Motor Trend
CAN WE PLEASE GET EV MOTORS OUT OF THE CAR?
Nineteenth-century EVs were as likely to use inboard motors as they were wheel-hub motors. OG car guy Ferdinand Porsche raced a wheel-hub-motored EV in Vienna in 1897, and Lohner and others built production versions from 1900 to 1920. Porsche's direct drive eliminated the friction of a geared or chain drive but also lacked their torque multiplication. So the copper and iron required to generate sufficient torque to accelerate his heavy batteries resulted in 320-pound motors.
3 min |
Spring 2025
Motor Trend
A SERIOUS PERFORMER FOR SERIOUS DRIVERS
ASTON MARTIN'S VALHALLA IS SHAPING UP TO BE JUST WHAT DRIVING DREAMS ARE MADE OF
3 min |
Spring 2025
Motor Trend
THE SUB-$40,000 FAMILY SEDAN SHOWDOWN
FOUR MAINSTREAM MIDSIZE SEDANS DUKE IT OUT TO SEE WHICH ONE DESERVES YOUR MONEY
9 min |
Spring 2025
Motor Trend
2022 TOYOTA COROLLA CROSS LE: PURE PRACTICALITY
The number of cars on the market that represent the Old World Order of pure internal combustion shrinks week by week. If you've felt the desire for things to go back to the way they once were, you're not alone. Toyota has been a major player in this global revolution, but it still offers vehicles that are comfortingly familiar, such as our humble 2022 Corolla Cross LE, which left us after a year and 16,900 miles.
1 min |
Spring 2025
Motor Trend
MERGERS, POWER PLAYERS, AND POLITICS
The auto industry has been in a state of flux considering electric, self-driving, and software-defined vehicles against a backdrop of geopolitical tension and changing consumer appetites. For automakers undertaking decisions for cars that will launch years from now, reading that crystal ball has always been incredibly difficult. Doing so is even trickier in 2025.
3 min |
Spring 2025
Motor Trend
AUTOPIA?
AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAKES THE GR COROLLA FASTER AND MORE ACCESSIBLE
4 min |
Spring 2025
Motor Trend
WOULD THESE CHINESE EVS WORK FOR AMERICANS?
WE DROVE 18 OF THE BEST TO FIND OUT
8 min |
Spring 2025
Motor Trend
BORING?! BAH!
DRIVING 70 YEARS OF VOLVO HISTORY IS A FASCINATING AFFAIR
10+ min |
Spring 2025
Motor Trend
IS THIS THE END?
DODGE CHARGER DAYTONA SCAT PACK VS. FORD MUSTANG DARK HORSE
9 min |
Spring 2025
Motor Trend
CONTEMPLATING THE MEANING OF “WILDERNESS” IN OUR 2024 SUBARU CROSSTREK
Blackened trees fill the valley ahead, stubborn Douglas fir refusing to give into the previous season's wildfire. Snow still caps distant peaks, but here the early summer sun shines through wispy clouds, and a cool breeze rustling the undergrowth is all I hear.
3 min |
Spring 2025
Tread
CHAVES HAS YOU COVERED
These Knives Hold Their Own in Any Lineup
4 min |
March/April 2025
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BISON'S 2024 FORD F-150 RAPTOR
Brady Taylor's 2024 Ford F-150 Raptor isn't just a truck—it's a purpose-built off-road machine crafted to handle the harsh Canadian elements.
3 min |
March/April 2025
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TREAD EDITION TACOMA UPDATE
Big Progress and a Killer Wrap!
2 min |
March/April 2025
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HOME GROWN
A 1948 Willys with Tons of Family History
5 min |
March/April 2025
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MADE THE CUT
Blades for Spring Adventures
3 min |
March/April 2025
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FLAGG RANCH ROAD
46-Mile Backcountry Experience From Idaho to Wyoming
2 min |
March/April 2025
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SIMPLE WORKS WONDERS WHEN NATURE IS ON THE MENU
Forget Fast Food or Gas Station Munchies
8 min |
March/April 2025
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MAZZULLA SILVERADO
Garrett Spicer’s 2013 Chevrolet Silverado
3 min |
March/April 2025
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OFF-ROAD TOWING
Tips and Tricks for Everyone
3 min |
March/April 2025
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TRANSFORMER CRUISER
More Than Meets the Eye?
4 min |
March/April 2025
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KING SHOCKS AND RODEO X RIGS TOY DRIVE 2024
Prerunners and Toys
2 min |
March/April 2025
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PUSHING THE ENVELOPE
Dillon Houck's Painstakingly Prioritized Porsche Cayenne
10+ min |
March/April 2025
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FRONT ARMOR UPGRADE
Goodbye, Flimsy Plastic -Hello, Front Winch!
3 min |
March/April 2025
Hot Rod
JUST BECAUSE
TONY NETZEL'S TUBBED AND TWIN-TURBOCHARGED '61 PLYMOUTH BELVEDERE FLIES IN THE FACE OF PRO STREET CONVENTION. HE WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY.
4 min |
Spring 2025
Hot Rod
RESURRECTED
Not every great idea nails it on the first try. Henry Ford designed and built nine vehicles before perfecting his formula with the Model T, and the Corvette didn't even offer a V-8 engine until its third model year.
5 min |
Spring 2025
Hot Rod
Looking Back/ Looking Forward
New year, new you, or so the expression goes.
2 min |
Spring 2025
Hot Rod
THE WESTERN SWING
HOT ROD POWER TOUR WEST RETURNED IN 2024 WITH A FIVE-DAY ROAD TRIP THAT TOOK US FROM THE CALIFORNIA COAST TO THE ARIZONA DESERT.
2 min |
Spring 2025
Hot Rod
SUPER FANS OF THE SUPERVAN
The party was over. The fun was done. That was the familiar refrain for the U.S. auto industry in the early ’70s, as several socially and federally driven changes meant high compression, and hood scoops gave way to compact cars and catalytic converters.
8 min |
Spring 2025
Hot Rod
CHIEF AMONG US
JOHNSON'S HOT ROD SHOPS NAILS THE RESTORATION OF THIS CLASSIC CRUISER.
4 min |
Spring 2025
Hot Rod
MG BLUE OVAL
ADDING A FORD V-8 TO THIS MBG MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE
10+ min |