while a lot has changed, a lot has stayed the same, too. The difference and commonalities are an interesting commentary on the changes in the car business. What It Is The Escape is a compact-sized crossover SUV just as it was back in 2000 when […]