Call it the Ocasio-Cortez Effect. We are witnessing a pendulum swing of sorts—a backlash against the trappings of excessive wealth and conspicuous consumption—as signified by the election of the New York Congresswoman and her democratic socialist cohort. So it isn’t a surprise that being seen in a gleaming Extreme Silver Bentley Continental GT W12, with

An Israeli startup called MDGo could put a real dent in the ambulance-chasing business if its bid to leverage deep learning and biomechanical modeling succeeds in turning cars into triage doctors. The idea is elegantly simple: Use information gathered by a vehicle’s numerous multiaxis accelerometers and other sensors during an accident in order to help

Kia is slowly filling gaps in its SUV lineup. It just debuted the large Telluride, and now it’s getting ready to introduce a new crossover on the opposite end of the spectrum. Our spy photographers caught this small Kia playing in the snow. Our sources say this vehicle is based on the SP Concept that

To celebrate its golden anniversary in Australia, Honda has commissioned a special NSX and Civic Type R. As if these cars needed to stand out more, they receive gold bodywork courtesy of Vinyl Wraps and Graphics, a company based in Melbourne. The cars feature a gold chrome film that was laminated with a clear satin

Finally, a hauler for all our Mercedes-Benz models! The automaker has just announced this very cool, 1:18-scale car transporter, which combines a Euro-spec Actros GigaSpace cab with two hauling slots and a trailer that can transport four more model cars—or five more if two are Smarts—all sold separately, of course. The transporter is the work

After a year-long tease, the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 was finally revealed at the 2019 Detroit auto show. The top-trim Ford pony car certainly looks the part of a 700-plus-hp brute, but is its design different enough from the Shelby models that slot below it? Let’s examine. Like the GT350 and GT350R, the GT500

Barrett-Jackson has claimed its largest-grossing Scottsdale auction in the company’s history this year, raking in a total of $131.6 million in vehicle and memorabilia sales over the week-long auction. Over 1,800 vehicles traded hands, representing more than $118 million and a sell-through rate of over 99 percent, helped along by Barrett-Jackson’s no-reserve policy on most

This Honda S660 Modulo Neo Classic has had a complete makeover, featuring a full body kit with 6-inch-wide fender flares, and a new hardtop and front grille. The wider stance calls for 205mm tires on the front and 255mm on the rear, all wrapped around 17-inch wheels. The stock 660c motor is retained to maintain

Over the holidays, editor-in-chief Ed Loh and his new wife, Julia, (aka J. Loh) took a drive north from our City of the Angels in the Civic Type R. From Los Angeles to Sacramento, to San Francisco, and returning to L.A., they covered over 900 miles in just three days. What were their impressions, especially

The current Volkswagen Golf GTI may have been on sale for a while, but it’s still one of the most well-rounded hot hatches on the market. Sure, it only has 228 hp, but if you really find yourself in need of more power, you can always spring for the 288-hp Golf R. Either that, or

Lately I haven’t had much quality time with our F-150, mostly because I was out of the country for a few weeks attending a friend’s wedding and speaking horrible Spanish in Mexico. I may have been on vacation, but the F-150 was hard at work. Read on to see how our truck performed when features

In the same way I mourned the departure of my long-term 2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport when my year with it ended, I also mourn the loss of the 2017 Mazda CX-9 that I had the pleasure of driving and living with for the past year. But like the saying goes, on to bigger

On the occasion of its official auto show premiere in Los Angeles, BMW divulged a good bit more information about the technologies that will debut on the production version of its controversially styled Vision iNext concept car in 2021. Here are four tidbits we learned from the reveal. Autonomy for all BMW’s R&D honcho Klaus

We’re inching closer to the end of our year with the Kia Niro. The intrepid hybrid has helped me move and served as my faithful companion on road trips, where it tackled light off-road duties without fuss. It is on these longer trips where I’ve had the best opportunity to test out the Niro’s adaptive

The day before BMW turned a troupe of auto journo types loose around the Lisboa region of Portugal in the all-new Z4, the Bavarian carmaker allowed us to sample roadsters from glory days past. Sadly there was no touching the gorgeous 1939 BMW 328 parked in front of the sprawling Penha Longa Resort adjacent to

The Mercedes-AMG GT R is currently the most extreme variant of Affalterbach’s front-engine sports car, but an even more hardcore version was recently confirmed to be in the works. Just like the previous SLS Black Series, the AMG GT Black Series isn’t expected to arrive until closer to the end of the GT’s life cycle.

In 2014 when Volvo decided to build its first U.S. plant in South Carolina, there was no whiff of an escalating tariff war. The business model was to build a plant capable of making at least two different models. Half the output would be for the domestic market and the other half would be for

WE LIKE Premium and spacious interior WE DON’T LIKE Touring trim’s ride, that grille “Sporty Avalon” is no longer an oxymoron. In pursuit of younger customers, Toyota has engineered a livelier full-size sedan. Is the automaker onto something? Whether many full-size sedan customers desire a sportier Avalon is something we wrestled with as we bumped

The very first SUVs were essentially just boxes on wheels made for hauling people and cargo around. But the growth of the crossover and SUV market has allowed automakers to branch out and get creative. Utility vehicles now come in all shapes and sizes, giving consumers a wide variety of choices ranging from mild and

Remember that experimental Ford Shelby GT500 Prototype nicknamed “Little Red” that was discovered rusting away in a Texas field earlier this year? Well, the long lost experimental notchback coupe makes its triumphant return to the West Coast at Shelby Legendary Cars in Irvine, California, today. The legendary muscle car prototype is the star of the

Entering its fourth generation, the BMW X5 receives a new architecture, new engines, and an optional off-road package. Design changes are more subtle, but all together, they contribute to a more refined look compared to its predecessor. The question is: Did BMW go far enough given this is a full redesign and not a midcycle

Quick Stats: Michael Anthony, bass player, Chickenfoot and the Circle Daily Driver: Mercedes-AMG GL63 (Michael’s rating: 10 on a scale of 1 to 10) Other cars: See below Favorite road trip: California coast Car he learned to drive in: 1960s Ford Ranch wagon First car bought: 1963 Ford Falcon wagon Every time Chickenfoot and the

Paris may be light on participants and world premieres, but it’s a visual delight with wacky concepts that make the trip worthwhile. Here are some of this year’s offerings. DS X E-Tense This is an electric car concept from the Citroen subbrand DS that needs to be seen to be believed: a two-seat asymmetrical electric

The car uses an electrically turbocharged 1.6-liter V-6 and a set of 120-kW electric motors to produce more than 1,000 hp and routes it through an eight-speed automatic transmission. As we previously reported, the car should reach 124 mph from a standstill in less than 6 seconds, and on to a top speed of more

Good news for drop-top fans: the Porsche 911 Speedster gets the green light and will go into production during the first half of 2019. The sports car marque revealed another gorgeous Speedster Concept at the 2019 Paris Motor Show. It follows the silver and white 911 Speedster that was unleashed back in June during Porsche’s big

Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be, so goes the saying. Object lesson: Volkswagen’s decision to retire its New Beetle after 20 years on the market. It’s a bit of a shame, but reality bites. Motor Trend loved the New Beetle, naming it our 1999 Import Car of the Year upon its launch. After the

Mercedes-AMG has dropped the “Project One” moniker for its new hypercar as it inches closer to production. A year after the prototype debuted to the public, the model will be known as “ONE” from now on. Mercedes says the name befits its new top-of-the-line vehicle—as in “the One.” “The name stands for the highest automotive

We’re in the middle of Rennsport Reunion VI, an over-the-top celebration of everything Porsche that takes place every other year. And while we knew Porsche planned to reveal something new, there was no way we could have predicted it would be a new 935. View 11 Photos That’s right. There’s a new 935, and it’s

The current-generation Honda Fit debuted for the 2015 model year, and it received a mild refresh for 2018. That means we’re still a few years off from a completely new version. Although we might not see a new Fit before 2020, Honda is getting ready, even testing a prototype on public roads. Despite the heavy

It’s difficult enough racing around the N rburgring Nordschleife with traction, but for one driver, this isn’t enough of a challenge. With the help of a special Mustang, Vaughn Gittin Jr. has become the first person to drift around the entire 12.9-mile circuit. We’ve certainly seen cars go sideways at the N rburgring, but to