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Eric's Autos / Automotive

Eric's Autos: Reviewing the 2013 Mazda CX-9

Function matters - but form does, too. Especially when you've got a choice. Full-size minivans, for instance, sold in big numbers . . . until less stodgy-looking (and driving) alternatives - same-size (or almost same-size) crossovers - came on ...

Eric's Autos: Who's Responsible?

Last week, a huge (3.4 million vehicle) recall was announced - problems with the air bags people are forced to buy. According to news reports, a manufacturing defect involving the chemical propellant that inflates the bags could result in an ...

Eric's Autos: How to Handle...

A couple of weeks back, my better half learned that FWD hybrid cars aren't very good off-road. It had been raining - hard - for more than 24 hours. The ground was a gushy mess. She made the mistake of trying to turn a hybrid Lexus ES around by ...

Eric's Autos: 2015 Mustang... Probe Revisited?

Mustang people will recall the hollow point bullet that was dodged back in the early '90s when Ford almost ruined the iconic RWD American pony car. By turning it into an import-style FWD car. That car, by the grace of Elvis, ended up being sold as...