It’s a classic clip from Roadkill Episode 36! Finnegan and Freiburger drag an old Rogers Bonneville jet boat to a local Southern California lake behind the …
Month: May 2020
If you think you know the Batmobile, think again, Bat fans. Recently, Warner Bros. live-streamed The Batmobile Documentary, a film detailing the origins of the coolest comic-book car in the world, and its various iterations on the small and big screens. Rats, missed it? Don’t worry, you can watch the documentary for free below. And
It’s here! The Tesla Model Y. In an early look, MotorTrend’s Miguel Cortina shows the subtle differences between the new Tesla SUV and the Model 3 that came …
How headlights illuminate the road ahead isn’t always so simple. Besides using brighter and more efficient bulbs, many new headlights actively adapt to changing road conditions. Adaptive headlights let drivers see farther, around corners, and past traffic. But how exactly do they work? What Are Adaptive Headlights? Adaptive headlights are headlights that actively respond to
When you’re shopping for a car, you must first identify your specific vehicular needs. If you’re buying it for work, where you’ll regularly need to haul things, then you’re probably looking for a truck. Need a family car? A sedan or wagon—or SUV, these days—might fit the bill. Or maybe this is a “treat yo’
There’s nothing better than building up an old Jeep on Dirt Every Day. But sometimes Fred and Dave test themselves by building up junkyard Jeeps. And then of …
You probably already know the film C’était un Rendez-Vous (“It Was a Date”), which has been passed around online forever—and via videotapes for years before that. There’s zero dialogue, the car is never shown, and the plot is nonexistent. But it’s a legend, shot illicitly in 1976 by Claude Lelouch on the open but uncrowded streets
Learn more about the Kia Soul here https://www.kia.com/us/en/soul The Kia Soul is an iconic vehicle and it’s all new for the 2020 model year. Learn more …
Some cars are born cool, some cars achieve coolness, and some have coolness thrust upon them. It’s a nebulous thing, shape-shifting with the zeitgeist, yet anchored by perspective and context. Thus, AMC Gremlins, Honda Preludes, and Subaru Brats are quietly bubbling up the coolness index, fueled no doubt by a heavy dose of post-modernist irony
See more of the Kia Stinger here https://www.kia.com/us/en/stinger Kia tapped into the passion of the automotive enthusiast with the 2020 Stinger. Learn more …
The Bryan Herta Autosport team quickly adapts to the COVID-19 quarantine by helping the community, while new drivers Gabby Chavez and Ryan Norman, find …
When you boil it down, improving average fuel economy is super simple: Burn less fuel in the cylinder when cruising. Toward that end, engine developers have toiled to make lean mixtures work since way before Chrysler’s Electronic Lean-Burn System of the mid-’70s. But getting such mixtures to ignite via the spark plug (as in engines
Europe gets a lot of good automotive stuff we don’t, but typically that amounts to a bunch of interesting station wagons or sports cars, not that most American of vehicle formats, pickup trucks. Someone at Ford hasn’t gotten that memo, apparently. Across the pond, not only does Ford offer the Ranger Raptor—think of the mighty
The 2021 Kia Seltos is refined, rugged, and loaded with technology. Get a complete walkaround of this all-new stylish compact SUV right here: …
The Dodge Deora is a legend that’s lived two very different lives since its creation in the late 1960s. Its first incarnation was an eye-popping concept car that wowed crowds on the auto show circuit. Its second form brought it even more renown: In 1968, it became one of Mattel’s very first Hot Wheels models.
The concept of zero-carbon transportation may sound like the lunatic ravings of a bearded Vermonter in a Rabbit diesel trailing French-fry fumes, but it’s a long-term planetary imperative that wise and wealthy visionary venture capitalists are investing heavily in right now. Light/Personal Vehicles See all 4 photos Battery-electric drive will handle the lightest-duty ground-vehicle and
In this classic Roadkill clip, the drag racing ’74 Chevy Muscle Truck has been transformed into a dual-sport ride for sand dune driving. And Freiburger and …
Hang a hard right east out of Milan and zip past the Monza racetrack, and you will encounter the charming Italian hill town of Bergamo. The Citta Alta retains its ancient cobblestone streets and Venetian walls from the time of Julius Caesar; the upper district’s narrow alleys reveal a maze of storefronts and restaurants, each
If you’re shopping for a new car, chances are you’ve seen blind-spot monitoring as a standard feature or on the options list. If you’re not sure what to make of the safety tech, we can help. The feature can be a cool convenience, but is it worth getting? What Is Blind-Spot Monitoring? Blind-spot monitoring uses
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is the best-selling full-size luxury sedan by a wide margin, and the brand will not be ceding any ground. To ensure its domination, Mercedes is giving the S-Class a major rework to make it more stylish and high-tech than ever. <!– –> Code-named W223, the next S-Class will be less conservative and
For Tony and Lucky, it’s no fun fixing up a car if you can’t give it the craziest engine. From old clunkers getting state of the art engines, to massive American v8 in …
You love to spend the weekends in the country. You’re single and like to travel with your friends. You describe yourself as someone active; you like to go to the beach, the mountains or a lake house to unwind and recharge for the week to come. Perhaps you’re looking for a new car, too, but
It’s been two long months since I’ve sat in the driver’s seat of our long-term 2020 Mazda3, and unfortunately it was stuck in a body shop for almost half that time. It all started when another editor went for a drive on Angeles Crest Highway. This beloved stretch of windy road is usually a fantastic
In this classic Roadkill clip, Freiburger and Finnegan have hacked 900 pounds of fiberglass off an old 1985 C4 Corvette to turn it into the super-fast, racing “Vette …
Over the years we’ve featured some pretty remarkable widebody S2000 roadsters. May they be sleek street machines, squeaky-clean show-mobiles, turbocharged track terrors, or some combination of the three, the widebody Honda roadster is an impressive aftermarket magic trick. So when Mode Parfume invited us to come to Osaka and check out their 2008 AP2, a
To celebrate the Series Premiere of Bitchin’ Boot Camp, MotorTrend is hosting a LIVE Watch Party with Dave Kindig and KevDogg! Watch the entire episode …