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Kelsey Mays
Former Assistant Managing Editor-News Kelsey Mays likes quality, reliability, safety and practicality. But he also likes a fair price.
Articles by Kelsey Mays
The redesigned 2022 Hyundai Tucson is a value-oriented compact SUV with promising refinement, but higher trim levels swap in cumbersome touch-sensitive controls — a deal-breaker that should keep any well-optioned example off your list.
By Kelsey Mays
Assistant Managing Editor-News
After a week spent testing the class, we’ve concluded the all-new Kia Carnival is the best minivan out there, but minivan popularity has been in retreat since a reported peak in popularity more than two decades ago.
By Kelsey Mays
August 9, 2021
Volkswagen is reportedly issuing a stop-sale for some examples of its latest SUV, the Taos, amid some customers reporting their engines would turn off after the vehicle came to a stop.
By Kelsey Mays
August 6, 2021
An Aug. 5 statement by the White House quantified zero-emissions vehicles as all-electric, plug-in hybrid or fuel-cell electric.
By Kelsey Mays
August 5, 2021
The 2021 New York International Auto Show has been canceled due to heightened concerns of a resurgent COVID-19 pandemic driven largely by the new delta strain.
By Kelsey Mays
August 4, 2021
If you want an Autopilot car per se, only Tesla has it. But many other vehicles offer advanced driver-assistance features that rival Tesla's.
By Kelsey Mays
July 22, 2021
Cars with manual transmissions have become an endangered species — but don’t declare them extinct just yet. Automakers still feature the three-pedal setup, if rarely, in today’s new or redesigned cars.
By Kelsey Mays
July 16, 2021
Cars with manual transmissions have become an endangered species — but don’t declare them extinct just yet. Automakers still feature the three-pedal setup, if rarely, in today’s new or redesigned cars.
By Jane Ulitskaya
July 16, 2021
Among 25 models still in dealer supply, we surveyed the model-year 2021 examples with notable deals — and believe it or not, we found a few.
By Kelsey Mays
July 13, 2021
The all-new compact pickup directly competes with the also-new Ford Maverick, but its starting price eclipses the Ford’s by a notable $3,685.
By Kelsey Mays
July 12, 2021
With all-wheel drive standard, the 2021 Lincoln Aviator Grand Touring is EPA-rated at 23 mpg combined once the battery pack is depleted; here’s how that figure stacks up in the real world.
By Kelsey Mays
July 5, 2021