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 […]
The Last V6 Standing
By Eric Peters, NMA Member and Syndicated Columnist In less-than-a-year-from-now, you will never again be able to buy a new mid-sized sedan with a six-cylinder engine. At least, not for less than $60,000 or so. Dodge has already stopped making the 2023 Charger — which used to come standard with a V6 (and for $33,200 […]
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 […]
A Metric of Desperation
By Eric Peters, NMA Member and Syndicated Columnist The other day, we got what lots of people are getting in the mail: A letter from a new car dealer pleading with us to sell them a car: “Due to severe supply chain disruptions in new vehicle production, we are desperate for inventory,” the letter begins. […]
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 […]
Return of the Stout
By Eric Peters, NMA Member and Syndicated Columnist If something doesn’t sell, don’t keep making it. If something does sell, make more of it. This used to be understood by people in the business of selling things — until the people running things decided that pushing things was a better business model. Of course, this […]
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 […]
“Driver Performance”
By Eric Peters, NMA Member and Syndicated Columnist You may have heard that about two years from now — less than that, actually — new cars will be required to be outfitted with “technology” to thwart “impaired” driving. What you ought to read is the language of the edicts, which states that the “technology” will […]
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. […]
How Touchscreens Ruined Luxury Cars
By Eric Peters, NMA Member and Syndicated Columnist Why would anyone spend twice as much (or more) on a car if the car that costs half as much (or less) has pretty much everything the car that costs twice as much (or more) has? Consider — among other things — the ubiquity of the LCD […]