Scotty Reiss

Scotty Reiss

Journalist, entrepreneur and mom. Expertise includes new cars, family cars, 3-row SUVs, child passenger car seats and automotive careers and culture. A World Car Awards juror and member of the steering committee, Scotty likes to say the automotive business found her, rather than her finding it. But recognizing the opportunity to give voice to powerful female consumers and create a voice to match their spending power, her mission became to empower women as car buyers and owners. A career-long journalist, she has written for the New York Times, Town & Country, Adweek and co-authored the book Stew Leonard, My Story, a biography of the founder of the iconic grocery company Stew Leonard’s. Her love of cars started when her father insisted she learn to change the oil in her MG Midget, but now it mostly plays out in the many road trips taken with her family.
Hyundai Sonata

2015 Hyundai Sonata: A Photo Review

A Drive in the country in the 2015 Hyundai Sonata. Recently I got the chance to spend a day touring around the New York City suburbs in the Hyundai Sonata with photographer Kirsten Alana. You can read Judy Antell’s review of the…

A Girls Guide To Cars | Mazda 5 Minivan: The Truly Mini Van - Mazda 5

Mazda 5 Minivan: The Truly Mini Van

I’ve seen them scooting around town and known a few people who drive them who are devotees, so I wanted to understand the mystique of the Mazda 5: a small-scale minivan that has the agility, MPG and size of a…

2014 Scion Xd

2014 Scion xD: Hip, Stylish and Sporty

Rethinking car ownership, the 2014 Scion xD. I imagine myself zipping up and down the streets of San Francisco, stopping to pick up wine, bread and fresh flowers, slotting them into the rear hatch, then picking up a couple of…