National Motorists Association Blog

Ultra-high-end cars are easier to buy—assuming you can afford one—because there are fewer choices at this altitude. The BMW 8 Series coupe/convertible, for instance—it pretty much has the ledge all to itself. What It Is The 8 Series is BMW’s full-size/four-seater luxury-sport coupe — or convertible. The availability of hard or soft-top and standard back seats sets it apart from other […]

The VW GTI isn’t a muscle car, but it was inspired by one — the 1964 Pontiac GTO. That car is considered by many to be the first muscle car, but what really made it significant — and copied — was that it was the first affordable high-performance car. Prior to the GTO, most fast […]

Mazda is one of the few remaining car companies that hasn’t slurped up the EV Kool Aid. It is upping the IC ante in the new CX-5 — which gets a bigger and much stronger optional IC engine for the new model year. It’s the same 2.5 liter turbo that made its debut in the […]

A Corvette getting to 60 in 3.7 seconds is kind of meh at this point. A Mustang GT can almost do the same. It’s just not that big of a deal anymore. Such speed has become common — and so unremarkable. If you want remarkable, there’s the Benz G63. It also gets to 60 in […]

The name’s the same — but a lot has changed since Ford last sold a Ranger pick-up in the United States. For openers, the new Ranger is mid-sized; the old Ranger (last sold in the U.S. in 2011) was a much smaller truck. A compact-sized truck. Power — and capability have been increased, too. The […]