Car posters—you probably had one on the wall over your bed before you could drive. And at the heart of each photo lies great photography: a Porsche 911 frozen midair, a Lamborghini Countach basking in golden light, or two Ferrari Testarossas in perfect reflection. Car photography, when done right can inspire an entire generation of

Over her desk hangs an oil painting from the communist period in the 1980s that shows the belching smokestacks from two coke plants that used to foul the city’s air. Like the region’s coal mines and textiles, that was an industry that came and went as times changed. Among the key concerns is that electric

Acura spokesman Andrew Quillin said the incentive is limited to the 2019 model, “of which there are just a handful of U.S. allocations remaining before we shift focus to [model year 2020]. The incentive provides an enticement to those buyers considering one of the final few build-to-order slots.” Further, when viewed as a percentage of MSRP,

Way before the Ford Model T crawled out of the primordial ooze—and way, way before Ford’s Raptor churned that ooze into paste—and even before Benz had a Mercedes, Benz & Company introduced the world’s first mass-produced car: the Benz Motor Velocipede, which debuted 125 years ago in April 1894. By the time it was discontinued just after the dawn

<!– –> Purists may bristle at the idea, but today’s truck customers are looking for technology and creature comforts in addition to hauling capability. This is even true in the workhorse heavy duty segment. Ram has taken note and delivered a thoroughly luxurious HD for the 2019 model year. Check out the video for eight

We perform a lot of instrumented tests with a lot of expensive equipment during our vehicle evaluations, but sometimes we need to break out a few special tools: tape measures, car seats, and luggage. Although we publish automakers’ data on headroom and cargo space, sometimes you need real, everyday objects to understand how a vehicle

The trend continues into the aesthetics. Black is the standard interior color for both vehicles. Subaru does offer light and dark brown alternatives on higher trims, but if you want anything but a black or gray uniform with the Traverse, you’ll have to buy the $55,000 High Country trim. As a result, the Ascent in

Last month, Kia announced pricing on its much-anticipated Telluride crossover. It may not be a body-on-frame SUV, but it has a cool design, a nice interior, and third-row seating, which should make it popular with families. Add in Kia’s excellent bumper-to-bumper warranty and its even better powertrain warranty, and we have a feeling the Telluride

The Volkswagen Corrado turns 30 this year, and to celebrate, VW is looking back on the innovations introduced by the sporty two-door hatch. Just as it is today, the Volkswagen brand of the 1980s was focused on mainstream products, which at the time included mostly compact sedans and hatchbacks. As such, it didn’t offer a

The 2018 L.A. auto show is known for displaying expensive sheetmetal, with this year hosting the debuts of the new 2020 Porsche 911, Audi e-tron GT concept, and 2020 Lincoln Aviator. But the show also offers plenty of eye candy that won’t cost a fortune. Read on to see the top cars under $35,000 that

Just a couple hundred miles after hitting 5,000 in the odometer, the A-1 light on our long-term 2018 CR-V LX illuminated. My busy schedule at the time didn’t allow me to go to the dealer right away, so after hitting 5,500 miles Motor Trend‘s intern and test analytics expert JC Anne Hancock took our CR-V

The driver’s window was down long before he stopped next to me, so I rolled mine down. Clearly, he wanted to talk, but the driver stared at me a few seconds first. Then his eyebrows raised, but his face otherwise remained deadpan. Over the clatter of his diesel, finally: “Holy s–t.” It was a common

Ford has already announced two production increases for the GT supercar bringing the total to 1,350 copies through 2022. And the automaker continues to spice up the lineup with a third special edition version. The latest to break cover is the 2019 GT Carbon Series with its exposed carbon-fiber body and additional creature comforts for

Traditionally, Mercedes-Benz’s attempts at building entry-luxury cars have been middling at best. The CLA, its most recent indiscretion, came with a frustrating dual-clutch transmission and a plasticky interior. But Mercedes’ suboptimal reputation might soon change with its A-Class sedan. Intended to be Mercedes’ newest bargain-basement model and slotting beneath the CLA, the A-Class sedan is

Once the king of sedans, Cadillac is a bit late to the party in launching a second crossover to complement the XT5, its best-selling product in the U.S. and worldwide last year. Enter the XT4, which fills the gap and has something else Cadillac can use—a touch of youth. Brand reps boast that a team

The 2019 Nautilus furthers Lincoln’s mission of reminding luxury buyers it not only exists but is also worth their attention (and money) beyond trips to and from the airport. As a replacement for the five-passenger midsize MKX, the Nautilus looks to sway buyers out of their Lexus RX and BMW X3 crossovers. Don’t miss our

I don’t envy the engineers and designers who endlessly toil on new vehicle development. In a perfect world, these passionate and talented men and women would have all the money and time in the world to do the job right. Instead, they’re beholden to managers and shareholders—those looking out for production schedules and the bottom

At this point into our test, the Kia Niro’s strengths are pretty clear: exceptional fuel economy, range, and more interior space than such a small car should have. But one thing has been bothering us, and it’s a considerable one. Why does it seem to shudder while coming to a stop and then pressing on

Even a few months and 5,000 miles into my year with the Q60, I’m still checking out all it has to offer. But one thing that jumped out at me almost immediately, that I frankly find perplexing, is the poor resolution of the Infiniti’s cameras. It’s odd because Infiniti really moved the needle on this

The Mazda MX-5 Miata is synonymous with driving fun—I should know because I owned a 2016 model (the ND). However, my time with it was cut short after my early example suffered a teething issue with its six-speed manual transmission where a manufacturing defect caused it to shred its gears. When the replacement gearbox also

I’ve just sampled an ultra-high-performing part from the Ford Performance Parts catalog, and if it weren’t already sold out I’d be urging you to pick up the phone, dial 800-367-3788 and order up part number M-FP500-FP350S. You would first need to have a pretty high credit limit and a trailer, though, because this part costs

Our time with my beloved Durango is drawing to a close, and yet we’re still discovering new and wonderful features. The latest: Dodge’s inspired luggage rack cross-bar system. Below: Letter coding makes it a snap to mount and restow the crossbars. I avoid roof-rack use because it torpedoes the fuel economy, but desperate times call

The 503-hp 2018 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S 4Matic+ Coupe I’m piloting is a challenge to the automotive status quo. SUVs don’t need to be big and slow; sports cars don’t have to be light, low, and lean. Like it or not, SUVs are where the auto industry is going. With its twin-turbo V-8 making 516

Added road test editor Chris Walton: “It doesn’t so much add objective performance as it does subjective. Power is solid through the rev range. I found myself shifting far less often—third gear for longer stretches and fourth occasionally for the fast bits.” What does the seat-cushion stopwatch indicate? Features editor Scott Evans answers that query:

That, and the car’s steering. You need to make only small inputs to achieve the desired effect, and you won’t get tired making constant corrections. Grippy tires help make cornering a real thrill. After driving the Panamera, you realize this is what a passenger car is supposed to feel like: translating a driver’s best intentions

We fell in “enthusiast” love with the Civic Type R in the first moments we drove it in Montreal last year. During its First Test, features editor Christian Seabaugh, who is never at a loss for words, said, “Thinking of clever ways to describe cars pays my bills, so rarely does a car leave me

Let’s start with that engine. Out with the rorty twin-scroll turbocharged N55 3.0-liter inline-six, and in with the M3’s single-scroll twin-turbo S55 3.0-liter inline-six, which ups the horsepower from 365 to 405 hp—a decent bump in a car that weighs around 3,500 pounds. As before, power is put to the rear wheels through either a

When we last left our hero, it was beleaguered by intermittent ignition issues related to the auto stop/start system. After he figured out how to consistently replicate the problems (no small feat), fleet master Ayapana scheduled a service visit at our local Jaguar service center (Hornburg of Santa Monica, California). The timing was fortuitous—our F-Pace

If you know anything about the Toyota 86 and TRD, your first question about this 2019 Toyota 86 TRD Special Edition will be whether it has more power, so let’s get it out of the way: No. Keep reading. Lots of people think the 86 needs more power. They’ve been begging for it for years,

“It’s about bringing more power and more emotion to the Hyundai brand and making fun-to-drive cars,” said Albert Biermann when presenting the 2019 Hyundai Veloster N. And he would know. Biermann was the boss of BMW’s M division and is now president of the performance-oriented sub-brand at the Korean manufacturer. After introducing the N sub-brand