New Car Review: 2024 Subaru Crosstrek
By Eric Peters, NMA Member and Syndicated Columnist Last year — which is still actually this model year — Subaru’s Crosstrek was pretty much the only small crossover that still came standard with a manual transmission. Or even offered one. Next model year — which is still this calendar year — the Crosstrek joins the […]
New Car Review: 2024 Mazda3
By Eric Peters, NMA Member and Syndicated Columnist The Mazda3 offers something that’s become uncommon . . . Variety. It does not come just one way — with just one engine. Or just one transmission (invariably an automatic) as many of its small-car rivals do. It’s also like one other car — the Miata — […]
New Car Review: 2023 Honda Accord Hybrid
By Eric Peters, NMA Member and Syndicated Columnist Sedans — which used to be the best-selling vehicles — have become a harder sell since the early 2000s, chiefly because crossovers (and SUVs) offer the roominess and practicality that used to sell sedans, plus the usually available AWD or 4WD that makes crossovers and SUVs better […]
2023 Ford Bronco Sport Review
The Ford Bronco is one of the most capable — and powerful — 4x4s you can buy right now. The thing can go almost anywhere there isn’t pavement. But what if you’d like a Bronco that’s more agreeable on the pavement? One that’s more practical? One that gets much better gas mileage, has more room […]
2023 Mercedes EQE Review
One of the biggest problems besetting electric vehicles is their cost. It doesn’t matter how much you like something if you can’t afford it — and it doesn’t do much good to sell things most people can’t afford to buy. Like the Mercedes EQS I test drove back in December. It is essentially an electric version of the Mercedes […]
2023 Nissan Leaf Review
There are now lots of EVs on the market but only two of them can be characterized as affordable alternatives to non-electric cars. One of those two being Nissan’s Leaf. It doesn’t go as far as other EVs — and it’s not nearly as quick, an EV selling point. But the fact that it’s a […]
2023 Nissan Z Review
What’s the difference between Nissan’s 370Z and the new just-Z? A smaller engine — and a lot more horsepower. Also about 200 more pounds. But that hasn’t slowed things down. What It Is The Z — as it’s now called — is the descendant of Datsun’s (as Nissan was once called) 240Z sports car, which made […]
2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe Review
The saying goes that you cannot eat your cake and have it, too. But what if you could? Plug-in hybrids like the Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe can be electric vehicles — without the problems that beset electric vehicles. It can travel about 25 miles without burning any gas. But you don’t have to worry about what you’ll […]
2023 Mini Review
There aren’t many new cars that really stand out anymore — in part because there aren’t many new cars for sale anymore. A tsunami of crossovers have replaced most of them. So what to do if you don’t want one of those? If you want something that stands out from the herd? A Mini might […]
2023 Lincoln Navigator Review
Describing any vehicle that stickers for $77,635 to start as a “bargain” sounds a little like describing a 30-45 minute wait for a charge as “fast.” But then, everything’s relative. And relative to its chief rival — the Cadillac Escalade, which stickers for $79,295 to start and comes standard with 20 fewer horsepower and 1,000 pounds less towing capacity […]