Automotive
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2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz
MotorTrend’s Truck of the Year competition isn’t a comparison test, but when it came to the new Hyundai Santa Cruz, judges found it difficult to avoid comparisons with the Ford Maverick, the other new compact pickup that dropped this year.
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February 2022
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2022 Ford Maverick
It’s been a long time since Americans have been able to buy a new compact pickup truck, but as the 2022 Ford Maverick proves, it’s not the size of your truck that matters, but rather how you use it.
3 min |
February 2022
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2021 Honda Ridgeline
The 2021 Honda Ridgeline came back for 2021 with mostly small updates that made the unibody truck more distinctive without losing its metropolitan vibe.
2 min |
February 2022
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2022 Mazda MX-30 EV
100-mile range makes this one a tough sell.
2 min |
February 2022
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2022 Nissan Frontier
We waited nearly two decades for a new Nissan Frontier, so perhaps we let our expectations for the all-new 2022 model creep a bit too high.
3 min |
February 2022
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2022 MOTORTREND SUV OF THE YEAR
THE BEST GENESIS VEHICLE EVER PUTS AN ENTIRE LUXURY SUV SEGMENT ON NOTICE GENESIS GV70
8 min |
December 2021
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2022 Hyundai Kona N
An impressively great and practical time.
2 min |
December 2021
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2022 Rimac Nevera
We had to make it quick, for now.
2 min |
December 2021
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2022 Subaru WRX
A bigger, more powerful fifth-gen WRX.
2 min |
December 2021
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2022 Toyota GR 86 FIRST DRIVE
Fun gets even better.
2 min |
December 2021
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ELON'S NIGHTMARE?
LUCID MOTORS’ ALL-ELECTRIC FIRST CAR IS ABSOLUTELY A THREAT TO TESLA AND OTHER LUXURY AUTOMAKERS
9 min |
December 2021
Motor Trend
Porsche to race on $45/gallon eFuel from direct air carbon capture.
Technologue
3 min |
December 2021
Motor Trend
Silent running: Why EVs won't save the planet. Yet.
When Mercedes-Benz finance chief Harald Wilhelm announced the company would reduce its investment in internal combustion engine research and development by 80 percent by 2026, the automotive world shifted a little on its axis.
3 min |
December 2021
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2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Bombastic fantastic.
Mirza Grebovic’s eyes light up when he talks about brake pad compounds. He’s Cadillac’s performance variant manager, and his passion clearly goes beyond the paycheck.
2 min |
November 2021
Motor Trend
FOUR-DOOR FIRE
THE GIULIA QUADRIFOGLIO AND M3 COMPETITION FACE OFF TO IDENTIFY THE ULTIMATE CHAMP
10 min |
November 2021
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SEEKING THE COMPACT CROWN
HONDA’S CR-V HAS REIGNED SUPREME. CAN TOYOTA, NISSAN, OR HYUNDAI LEAD AN SUV REVOLUTION?
9 min |
November 2021
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2022 Mercedes-EQ EQS
Look elsewhere for a Tesla competitor.
2 min |
November 2021
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2022 Ford Maverick
Small truck, small price, big mpg.
2 min |
November 2021
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THE REAL DEAL
FORD’S LONG-AWAITED BRONCO IS ABSOLUTELY LEGIT
10+ min |
November 2021
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2022 Porsche 911 GT3
There’s so much more to the new GT3 than its raw speed.
2 min |
November 2021
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DIDN'T SEE (OR HEAR) IT COMING
THE PLUG-IN FERRARI SF90 STRADALE RADICALLY REDEFINES THE HYPERCAR
10+ min |
November 2021
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The Big Picture
WORLD BEATER: Those still underestimating Hyundai-Kia do so at their own peril.
3 min |
November 2021
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WELCOME TO THE ROCKET SLED
THE BEST LAID PLANS OF MICEAND 102-YEAR-OLD CARMAKERS
9 min |
November 2021
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Pay-no-mind appliances? That's modern cars for you.
The Big Picture
3 min |
October 2021
Motor Trend
ASTON MARTIN VICTOR
NOT JUST A FIRST DRIVE. THE ONLY DRIVE.
3 min |
October 2021
Motor Trend
You'd best be geeked about our electric performance future
Change is the only constant in life. So said Greek philosopher Heraclitus some 2,500 years ago. Boy, was he right. Especially, it seems, vis-à-vis the car industry these days.
4 min |
September 2021
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Trend 9.21 2022 Honda Civic Sedan
An unnecessary upgrade we’ll happily take
3 min |
September 2021
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FUTURE CARS
THE MOST EXCITING NEW CARS, TRUCKS, AND SUVS COMING IN 2021 OR LATER, ALL IN ONE PLACE
10+ mins |
September 2021
Motor Trend
Constructing green gasoline from scratch using renewable methane
Shortly after our June “Green Issue” dropped, an enthusiast reader wrote to us to say we missed a key alternative fuel technology from Houston-based Nacero: green gasoline constructed from renewable natural gas using renewable energy.
3 min |
September 2021
Motor Trend
CAN YOU REALLY DO THAT?
MOTOR MYTHBUSTERS TACKLES AUTOMOTIVE TALES YOU MAY HAVE NEVER EVEN HEARD OF
8 min |