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1 week ago | 
arcamax.com | Eric Peters
Mazda is one of the few brands still selling a sedan, and it's one of the even fewer sedans that's also available as a hatchback sedan -- and with a manual transmission -- and that's something as rare to find in anything new today as cigarette lighters.
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2 weeks ago | 
arcamax.com | Eric Peters
Until three years ago, you couldn't buy a small truck in this country. And you still can't. But you can buy a small pickup that looks like a truck and can do many of the things you could do with a small truck, such as carry a load in a bed and pull a 5,000-pound trailer. Which, for the record, is something many of the small trucks you can't buy new anymore couldn't do.
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3 weeks ago | 
arcamax.com | Eric Peters
A few years from now -- maybe as soon as a year from now -- we may look back upon the 2025 Honda Pilot very much as we look back on the V12-powered (and even V8-powered) ultra-luxury vehicles of 20 years ago. Because the Pilot comes standard with a V6 -- and that's getting to be a luxury. Even in luxury-brand (and luxury-priced) crossovers from BMW, Lexus and Mercedes -- many of which come standard with fours.
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1 month ago | 
spectator.org | Eric Peters
President Trump says he wants to “go back, probably, to a 2020 standard” as regards federal mandatory miles-per-gallon edicts — the latter being the right word because it’s the honest word. A “standard” is an objective value of some kind, used to evaluate whether a given thing rises to that standard.
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1 month ago | 
arcamax.com | Eric Peters
What is the difference between Volkswagen's Taos -- and the better-known Tiguan? About $5,000. There's more to it than that, of course. But also less. What It IsThe Taos is a compact crossover -- and so is the Tiguan. The latter was VW's smallest (and least expensive) crossover until the Taos slid into that slot when VW added it to the lineup in 2022. The Taos is a little smaller -- on the outside. But it has nearly the same room on the inside.
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1 month ago | 
sgtreport.com | Eric Peters
by Eric Peters, Eric Peters Autos: Maybe you saw or heard the news that Attorney General Pam Bondi says “Huge Arrest Coming Within the Next 24 Hours.”That was more than 24 hours ago – and the promised “arrest” has not happened. More to the point, the promised arrests have not happened. The arrests of criminals such as the pedophiles on Epstein’s list, for instance. Nor the “COVID” criminals – including Dr. Fauci and the head of Pfizer, Anthony Bourla.
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1 month ago | 
lewrockwell.com | Eric Peters
President Trump says he want to “go back, probably, to a 2020 standard” as regards federal mandatory miles-per-gallon edicts – the latter being the right word because it’s the honest word. A “standard” is an objective value of some kind, used to evaluate whether a given thing rises to that standard.
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1 month ago | 
arcamax.com | Eric Peters
Imagine going back in time to the heyday of the V8 muscle car in the late 1960s and early '70s with a brand-new Prius hybrid -- and beating almost all of them in a drag race. While averaging close to 60 mpg. That's what you might call a have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too situation. What It IsThe Prius is -- as everyone knows -- a hybrid designed to use as little gas as possible. The latest version of this compact five-door hatchback uses less gas than any prior Prius -- averaging 57 miles mpg.
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1 month ago | 
arcamax.com | Eric Peters
At one time, you had multiple options if you were interested in a midsize family sedan and didn't want to spend more than about $25,000 for it. Your options have been reduced to one: the 2025 Chevy Malibu. What It IsThe Malibu is the last car Chevrolet still sells -- and the last midsize family sedan anyone still sells with a base price under $25,000. Nissan no longer sells the Altima -- and the Mazda6 has been gone since 2021. The Toyota Camry and the Honda Accord both start close to $30,000 now.
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1 month ago | 
sgtreport.com | Eric Peters
by Eric Peters, Eric Peters Autos:It is no longer possible to find a new car for less than $20,000. Soon it will probably be difficult to find one under $30,000 – thanks to the 25 percent tax that will be folded into the cost of just about every car (and crossover) with a price around $25,000. Not to mention most trucks, too.
