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Managing Editor

Joe Bruzek

I manage Cars.com’s daily news publishing and execution of Editorial strategy. As a lifelong enthusiast, I’ve worked in the automotive industry for over 20 years, attending Universal Technical Institute for my Automotive Technology Certificate before continuing education for technical writing and journalism, where I graduated with my Bachelor of Science in Technical and Professional Communication with emphasis in Journalism and Automotive Technology. Since starting at Cars.com in 2006, I’ve reviewed hundreds of cars and tested new cars in almost every setting, from standardized fuel economy and cargo to dynamic testing such as drag-strip acceleration, towing, off-road and rock-crawling. I’m a juror on the World Car Awards panel of journalists from around the world that vote on their favorite car of the year, as well as a member of the Midwest Automotive Media Association.

Articles by Joe Bruzek

We wrangled parents on staff with kids that range in age from 4 months to 
 15 years old and asked them to cart around their brood in a 2018 Ford 
 Mustang GT Premium coupe to see, can a family with kids use the 
 Mustang?
The 2017.5 Nissan Rogue has a max 39.3 cubic feet of cargo space behind 
 the backseat and 70 with the backseat folded. What does that mean?
The redesigned 2018 Chevrolet Equinox has cargo dimensions similar to 
 the 2017, but its sliding second row is now gone.
The 2017 Jeep Compass has 27.2 cubic feet of cargo space behind the 
 backseat and 53.6 with the backseat folded. What does that look like?
We spent a week with the 2018 BMW M5. Does it live up to the hype — 
 and the hefty price tag? Find out in this video.
The 2017 Mazda CX-5 has 30.9 cubic feet of cargo space behind the 
 backseat and 59.6 with the backseat folded. What does that look like?