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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.
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.
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.
An Aug. 5 statement by the White House quantified zero-emissions vehicles as all-electric, plug-in hybrid or fuel-cell electric.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.