Ken Block’s latest Hoonigan vehicle is a Fox-body Ford Mustang, but it isn’t real yet. So far, the Hoonifox Mustang has only been designed for the virtual world by none other than Ash Thorp, the artist behind the new Batmobile, and he also dreamed up several awesome liveries for the box-flared, all-wheel-drive ‘Stang. Which one
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The Corvette dune buggy started life as a conventional, silver fixed-roof coupe but less than a year later, it has become something unrecognizable. After the current owner purchased the coupe in 2019, the fiberglass body was removed, the front and rear frame rails were shortened, and a tube-steel cage was fabricated. The engine cover, rear
Big, gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs are so passé. What the world wants now are big, electric trucks and SUVs. Just look at the Tesla Cybertruck or upcoming GMC Hummer EV. Or even this beast: the AmorTruck. Designed and rendered by Milen Ivanov, the ArmorTruck looks like the lovechild of the Tumbler from the Dark Knight trilogy
The first time I ever drove a Subaru WRX was back in October of 2001, on the day I bought a black bugeye wagon. I started out trying to buy an Audi S4 Avant, but no one at the Audi dealer would even look at me. A month or so earlier, Automobile named the scrappy
We all know Ken Block by now. The former rally driver turned Hoonigan is responsible for some of the coolest videos to ever hit the automotive internet. His Gymkhana series shows off some incredible driving and genuine finesse from behind the wheel—but they also put some truly fantastic looking cars on display. Block has (literally)
Enthusiasm for the third-generation F-Body has waxed and waned over time. At launch, it was a remarkable performance vehicle with a newfound focus on handling; svelter, and faster than ever before. But as time went on, it became easier to get hung up on the embarrassing base trims and their pathetic Iron Duke engine, or
General Motors is officially delaying the unveiling of the GMC Hummer EV, although the company notes the EV pickup truck and SUV models are still scheduled to go on sale in the fall of 2021 as 2022 models. The GMC Hummer’s Super Bowl LIV commercial announced the vehicle’s premiere as May 20, but that date
MotorTrend’s Ed Loh and Justin Bell host a Q&A session with Genesis Motors America CEO Mark Del Rosso to discuss new updated features and answer all …
Big, ostentatious trucks and SUVs are back—like it or not. With General Motors resurrecting Hummer as a GMC-badged electric vehicle and Jeep reportedly dusting off the Grand Wagoneer name for its flagship SUV, the Blue Oval appears to be digging into its own archive and bringing back the Excursion from the early-to-mid 2000s. That’s if
Ford has reconfirmed there will be a new F-150 full-size pickup truck this year, one of many key vehicle launches in question during this time of pandemic when plants have stopped making cars and trucks, dealers have closed their showrooms, and consumers were told to stay home around the world. During a call with investors
If you think exceeding your local speed limits by 5 or 10 mph is living on the edge, well, you’re practically asleep compared to one Michigan driver who was just ticketed for going 110 mph over the posted limit. As reported by MLive, the driver of a 2016 Dodge was clocked by a stationary Michigan
Here’s something we never expected to see but we’re glad we did: Toyota Gazoo Racing collaborated with McDonald’s in Japan to create a bizarre commercial involving drifting, giant Big Macs, and the Toyota Supra. Why does such a partnership make any sense? We’re just as confused as you are, but the world is a strange
Imagine the perfect compromise between the stupendous, legendary Lamborghini Miura and the wild and polarizing Espada 2+2. This car features the Italian company’s robust and throaty 3.9-liter V-12, mounted up front—the final car Lamborghini with such a layout, if you ignore the LM002 SUV. Oh, and be sure to line up the peerless Marcello Gandini
Despite its slick looks, the 2021 Hyundai Elantra packs a snoozer of a powertrain. Sure, the 147-hp 2.0-liter four-cylinder and continuously variable transmission ought to offer enough oomph for the average driver (not to mention reasonable fuel efficiency), but the naturally aspirated engine is far too weak for the speed-addled driving enthusiasts. That’s where the new
In this classic clip from Roadkill Episode 39 featuring the legendary green Monte Carlo low-rider, Freiburger and Finnegan take in all of the hydraulic greatness …
Sitting in the cab of a pickup truck, looking down on the vehicles around you, there’s a sense of invincibility. King of the road. With trucks’ high perch and AWD or 4WD capability, you might think you’re in the safest vehicle on the road. So, pickup trucks are the safest vehicles out there, right? When
Just weeks after the Ford Mustang Mach-E’s vehicle engineering manager, Rob Iorio, told The Detroit News that “You can’t just hit the pause button” on the program, there are rumblings that the pandemic has, in fact, hit the pause button on the Mach-E’s launch. The virus will impact deliveries, with the Detroit Free Press reporting
You’re looking at something unreal. We mean that in the literal sense—these are renders created by student designer Esa Mustonen for the RAW Design House, a design consultancy that’s part of Koenigsegg. But it’s also unreal in the figurative sense. It is phenomenal, a truly interesting interpretation of some major Koenigsegg design cues, but remixed
Photos of the forthcoming BMW iX3 may have just been revealed online. An Instagram user posted what appears to be images of BMW’s production-bound battery-electric crossover SUV sans camouflage. The German brand’s EV X3 looks good in the leaked images, too, which show off the model’s black grille, more aero-friendly front fascia, star-shaped wheels, and blue
The BMW 2-Series was launched in the U.S. in 2o14 as the successor to the 1-Series, and it’s already seen a number of transformations and new permutations. Here, it’s been a rear-wheel-drive-based coupe and convertible. Recently, its family was expanded to include a front-drive-based, four-door sedan—a “Gran Coupe” as BMW prefers to call it. Now,
You might be currently thinking one of these three questions: “What is that thing?” or “Where do you take that thing?” or “What’s in the back?” The short answers: John Marshall’s 2005 Mercedes-Benz Unimog U500 expedition camper; everywhere; and everything. The Unimog in general still manages to give many people a case of the verklempts, simply because
In this memorable throwback from Dirt Every Day Episode 52, Fred and Dave take an old Ford F350 and give it the absolute biggest tires they can find.
We love fast cars at MotorTrend—obviously—but aftermarket horsepower comes with the potential for headaches and voided warranties. Luckily, there’s a plethora of high-horsepower cars (and trucks) out there at MSRPs that won’t make your eyes water. We set an arbitrary cap of $75,000 and then picked some of the most compelling vehicles that made 400 (manufacturer-reported)
Quick stats: Peter Noone, lead singer, Herman’s Hermits Daily driver: 2020 BMW 740i (Peter’s rating: 10 on a scale of 1 to 10) Other cars: see below Favorite road trip: Santa Barbara to Las Vegas Car he learned to drive in: 1950s Vauxhall Victor First car bought: 1964 Jaguar S-Type Peter Noone has always loved
These are vexing days. As individuals, our No. 1 priority within a sprawling nation of 328 million is to stay safe. That’s the macro picture. On the micro side, here at MotorTrend it means delivering engaging and useful information to our readers—while also understanding that buying a new car is not necessarily atop your to-do
The whole crew on Dirt Every Day loves diesel diesel power, and they love engine swaps. Combine these things together, and you get some of the most …
Something that people generally don’t realize is that the audio in the cabin of a car can often be superior to your home setup, as it has been tuned for the reflections and surface textures around you, and of course, the position of your two ears. That’s not so easy to replicate with a home
Teslas are making surprising appearances in commercial fleets around the world. A little while ago we reported that the Tesla Model 3 has been approved for Taxi Cab duty in New York, and more recently Elon Musk announced that driverless taxis would arrive by the end of 2020. What’s more, Teslas are starting to make
To celebrate the 100th episode of Dirt Every Day, MotorTrend hosted a LIVE Watch Party with Fred Williams and David Chappelle and you of course (all our …
As the world’s largest market for recreational vehicles, the U.S. enjoys a huge variety of options for those looking to go RVing. But when it comes to small, capable campers with cool names, the Japanese market has us beat. Whether it’s their just-right size for #vanlife, their widely available diesel engines and four-wheel drive, their