Eric Peters

4 days ago | arcamax.com | Eric Peters

Until recently, big vehicles -- big SUVs especially -- generally came with big engines. The Infiniti QX80 was no exception. Since its 2004 debut -- as the QX56 -- all the way through to last year -- it has always come standard with a 5.6-liter V8. The just-updated 2025 QX80 breaks with that tradition -- and, as is usually the case when there is a break with tradition, there are things some people will like and some things other, more traditionally minded people may not like.

1 week ago | lewrockwell.com | Eric Peters

You’ve probably heard about the turf war between the federal government – Donald Trump – and the state of California’s Air Resources Board (CARB) over who gets to decree “emissions” requirements for motor vehicles sold in California. And not just in California.

1 week ago | arcamax.com | Eric Peters

There are no small trucks anymore. They've all been replaced by "midsize" trucks like the 2025 GMC Canyon and its competitors -- which are longer and taller than the full-size trucks of the early 2000s. And most of them come standard with shorter (5-foot) beds than the compact trucks that used to be available. They're also a lot more expensive -- and the GMC Canyon is no exception. What It IsThe Canyon is the GMC version of the Chevy Colorado pickup.

2 weeks ago | sgtreport.com | Eric Peters

by Eric Peters, Eric Peters Autos:The high was nice while it lasted. But False Hopium is an ephemeral drug. In the first few weeks, we were maddened – but also gladdened – by the disclosures regarding how our money (which is forcibly extracted from us) was “wasted” on various execrable things by USAID and the subsequent closing of USAID. How grand! But the high caused us to forget about our money – which of course has never been given back.

2 weeks ago | arcamax.com | Eric Peters

Can you envision a Buick that is made in China? It's more than just that too. Buick -- as a brand -- probably owes its survival to the fact that Buicks are very popular in China. Pontiac and Oldsmobile, not so much -- which is why those brands have been retired. But why might an American want to consider buying this made-in-China Buick?