Typically, when a vehicle comes to the end of its five- to seven-year production cycle, folks are relieved to see it go. With dated styling and obsolete technology, it is almost archaic in its form and function. There’s rarely celebration for the last car off the line. That counts double for most sports cars, whose

So maybe you’ve heard, Porsche’s just introduced an electric car called the Taycan. And no matter how you pronounce it, the Taycan has sparked the public’s interest in a way few electric cars have before or since the Tesla Model 3. After you check out our EXCLUSIVE Taycan experience at 150 mph, keep reading for

There have been far too many attempts to create compelling television shows about cars. Few succeed, mostly due to a lack of vision, ambition, and budget. Not so with the BBC. And so, a decade before Elon Musk shot a Tesla Roadster into space, the lager louts at Top Gear tried the same thing, albeit

I grew up driving a 1983 Toyota truck, a slow, four-cylinder 4×4 Hilux that was my parents’ answer to a question too many police officers asked me in my short 16 and a half years on this planet: “Son, do you know how fast you were driving?” Although it was a lot slower than the

Perhaps ironically, one of the dumbest remaining parts of a modern, electronically controlled combustion engine is the cylinder head. Sure, many of them can alter valve timing and lift, but not infinitely, not very quickly, and never on a per-cylinder, per-combustion-event basis. Great engineering minds at Lotus, Ricardo, Valeo, and others have endeavored to replace

Colored seat belts. That’s what caught my eye in the avalanche of C8 Corvette coverage we rolled out on MotorTrend.com last month. Depending on which interior theme you select for your new C8, you can choose seat belts in one of six colors, from basic black to red, yellow, orange, blue, and tan. Hallelujah! I

At MotorTrend, we love car movies. Not just movies about great cars, but also great movies that happen to have cool cars in them. So you know that when our editors debate which car movies are the greatest of all time, it’s going to be a lively discussion. And the results are as varied as

If MotorTrend.com had headers, they’d be glowing cherry red right now. If it had brakes, they’d be sizzling and billowing smoke. In fact, we should all take a cooldown lap while singing along to Prince’s “Little Red Corvette.” Interested in the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette? See comprehensive coverage HERE. I tap out this story after the

Later on, our focus would shift to Shelby Cobra and the odd foreigner, until the rise of Corvette’s archnemesis, the Porsche 911 Turbo. Countless artful pairings and terrible puns positioned Turbo vs. ZR-1. Then the Dodge Viper entered the fray. We spilled gallons of ink on it, as well as Corvette tuners from Hennessey to

It’s fitting the C8 Corvette graces the cover of the 70th anniversary print issue of MotorTrend magazine (get the September 2019 on newsstands beginning August 2). We’ve grown up together, you see. “We wanted a magazine that would interest the foreign car exponent, the sports car enthusiast, the custom car fan, and also be equally

Issue Title Author New Technology presented What has become of the technology? 5/82-5/84 Answers to Readers’ technical questions Various None Jun-84 Multiple Valve Technology Ron Grable Radial valve arrangement In production then, Honda CBX motorcycle Jul-84 The Case for 4WD Ron Grable Explanation of benefits of all-wheel traction. Aug-84 CVT: A Farewell to Shifting Ron

“What truck should I buy?” It’s a question consumers ask themselves every day, but what would international bureau chief Angus MacKenzie drive? Keep reading for the answer, and see other editors’ picks here. I’m a tradesman, but I don’t need to haul around anything bigger than a laptop. My 1967 Alfa Romeo will be a

“What truck should I buy?” It’s a question consumers ask themselves every day, but what would features editor Christian Seabaugh drive? Keep reading for the answer, and see other editors’ picks here. I may not look like the type, but I love pickup trucks. There’s just something about their purposeful design and the sense of

“What truck should I buy?” It’s a question consumers ask themselves every day, but what would associate online editor Alex Leanse drive? Keep reading for the answer, and see other editors’ picks here. Whether for desire of looks, speed, or technology, there are numerous cars I’d buy based on my wants. But when it comes

Chevrolet’s soon-to-be-revealed mid-engine Corvette has nearly 70 years of Corvette history to contend with and learn from, but there’s another history lesson hiding in the halls of General Motors. Thrity-five years ago, Pontiac introduced the Fiero, America’s first and only mass-production mid-engine car (until the mid-engine Corvette gets here). The Fiero’s story is long and

“What car should I buy?” It’s a question consumers ask themselves every day, but what would associate road test editor Erick Ayapana drive? Keep reading for the answer, and see other editors’ picks here. I’d like to stay within $30,000 for the car I’d buy today, so I was super stoked when I logged on

“What car should I buy?” It’s a question consumers ask themselves every day, but what would features editor Scott Evans drive? Keep reading for the answer, and see other editors’ picks here. You’ve heard it a hundred times by now and you’re still here. Cars are dying, the news says. Automakers are canceling sedans and

“What car should I buy?” It’s a question consumers ask themselves every day, but what would international bureau chief Angus MacKenzie drive? Keep reading for the answer, and see other editors’ picks here. My version of the American dream? A Porsche 911 in the garage. And now that the kids are gone and the house

As for convertibles, most of the shopping is higher-end German luxury that exceeds my price ceiling. I can’t even justify them as a midlife crisis. A Mazda Miata is every journalist’s choice, but I need room for passengers and enough clothes, food, gear, and sundries for a week at the cottage so it’s just not

“What SUV should I buy?” It’s a question consumers ask themselves every day, but what would associate online editor Alex Leanse drive? Keep reading for the answer, and see other editors’ picks here. I wouldn’t buy an SUV if it weren’t for bicycles. See, I’m an avid cyclist and as much as I want a

Home / Opinion / What SUV Should I Buy? MotorTrend Editors Pick Their Favorites From Blazer to Bentayga, MotorTrend drives and actually tests hundreds of SUVs every year-and now it’s our turn to share our personal favorites. Shopping for a new SUV can be overwhelming, but with MotorTrend it doesn’t have to be. Take advantage

“What SUV should I buy?” It’s a question consumers ask themselves every day, but what would international bureau chief Angus MacKenzie drive? Keep reading for the answer, and see other editors’ picks here. Mrs. MacKenzie and I love road trips. There’s nothing better than heading out of town early morning, bound for the far horizon.

I’d also like something that’s nice to drive and relatively efficient given how many trips we take. Some sort of electrification is a huge bonus, too—the globe ain’t getting any cooler, after all. Lastly, although my wife and I would plan on buying an SUV to literally drive into the ground, it holding its value

“What SUV should I buy?” It’s a question consumers ask themselves every day, but what would executive editor Mark Rechtin drive? Keep reading for the answer, and see other editors’ picks here. Face it: You don’t need the elephantine girth of a SUV. It’s unnecessary weight and heft. You can fit everyone and everything into

“What SUV should I buy?” It’s a question consumers ask themselves every day, but what would online editor Kelly Pleskot drive? Keep reading for the answer and see other editors’ choices here. The Subaru Forester has long been one of the most competent players in its segment, nabbing our SUV of the Year award in

I don’t get all the breathless hype around the 2020 Toyota Supra. Yes, I know it’s quick and sticks to the road like a burr to a blanket. And no, I’m not annoyed that much of it was engineered by BMW. It’s just that, slightly goofball styling aside, it doesn’t move the needle one iota.

Have you been paying attention to the international moon race going on right now? I’d somehow missed the fact that countries ranging from India and Israel to China and Japan all have moon missions underway or imminent. Yep, Google Israel’s privately funded Beresheet mission, India’s Chandrayaan-2 (complete with lunar rover), and China’s Chang’e-4. That one’s

Farmer looked at annual traffic fatalities per mile traveled for each state, and his math shows that a 5-mph increase in the maximum speed limit was associated with an 8 percent increase in the fatality rate on highways. This theory involves more than just transitive mathematical equations. IIHS also adjusted for the unemployment rate, the

It’s become an article of faith among some enthusiasts that a real driver would always choose a stick shift over flappy paddles. OK, quick quiz. Money no object, which would you choose: Porsche’s 911 GT2 RS or the 911 GT3 Touring? Turbo and PDK with flappy paddles or naturally aspirated with an old-school six-speed stick

Global regulations are driving the vehicle fleet toward econobox efficiency and/or increased electrification. But to succeed in a cheap-gas economy, these fuel/electron sippers will need to be as fun and comfortable to drive as our current favorite carbon spewers. GKN Driveline recently showed off several “life hack” technologies for preserving driving fun as the carbon