Author Archives: Eric Peters

New isn’t always better — especially when it costs more. Infiniti’s QX80 costs thousands less than its newer-design rivals, models like the Cadillac Escalade, Lexus LX 600 and Lincoln Navigator. […]

The saying used to be that speed is just a question of money. How fast do you want to go? With electric cars, it’s more like how far do you […]

How much is not having to buy gas worth to you? That question can be answered by comparing the VW ID.4 electric crossover with VW’s two otherwise similar small crossovers, […]

Sports cars come and (usually) go. Not because they aren’t appealing or even because they’re impractical. Historically, they mostly have left the stage shortly after they took a bow because […]

What’s the difference between Mazda’s CX-5 and the new CX-50? One is a little bit more than the other. A little larger, longer and wider — plus a bit more […]

If there were more cars like Volkswagen’s Jetta, there would probably be more cars (as opposed to crossovers) for sale. Because more people would want to buy them. What makes […]

BMW used to offer the X1, the company’s smallest (and most affordable) crossover, in two versions — one front-wheel drive and the other all-wheel drive (which BMW markets as xDrive). […]

When the Toyota Prius hybrid came out more than 20 years ago, it made a point of not looking like other cars. So did the first electric cars, notably those […]

There are Kahunas and then there is the Kahuna — Jeep’s Grand Wagoneer L. “L” for length — and more. More than 3 tons (6,621 pounds) and 500-plus horsepower to […]