TheNewspaper.com Roundup: May 22, 2013

Each Wednesday, we'll publish quick summaries of the articles from the last week on TheNewspaper.com. We're doing this because these articles are often strongly connected to the issues that National Motorists Association members are interested in. Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Maryland, UK: ...

Nine Speeds, Ten Speeds: All To Keep Up With CAFE

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist In a few years, six-speed transmissions will probably seem as dated as Powerglides or threes-on-the-tree do today. Several current model-year cars already have seven and even eight-speed transmissions (Porsche 911, Chrysler 300, BMW 5 Series, etc.). This ...

Driving News Roundup: May 17, 2013

This is a weekly feature on the NMA Blog, running each Friday, where we highlight seven of the most interesting driving news stories of the week. California: ACLU sues LAPD and Sheriff's Department over license plate scanners Both the Los Angeles Sheriff’s ...

Retro-Review: Ford Maverick Grabber, 1970-’75

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist There is an interesting species of near muscle car that came into being and briefly existed for a handful of years, beginning in the early 1970s -- just as the high tide of the real muscle ...

Driving News Roundup: May 10, 2013

This is a weekly feature on the NMA Blog, running each Friday, where we highlight seven of the most interesting driving news stories of the week. Florida: Red-light camera fines may go up to $408 and be harder to fight under ...

Fizzle

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist If electric cars are The Future, why are so many automakers -- quietly -- backing away from them? GM has decided against mass production of its Adam electric city-car. Audi has kiboshed the Tesla-esque electric R8 that ...

Driving News Roundup: May 3, 2013

This is a weekly feature on the NMA Blog, running each Friday, where we highlight seven of the most interesting driving news stories of the week. Washington D.C.: Speed camera use robs us of our humanity Last year the District of Columbia’s ...

Driving News Roundup: April 26, 2013

This is a weekly feature on the NMA Blog, running each Friday, where we highlight seven of the most interesting driving news stories of the week. Texas: Woodlands red-light cameras terminated After almost six years of operations, the Montgomery County Precinct 3 ...

Does it Ever Make Sense to Buy a New Car?

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist I'll probably get in trouble. After all, I write new car reviews. Advising people not to buy new cars is not what you'd probably expect. But, here's the fulsome scurvy truth: I -- and every car ...

Driving News Roundup: April 19, 2013

This is a weekly feature on the NMA Blog, running each Friday, where we highlight seven of the most interesting driving news stories of the week. Self-driving cars face host of legal hurdles One group of people eagerly awaiting the arrival of ...