National Motorists Association Blog

Sometimes, a car company will bring out a new model so appealing it winds up costing sales. This new Taos from VW, for instance. It’s less expensive than the VW Tiguan, and roomier, too. Did we mention that it gets better gas mileage on top of that? And comes standard with features like the Digital Cockpit instrument cluster that up […]

The last of the V8 Interceptors from the Mad Max movies was a car. The real thing is something like the Dodge Durango SUV, especially the SRT 392 variant, which is equipped with the biggest V8 you can still get in just about anything. Plus, every Durango variant is now equipped with something else, too. What It […]

The just-redesigned Subaru WRX does not have a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine–making it different from others in its class like the VW Golf GTI and the Hyundai Veloster N, which do. It also comes standard with a high-performance all-wheel-drive system, as it always has. This is a feature neither of these two front-wheel-drive rivals offers. It also comes […]

It’s interesting that partially electric cars (which are nearly “zero emissions” cars at the tailpipe) have fallen out of favor with government regulators because hybrids achieve nearly everything regulators insist is absolutely necessary, such as very high fuel efficiency and extremely low emissions at a price point that makes it feasible for almost anyone to afford one. That […]

Is 15 or so miles-per-gallon more worth paying $3,900 more? It depends. Right now, the $3,900 more you know you’ll pay to buy the hybrid version of the Elantra, which goes about 15 miles farther overall on a gallon of gas than the non-hybrid Elantra, must be juxtaposed against the right-now cost of gas, which […]