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Matt Schmitz

Former Assistant Managing Editor-News Matt Schmitz is a veteran Chicago journalist indulging his curiosity for all things auto while helping to inform car shoppers.

In Cars.com’s most popular news story of the past week, we run down what’s new with the king of half-ton trucks, the 2024 Ford F-150, as we got up close and personal with it at the Detroit auto show.
In one of Cars.com’s most popular news articles of the past week, we offer a roundup of the redesigned 2023 Ford Escape’s pros and cons. See the full top 10 here.
In one of our most popular news articles of the past week, we’ve taken the liberty of rounding up every model-year 2023 SUV that can handle a 5,000-pound haul on its hitch.
Among our most popular news articles of the past month, we offer a rapid-fire rundown of the pros and cons of the 2023 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. See the full list here.
In Cars.com’s most popular news article of the past week, we compare the capabilities of Toyota’s off-road SUVs and pickup trucks. See the full list here.
In Cars.com’s most popular news article of the past week, we cover this month’s announcement that the 2024 model year will be the last for the Titan.
In one of the most popular articles on our weekly countdown of most read stories, we break down the quality of car seat accommodations in 56 models.
Our countdown of July’s most read news articles was safety first — and last — with the top 10 bookended by recalls. See the full list here.
In Cars.com’s two most popular news articles of the past week, we compare the model-year 2023 hybrid versions of the Accord and Camry sedans. See the full top 10 here.
In one of Cars.com’s most popular news articles of the past week, we highlight the things we like and don’t like about the 2023 Toyota Prius Prime.