By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist You don’t have to be a cranky old fart to find yourself increasingly at odds with the multiplexed interfaces, mouse inputs and menus, touch screen displays and tyrannical computer “aids” that are becoming commonplace features on modern cars — and which sometimes do their best to back seat drive you […]
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Why The Majors Love Mandates
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist I’ve written previously about the add-on cost of government-mandated “safety” equipment such as multiple air bags and (most recently) stability control, tire pressure monitors and (soon) back-up cameras and (very possibly) in-car Breathalyzers, too. It’s hard to pin down the exact per vehicle cost of these things — chiefly because […]
2012 New Truck/SUV Preview: Highlights & Predictions
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columist The 2012 model year is almost here — and could mark a turning point away from traditional (truck-based) SUVs, at least as far as mass-market vehicles. The redesigned Ford Explorer, for openers, is the first-ever Explorer to be built on a light-duty, car-based platform. It also no longer even offers […]
The Motorcycle That Started It All
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist My friend Graves owns several antique bikes, including a very nice — and road ready — ’67 Honda Dream. Many of you know about this bike — it’s the one Honda used to both establish itself in the U.S. market and also to almost singlehandedly change the public perception of […]
Buy American… If You Can
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist “Buy American” … It has a nice, nationalistic, flag-wavin’ sound to it. But the problem is, there isn’t much to buy anymore (car-wise or otherwise) that’s truly American. Chrysler , for instance, is now controlled by Italian automaker Fiat. And before that, Chrysler was a subsidiary of another foreign industrial […]
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