National Motorists Association Blog

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist The Lexus GX460 is kind of plain for a $50,000-plus SUV. It doesn’t flash its wares — its MSRP — like a Vegas escort service “date.” This is a good — or bad — thing, depending on what you want from a $50,000-plus premium SUV. If you want a lower […]

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist The Ford Excursion and Explorer (the real one, with a V-8 and real 4WD) were done in by doubling gas prices, 16 MPG and a tail-spinning economy. Lighter-duty (car-based) FWD/AWD crossovers like the Escape went from second-stringers to game-day players, in part because of the perception that they cost less […]

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist If you buy a new Saab 9-5, you will be one of 806 people in the U.S. (so far, as of this writing in late 2011) to own one. That means only about 16 other people in each state have the same car as you. It’s possible you’ll go months […]

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist It’s hard to believe but the Toyota Prius has been around for a decade now. It is both the first successful mass-market hybrid and — by far — the best selling hybrid. Arguably, because it’s the only hybrid that makes any sense. Critics will say the car’s ongoing popularity is […]

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist There is some good news out there. Even as the stock market tanks, we’re living in exceptionally good times as far as new cars are concerned. Performance cars especially. The “base” versions are getting to be as or even more powerful than the top-of-the-line versions were as recently as five […]