MotorTrend’s 75th anniversary is coming in 2024, and we’re ready to celebrate with you in a variety of new ways. The magazine you hold in your hands, a brand founded by Robert E. “Pete” Petersen, is where it all began, and we’re memorializing this legacy through the release of our full archive in digital format, available now. Our digital archive features 75 years of print issues dating back to 1949, all available for free.
In addition, we're marking this milestone with a limitededition Matchbox die-cast replica of the 1949 Kurtis Sport Car, which holds a unique place in our legacy, being the first subject to grace our cover, in September 1949. It’ll be available in 1:64 scale on MattelCreations.com in 2024.
We also have a “MotorTrend 75th” collection of swag available in the MotorTrend store. And we’ve launched a limited edition line featuring the Kurtis Sport Car; each item in these collections pays tribute to our 75-year legacy.
Our passion, like yours, has always been sparked by fascinating vehicles, dozens of which have grown into icons. We don’t just mean the fastest or strongest-selling or even the most significant—we’re talking about the models that serve as representative symbols of the automotive universe.
Our staff spent more time than it cares to admit coming up with the list you’re about to read. After much debate and painful elimination of some of our favorites, we whittled our contenders down to the 10 most iconic cars to come along during our 75-year run. The list begins here in alphabetical order, but we left the most difficult decision up to you, via an online poll that garnered thousands of votes: Which is the most iconic vehicle of them all?
This story is from the {{IssueName}} edition of {{MagazineName}}.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the {{IssueName}} edition of {{MagazineName}}.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
2023 GMC Canyon
MC, the luxe-truck division of General Motors, has long struggled to differentiate its products from mechanically similar Chevrolets.
2023 Ford F-Series Super Duty
The heavy-duty truck world moves more slowly than other pickup classes, and progress comes in spurts. Take the Ford F-Series Super Duty, whose recent refresh included softer-edged styling, a new entry-level gas-fed V-8, a new high-output 6.7-liter turbodiesel V-8, and myriad small improvements like new bedside steps. Is it still basically the same truck as before? Absolutely, but it’s also a better Super Duty, however incrementally.
2024 Chevrolet Silverado HD
When Chevrolet unveiled its all-new 2020 Silverado HD lineup, it set the truck world ablaze, and not in a good way.
THE CHEVROLET COLORADO IS THE 2024 MOTORTREND TRUCK OF THE YEAR
A BROAD LINEUP DELIVERS AN IMPRESSIVE RANGE OF OFF-ROAD CAPABILITY WITHOUT COMPROMISE TO EVERYDAY LIVABILITY
HOW MUCH DO YOU LOVE THE 80?!
THE FIRST-GENERATION NISSAN PATHFINDER IS AN SUV THROWBACK TO A TOTALLY RAD TIME, FOR SURE
BAVARIAN ECONS 2002te
THIS ELECTRIC BMW RESTOMOD LOSES ITS ENGINE BUT NOT ITS SOUL
2023 PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS FIRST TEST
PORSCHE'S MOST FOCUSED 911 OF ALL TIME MUST BE EXPERIENCED AT ITS LIMITS TO BE UNDERSTOOD
2024 TRUCK OF THE YEAR MADE IN MICHIGAN
AFTER DECADES IN THE WEST, TRUCK OF THE YEAR MOVES TO MICHIGAN
YOUR ICON OF ICONS: CHEVROLET CORVETTE
Was there ever any doubt? MotorTrend readers are largely American, and as much as we love Jeeps, Mustangs, and F-150s in this country, the Corvette has been “America’s sports car” for nearly as long as this publication has existed. That’s why you chose it via our online vote as the most iconic car of the past 75 years.
MOTORTREND CELEBRATES 75 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE
The 10 Most Iconic Vehicles of Our Time and Much More
