By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Trucks have become frou-frou. Most of them are useless for work and can’t be driven off-road. You just don’t do that with a $40,000 Lariat or whatever. They might be capable of it, but you don’t want to scratch the thing. And while underneath all that fluffery, the 4×4 system […]
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The Cars Were Never Better — But It Probably Doesn’t Matter
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist The collapse of the U.S. auto industry would be easier to take if the cars were junk. That’s how it was the last time one of the Big Three (Chrysler) went belly up back in 1979. If you’re old enough to remember the Cordoba, you know what I’m talking about. […]
The Department Of Annoying Driving Technology
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist This just in — from the Department of Annoying Driving Technology: Nissan “EcoPedal” Imagine an accelerator that doesn’t want you to and you will understand the essence of Nissan’s new gizmo. Designed to “assist drivers to become more fuel-efficient,” in the words of Nissan PR, the system works by increasing […]
Is Your 4WD Vehicle Really 4WD?
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist It says “4WD” on the tailgate — and there it is again on the list of standard or optionally available equipment. But is it really four-wheel-drive? Or just all-wheel-drive pretending to be something more than it really is? Increasingly, it’s the latter — most notably when it comes to the […]
Ford’s MyKey System: The Rise Of The Mom Culture
October 30, 2008 • 0 Comments • Auto Industry, Eric Peters, Insurance Companies, Speed Limits, Traffic Tickets
By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Yesterday’s tyrannies came to us in the name of the people – or the race or the nation. We may get ours in the name of the children. At least, when it comes to our cars and what we’re allowed to do with them. Ford has just revealed a new […]
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