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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2025 Nissan Armada Nov 25, 2025

Nissan was among the last to offer a full-size SUV with a big V8 engine as standard equipment. Most of the rest — including Ford and Toyota — have already replaced the big V8s that were standard in their big SUVs with much smaller sixes. ... Read More

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2026 Kia Carnival Nov 18, 2025

Remember when minivans were as popular as crossovers and SUVs have become? A better question might be: Why have crossovers and SUVs become so much more popular than minivans are now? The latter are objectively better in terms of practicality and util... Read More

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2025 Chevy Express Nov 11, 2025

It's a rare thing to get a chance to review a 29-year-old brand-new vehicle. The 2025 Chevy Express van is almost exactly that because it is basically the same today as it was back in 1996 — and that's a good thing, if you're less than enthused... Read More

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2025 Audi Q3 Nov 04, 2025

One of the things compact, luxury-brand crossovers like the Audi Q3 have in common with other, otherwise similar small crossovers from other (non-luxury) brands such as Mazda, Hyundai and Kia is that they're all very similar. That's a problem when y... Read More