AMC Ambassador, 1965-1974
American Motors Corporation may have descended from Hudson and Nash—brands whose hallmarks were modesty and efficiency—but by the mid 1960s, AMC began producing battlewagons of truly Bismarckian proportions.
One of the most...
2011 Honda Accord sedan
Honda's Accord has long been the yin to the Toyota Camry's yang. Sporty, modern-looking and high-tech - whereas the Camry has traditionally been flabbier-looking and stodgier-feeling. One was for younger up...
Stability Control and Idiot Proofing
Electronic stability control will be a mandatory feature on all new cars by 2012.
Unlike seat belts, padded dashboards and air bags - which are so-called "passive" safety features that are there...
Can They Detect Your Radar Detector… ?
The article I wrote a few weeks back about the value of buying (and using) a radar detector (http://ericpetersautos.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=15792) prompted several replies pointing out that in Virginia and DC - where...
2011 GMC Acadia
GMC is GM's upscale SUV and truck division - up a notch from Chevy, not quite as high-end as Cadillac.
Until just a couple of years ago, GMC only sold trucks -...
Chrysler Cordoba, 1975-1983
Ricardo Montalban achieved cultural immortality not for being the genetically enhanced, jump-suited superman Khan on "Star Trek" - or the suave, white-suited Mr. Roark on "Fantasy Island" - but for explaining...
How the Tea Party Became the Republican Party
Remember two years ago?
In the year preceding the election of Obama, there was a massive and genuinely grassroots movement against both entrenched wings of the federal crime syndicate (as Lew Rockwell...
$4 gas had some upsides…
Gas prices seem to have stabilized - at least temporarily - at the New Normal of about $2.70 per gallon for regular unleaded.
But I miss $4 per gallon gas. Don't you?...
Good Luck Finding Performance Tires for Your Classic Muscle Car
If you own a '60s or '70s-era muscle car, you've probably become aware of an ironic problem: It is virtually impossible to find high-performance tires for these high-performance beasts.
The BF Goodrich...
2010 Suzuki Grand Vitara
There are a dozen or more compact-sized SUVs on the market, but only a few have real (truck-type) four-wheel-drive - 4WD with Low range gearing.
Suzuki's Grand Vitara is one of these...