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Towing and payload capacities have risen with the 2021 Ford F-150, up to a class-leading 14,000-pound maximum.
By Nick Kurczewski
March 5, 2021

The decision to grant the 2021 Ford F-150 our Best of 2021 award was a unanimous one among our editors, but we admit we had doubts when it quickly started acting up.
By Joe Wiesenfelder
March 4, 2021

We set out to buy a 2021 Ford F-150, our Best of 2021 winner, to own for a year and report on its hits and misses. Here’s the price we paid.
By Kelsey Mays
March 4, 2021

The rust issue with the 2021 Ford F-150 was first reported by the Detroit Free Press in a story that detailed rusty rear axles, rear differential housings and suspension components, among other parts.
By Mike Hanley
March 4, 2021

In asking our staff to reflect on a year with the 2020 Hyundai Palisade, the comments were mostly positive, though everyone had at least a qualifier related to its malodorous mystery.
By Brian Normile
December 18, 2020

After more than six weeks in the hands of a dealership as part of Hyundai’s investigation of offensive odor in some 2020 and 2021 Palisade SUVs, Cars.com’s 2020 Palisade is apparently cured.
By Joe Wiesenfelder
November 13, 2020

On our pre-COVID-19 mileage drive to Toronto, we had the opportunity to see firsthand how effective Hyundai’s Rear Occupant Alert System can be.
By Patrick Masterson
October 19, 2020
The smell in our 2020 Hyundai Palisade yielded Cars.com’s top story for Cars.com in September, but our evaluation of its audio system also ranked highly.
By Matt Schmitz
October 4, 2020
Our deep dive into the sonic specifics of the premium Harman Kardon stereo system in the 2020 Hyundai Palisade takes the top spot this week.
By Matt Schmitz
September 30, 2020

Our second report on the status of our “CSI: Car Smell Investigation, 2020 Hyundai Palisade Edition” is far and away our most popular article of the past week.
By Matt Schmitz
September 23, 2020