National Motorists Association Blog

The Toyota Camry comes in two other forms — a slightly larger/much more luxurious version called the Avalon — and a much more expensive (and only slightly nicer) version called the Lexus ES350. All three spring from the same basic platform — car industry jargon for a common chassis — and share major components, including […]

Last year, VW nixed the so-so-fuel-efficient (but simple and inexpensive) 2.5 liter in-line five that used to be the Passat’s standard engine in favor of a slightly more fuel-efficient (but more expensive and complicated) four cylinder turbocharged engine. This year, Uncle’s nixed the extremely fuel-efficient TDI diesel engine that used to be optionally available in […]