TECH YA NECK

1990s breakthroughs that paved the path to today's driving world

TUNING IN

In the 1990s, the Compact Car Tuning Scene Went From Niche to Nuclear

RELENTLESS PERFECTION

The 1990 LS 400 Was a Swift Kick to Mercedes' Solid Gold Reputation

ENGINES OF CHANGE

With the 1990 Corvette ZR-1, Chevrolet Created a Giant-Slaying Tradition

COLOR THEORY

One of the Raddest VW Golfs Began as a Sales Failure

COMPLETING THE CIRCLE

26 Years Later, the Civic Type R Has Finally Learned All the Integra Type R's Tricks

GREAT EXPECTATIONS: THE SATURN STORY

SATURN WAS MORE THAN JUST A CAR. IT WAS AN ATTEMPT TO RADICALLY REINVENT GENERAL MOTORS, THE WORLD'S LARGEST AND WEALTHIEST AUTOMAKER

TOMORROW'S SUV, YESTERDAY

The First Jeep Grand Cherokee Set Standards for Decades

SWEET DELETES

Three Decades Later the M3 Lightweight's Power Deficit Is Forgotten and Forgiven

MORE THAN A FINAL GASP

Porsche's 993-Series 911 Still Holds Its Own

LAST PONY STANDING

How the '90s Saved the Ford Mustang-and What It Means for the 2024 Model

LIGHTNING RODS

NO ONE IN THE '90S Imagined How Ford's Hot Rod Truck Would Evolve

Did 1990s Emissions Policy Help Make Us Vitriolic?

Today’s sociopolitical discourse can be ugly. In the automotive space, the us-versus-them vitriol frequently centers on electrification, pitting “eco-weenie coal-fired-EV lovers” against “selfish wingnut climate deniers.”

On The Rise: '90s Collector Cars

Some of the decade’s most well-known (and under-the-radar) collector cars

KINT 104 The Lookback Machine: Motor Trend's 1990s Predictions

How'd We Do? Right, Wrong, and Not Even Close

BOLD UTES

A CLASSIC SHOWDOWN TO FIND THE BEST SMALL SUV

2022 Mercedes-AMG SL 55

The \"entry-level\" SL has plenty of mojo.

2023 Land Rover Defender 110 V-8

More cylinders make (mostly) everything better

2023 Chevy Colorado

A redesign raises the bar, but is it enough?

2023 Honda Accord

Two steps forward, one step back

2024 Mazda CX-90

Mazda has been moving upmarket for a few years now, to a place between mainstream and luxury automakers

2024 Nissan GT-R

It's old enough to get a driver's license

2024 Buick Encore GX

A bestseller gets a spit shine

2024 Lamborghini Revuelto

A plug-in supercar for the second space race

HELL SLED

DODGE MAKES ANOTHER DEAL WITH THE DEVIL, THIS TIME FOR 1,025 HP

THE WAY IN

ACURA'S INTEGRA AND AUDI'S A3 ARE THE PERFECT MIDDLE GROUND BETWEEN PREMIUM AND PRACTICAL

LIVE WIRE

DIVE DEEP INTO THE BONKERS WORLD OF THE NEW 830-HP ELECTRIC SUV

EXTREME IN THE EXTREME

WHEN THE PHRASE \"AN F1 CAR FOR THE ROAD\" ISN'T HYPERBOLE

2023 Honda Pilot

Boxy, rugged, and... kinda cool?

New Tire Made From Soybean Oil, Rice Husks, and Pine Resin

Ninety percent of the tire's ingredients are sustainable.