National Motorists Association Blog

The best electric car is the one you never have to plug in—a hybrid electric car like the Toyota Prius. It has all of the advantages of an electric car including the ability to be plugged in (if you buy the plug-in version) and run on battery alone for about 25 miles without ever having […]

Trucks used to be affordable, practical things. The new Ford Maverick resurrects that idea and adds one more. It is also easier on gas than most economy cars because none of them have a bed you can haul stuff in. What It Is The Maverick is not a ‘70s spin-off of the Pinto/Mustang II as […]

The blockbuster novel and movie Jurassic Park was all about resurrecting the dinosaurs, but wouldn’t it have been better to just keep them from going extinct in the first place? The Lexus GX460 is one such dinosaur well worth preserving. It’s been around and largely unchanged since 2010–an automotive Jurassic Era ago. Most cars and trucks get a […]

The only new half-ton truck that still comes standard with a big V8 engine isn’t an American truck. It’s the Nissan Titan. Who’d a thunk it? Some new half-tons, the new Toyota Tundra, for instance, don’t even offer V8s anymore. On the other hand, if you want a regular cab or an eight foot bed, the Titan doesn’t […]

Here’s an interesting fact–while small sedans have largely disappeared from the general market you can still find a number of them in the luxury car market, including subcompact models like Audi’s A3 sedan. It’s a really small car (about the same size as a Hyundai Accent), which is pretty much the smallest sedan you can buy. This […]