Family

If you or your partner has a bun in the oven, there are a few things to 
 consider before you start cruising your local dealerships to check out a new 
 ride.

Here's a little information on Jenni Newman, wife, mother of two kids, 
 owner of two dogs and Cars.com's very own Editor-in-Chief.

Families with active kids pay the toll with a messy car. Follow these hacks 
 to battle the grime and clutter.

Spring cleaning the car is the No. 1 task on the to-do list of respondents to 
 a recent Cars.com survey.

The start of spring is officially a few days away, and right now is a good 
 time to give your vehicle a little TLC with some time-tested spring 
 maintenance tips.

As summer road-trip season approaches, we polled our staff to come up 
 with eight family road-trip games that don't require a screen.

The Avalon scores big with its standard safety features, but it falls short of many large-car competitors due to its high price, small trunk and maddening multimedia system.

With the Mazda CX-5 fresh in our minds from a recent Challenge, we asked 
 reviewers if Mazda is ready to enter the luxury/near-luxury space.

Here are some safe-driving tips for the newest — and most inexperienced 
 — driver in your household: your teenager.