New Car Review: 2024 BMW i4
By Eric Peters For NMA Most EVs cost tens of thousands more than otherwise similar (and even otherwise identical) gas-engined vehicles. There’s much less of a price to be paid – in the literal sense – when you buy BMW’s i4 rather than a 4-Series Gran Coupe with an engine. As well as in another […]
New SUV Review: 2024 Land Rover Defender
By Eric Peters For NMA The Land Rover Defender is – and has – a number of things almost nothing else is (or has). First, it’s not just one thing. It’s your pick of several. Short or long wheelbase. Two or four doors. Two – or three rows of seats. Or, skip the seats. It […]
New Car Review: 2024 Ford Mustang
By Eric Peters For NMA Sixty years ago – the Ford Mustang’s first year – the Mustang had no competitors to worry about. That changed quickly, due to the Mustang’s popularity. Within three years of its 1964 debut, the Mustang had to face multiple competitors, including the Chevy Camaro. It’s about to change back to […]
New SUV Review: 2024 Jeep Renegade
By Eric Peters, NMA Member and Syndicated Columnist Most crossovers have — or offer — all-wheel-drive. Most SUVs have — or offer — four-wheel-drive. Both systems drive all four wheels, but AWD is usually less capable off-road than 4WD. On the other hand, AWD has the upside of fewer parts, less weight and so (usually) […]
New Truck Review: 2024 Toyota Tundra
By Eric Peters, NMA Member and Syndicated Columnist Toyota’s Tundra will soon be the only new half-ton truck that isn’t made by one of the Big Three — GM, Ford or Ram. Nissan is reportedly about to cancel the Titan, which was the only other full-sized truck (that isn’t a battery-powered device) not made by […]
New Car Review: 2024 Mazda CX-90
By Eric Peters, NMA Member and Syndicated Columnist When “entry level” cars come standard with what were once luxury car features such as climate control AC, good stereos and power everything (just about) they are no longer “entry level” cars. They just don’t cost as much as luxury-badged cars. The 2024 Mazda CX-90 isn’t entry-level […]
New Car Review: 2024 Chevy Trax
By Eric Peters, NMA Member and Syndicated Columnist You’ve probably read about the average new vehicle selling for nearly $50,000. How about one for about a third that much? Chevy makes one like that. It’s called the Trax. What It Is The Trax is a small crossover with a very small asking price – $20,400 […]
2024 Lincoln Corsair Review
By Eric Peters, NMA Member and Syndicated Columnist Lincoln — Ford’s luxury line — used to specialize in luxury cars, just like just about every other luxury car brand — excepting luxury brands like Land Rover that have always specialized in luxury SUVs. Lincoln stopped selling the last car it still made — the Continental […]
New Car Review: 2024 Buick Enclave
By Eric Peters, NMA Member and Syndicated Columnist It takes a while for things to change — and sometimes, not for the better. One of the things that hasn’t changed — yet — is the Buick Enclave. Which is good — because it still comes standard with what you soon won’t be able to get. […]
New Truck Review: 2024 Ford Lightning
By Eric Peters, NMA Member and Syndicated Columnist Ford has been having some trouble persuading people who want to buy a truck to buy an electric truck. While sales of the F-150 have remained as healthy as ever (the F-150 is the best-selling vehicle in North America) sales of the battery-powered version of the same […]