About Eric Peters

Eric Peters

Eric Peters

Eric Peters has been writing a column about cars since the ‘90s -- and working on them since he was a kid. He’s the author of “Automotive Atrocities: The Cars We Love to Hate” and “Road Hogs.”

He has written for the Chicago Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, the Washington Times, Investor’s Business Daily, Celebrated Living and the American Airlines in-flight magazine, as well as online platforms. He is a regular guest on various radio programs around the country.

In addition to test-driving the latest cars, Eric writes about classic cars and motorcycles. He owns a bright-orange ’76 Pontiac Trans Am that has outlasted his marriage, and a number of weird old bikes, including a ’75 Kawasaki S1 250, the smallest three-cylinder two-stroke motorcycle ever mass-produced, which he restored himself.

He’s a member of the International Motor Press Association and the Washington Automotive Press Association. He graduated from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, and currently lives in the woods of rural southwestern Virginia, not far from Roanoke.

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2026 Cadillac XT5 Feb 10, 2026

Luxury-brand (and luxury-priced) vehicles have — arguably — been diminished by the fact that many of them have the same size and type of engine that non-luxury-brand vehicles have. That size and type being a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cy... Read More

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2026 Nissan Kicks Feb 03, 2026

Nissan has had trouble selling its electric vehicles — the Leaf and Ariya (the latter was just recently canceled). Sales are down 94%. Probably because EVs are too expensive and too impractical for most people. The Kicks is neither. Which proba... Read More

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2026 Chevy Colorado Jan 27, 2026

The Chevy Colorado is simpler to buy than it was a few years ago — because now it only comes in one configuration — crew cab, with a 5-foot bed — and with just one engine, a turbocharged four. This truck used to be available in exte... Read More

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2026 Acura ADX Jan 20, 2026

Would you pay $8,800 more to get a Honda HR-V with less engine but more power? What if it were badged as an Acura — and came standard with a larger touch screen than you'd get in the Honda? Behold, the Acura ADX! But is it worth almost $... Read More