Motor Trend has been drag racing cars since we published our first issue in September 1949, but it wasn’t until the summer of 2011 that we arguably had our best idea yet: World’s Greatest Drag Race, a spectacle that brings some of the hottest high-performance cars together for one epic sprint. With 12 of the

The Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy racing series calendar has been announced, with the first race scheduled to take place on December 15 in Ad Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. The 10-round series will be held before each of the main ABB FIA Formula E races on the same city circuits throughout the 2018-19 season. Teams who want to

Later this week, Kia plans to introduce the newest addition to its lineup: the Proceed. The Korean automaker says the Proceed “merges stunning design with the space and versatility of a tourer in a five-door shooting brake body.” Based on these spy shots, we’ll just call it good looking. If the Proceed looks familiar, that’s

Bugatti expanded its lineup last month when it introduced the Chiron-based Divo at Pebble Beach. But it looks like the ultra-premium brand plans to go even further, adding a completely different vehicle to its lineup. Speaking with CarAdvice, Bugatti CEO Stephan Winkelmann said, “For me, the brand is ready to do more than one model.”

There are two things GMC would very much like you to know about the new Sierra. The first it’s shouting from the rooftops: The Sierra is no longer a photocopy of the Chevrolet Silverado. The second it’s showing rather than telling: There’s a 2-inch lift and an “AT4” badge, which loosely translated from marketing-speak means

Last year, Kia brought the 2018 Stinger out to New York Fashion Week—an appropriate choice considering that car’s striking design. For this year’s big show, Kia is once again using the runway at New York Fashion Week to show off its latest vehicle—but this time it’s going one step further with a global debut. The

The upcoming 2020 BMW X5 xDrive45e iPerformance SUV will offer more than double the all-electric range of the previous X5 plug-in hybrid, bringing the total range up to approximately 50 miles. That’s good news for commuters in the market for a premium plug-in hybrid, provided they can wait two years for the new X5 PHEV

Tesla has been busy meeting production targets for the Model 3 and dealing with fallout from CEO Elon Musk’s tweets, so we haven’t heard much recently about the next-gen Roadster that’s due in 2020. That is, until today. At the inaugural Grand Basel car show in Switzerland, Tesla brought out a white Roadster to celebrate

There’s far more to the compact-sedan segment than just the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla. Look beyond the best-selling segment players and you’ve got a number of options including the newly redesigned 2019 Kia Forte. The third-generation Forte enters 2019 with a number of changes, but what exactly did Kia update? Keep reading to find

Harley-Davidson and Tuscany Motor Company rolled out a Harley-Davidson Concept Custom 2019 Ford F-150 for the motorcycle marque’s 115th Anniversary Celebration this weekend in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Harley styling crew and Ford-authorized specialty vehicle manufacturer Tuscany Motor Company co-designed the new concept pickup, which takes its styling cues from Harley’s most popular and iconic ride—the Fat

Commercial vans facilitate delivery of millions of goods purchased online. They’re also the workhorses of restaurant supply, flower shops, electricians, and plumbers—as well as countless crosstown moves by spurned boyfriends. Change has been slow in the commercial van segment, but, perhaps to the delight of businesses everywhere, that’s no longer the case. Ford has updated

With the Jaguar I-Pace crossover hitting dealerships this fall, BMW is hard at work on its own electric SUV, as these new spy shots show. Our spies in Germany have caught the upcoming BMW iX3 conducting tests on public roads, and based on this prototype, it doesn’t look like we’ll have to wait long to

A road-going McLaren 720S is already plenty quick around a race track, so we can only imagine how quick a racing version might be. We’ll find out during the 2019 racing season, when the McLaren 720S GT3 makes its competition debut. First announced way back in November, the 720S GT3 has now been fully revealed.

The Jeep Wrangler Rubicon may be the more capable off-roader, but the Wrangler Sahara tends to be the one to pick if you spend most of your time driving on paved roads. Thanks to its street-oriented tires, less-bare-bones cabin, and longer list of creature comforts, it’s meant to be the most enjoyable daily driver in

Mercedes-Benz has teased the first vehicle in its EQ sub-brand, a crossover model called EQC that we’ll see in full on September 4. We’ve spied the EQC in prototype form a number of times, and even got a ride in one earlier this year. From the looks of things, not much has changed during the

Back in April, Ford shocked the industry when it announced plans to cancel most of its U.S. car lineup in order to focus on crossover sales. Even the Focus will only be offered as a lifted hatchback, making it more of a subcompact crossover. The consequences of the decision have yet to be seen, but according

Monterey Car Week is filled with jaw-droppingly gorgeous cars, and we’re not just talking about classics. Culminating with the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Monterey Car Week has grown in significance over the years, becoming an increasingly favored location for luxury automakers to grab the attention of the rich and super-rich. That’s why, for every pre-

When you think of a car cruise, you think of hot rods, muscle cars, and a few vintage oddballs. You don’t think trucks, but then you don’t know the Dream Cruise. We spotted nearly as many trucks rolling down Woodward this year as cars, and we’ve picked out 13 of the most interesting examples. More

An experimental Ford Shelby GT500 Prototype nicknamed “Little Red” was discovered in a North Texas field this past spring after spending at least two decades outdoors. The owner obviously didn’t know he had a 1967 Shelby GT500 Experimental Coupe rusting away next to a bunch of mesquite trees on his property. What’s left of the

Midcycle refreshes on Porsche vehicles usually require a magnifying glass to see what’s changed, but in the case of the 2019 Macan, the updates are pretty clear. For the 2019 model year, Porsche’s compact crossover has gone under the knife and received a significant update inside and out. Up front, the grille has been reshaped

Bronco. The name gets people excited. And while we await the return of the body-on-frame SUV in 2020, we have learned a few details about another vehicle in the works, the one that has been dubbed the baby Bronco. The unnamed small off-roader that Ford will add to the lineup by 2020 may have some

Tesla CEO Elon Musk confused the Internet more than usual last week when he announced he was considering taking the company private. He also tweeted that funding had been secured, without going into further detail. Today, Musk is clarifying his proposal, saying that the company has been in talks with the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth

Grand tourers are what Aston Martin does best, and as we found out in our First Drive, no Aston Martin model does grand touring better than the new DBS Superleggera. Senior features editor Jonny Lieberman argues that car is the most beautiful Aston ever, and he may be right. But we’ll let you be the

Despite promising a diesel variant of the CX-5 crossover for the U.S. market way back in late 2016, Mazda hasn’t had much to say about the oil-burning engine option in the time since. Though we don’t know when it goes on sale, we at least know how efficient the diesel version will be, as the

Capturing kinetic energy that would normally be lost to heat and using it to recharge a battery isn’t a new concept, but Audi believes it’s taken regenerative braking to new heights with the upcoming E-Tron SUV. The all-electric sport-ute will debut a new energy recuperation system that Audi says contributes up to 30 percent of

The 2019 Dodge Challenger entices buyers with new, high-performance variants, but how much do you really know about the updated muscle car? Find out what connection this Dodge has with the new BMW M5, and discover what distinguishes the Charger Hellcat from the Challenger Hellcat below. About that 203-mph Top Speed Claim… If you’re dubious

When Audi first brought the Q3 to the U.S. back in 2014, it had already been on sale in Europe for three years. In fact, we originally drove the Q3 in 2011 before Audi had any plans to sell it here. But when the subcompact crossover market took off a few years later, the German

Hennessey announced this week that it has built 10,000 vehicles since opening its doors in 1991. To commemorate the occasion, the Texas tuner has begun production of the Heritage Edition Mustang, which packs 808 hp. The 10,000th vehicle is a Heritage Edition Mustang painted in red and white. This color scheme, which takes after the

If you’re of a certain age, you probably stayed home on Friday nights to watch David Hasselhoff and his amazing talking car KITT fight crime on “Knight Rider.” Who wouldn’t geek out over Michael Knight’s seemingly indestructible 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am? Heck, even Elon Musk admits that he wants to add more KITT-like artificial

Now that Tesla finally (but barely) has hit its production goals for the Model 3, the company is focused on achieving a sustainable profit. But its second-quarter earnings report showed Tesla to still be deep in the red, suffering a $742 million net loss before extraordinary items. Losses per share sat at $3.06. In spite