National Motorists Association Blog

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Last week, I test-drove the new three-cylinder (and turbocharged) Ford Fiesta. It’s a neat little car — emphasis on little. This week, I have the new Honda Fit, which is also little — but isn’t small. At least, not where size matters.

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Good things come in small packages — but sometimes, they’re maybe a bit too small. Hence, Lexus’ re-bopp of the IS series sport sedan. It’s bigger now — with a passenger-viable backseat. Unlike its most obvious competitor — the Mercedes-Benz CLA. Which is a gorgeous car and a hell of […]

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist There are three mid-sized (and real-deal, with off-road capability) German-brand crossover SUVs that consume not much more fuel than many current economy cars. The fuel, of course, is diesel. And the three are: VW’s Touareg TDI — subject of this review — and its rivals, the BMW X5 diesel and […]

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist By the early ’70s, it was getting tough for anyone under 30 to partake of known muscle cars like the Pontiac GTO and Chevy Chevelle SS . . . not so much because they were expensive to buy, but because the insurance Mafia was making it increasingly impossible for the […]