National Motorists Association Blog

Which major car company only sells four cylinder-powered cars? The answer is surprising. It’s Mazda. It’s surprising because Mazda is the “zoom zoom” brand — and four cylinder engines are not generally known for having much of that. Particularly when installed in a full-size (three row) crossover SUV like the CX-9. It is the only […]

The Toyota Camry is like the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars. It may not look like much, but she’s got it where it counts, kid. With the V6, the “Kessel Run” (0-60) is doable in six seconds. On top, 140 is achievable. Plenty to outrun most “imperial” star cruisers, even the big Corellian ones. Of […]

How much is a (roughly) 10 MPG improvement worth to you? How about $12,940? That’s the price spread between the hybrid GS450h and the non-hybrid (but otherwise pretty much the same) GS350. $63,635 vs. $50,695. Here is a YouTube video of my test driving this hybrid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg9WL8RxFz0 In return for 29 city/34 highway — vs. […]

Everything makes a comeback. The El Camino, for instance. Only today it’s called the Ridgeline — and Chevy doesn’t make it. Honda does. But it’s the same thing, basically: A car with a pick-up bed. Better, in some ways. Because it has four doors instead of just two, no driveline hump dividing the floor pan […]

GM didn’t want me to test drive the new Camaro — I’ve been excommunicated as a politically incorrect heretic — so they’ll probably be surprised by this review. I like what they’ve done with it. So should you. First, it’s been lightened up by in the neighborhood of 400 pounds — which is a huge […]