National Motorists Association Blog

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Life is about compromises – and so is the new CR-Z coupe from Honda. It’s the first “sporty” (decent acceleration and handling; available six-speed manual transmission; doesn’t look like a sad-sack Al GoreMobile) hybrid coupe. But to deliver all that driving goodness and hipster style, it sacrifices much in the […]

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Gas is at $4 per gallon already – and it’s just barely spring. By summer it could easily be $5 (or even more) and that reality is is behind a reboot in the popularity of small, fuel-efficient cars. In the past, though, most small, fuel-efficient cars sucked — even if […]

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist A new generation of hybrid gas-electric and all-electric cars — including the 2011 Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf — has arrived, with much hype attending their launch. There is the promise of dramatic increases in fuel economy — but less mention of real-world downsides, including high purchase price and total […]