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Intake 2024 Lucid Air Sapphire
We slide behind the wheel of a tri-motor monster
Intake 2024 Lincoln Nautilus
A red-hot hybrid SUV
2024 Buick Envista
The last new ICE Buick ever
Intake 2024 Kia EV9
Three rows with massive presence
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