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IN SEARCH OF THE SOUL OF A CITY

RISING OUT OF APOCALYPTIC RUINS DECADES AGO, HIROSHIMA FOUGHT THE LONG ODDS AND GAVE BIRTH TO MAZDA. WE HIT THE CITY IN ITS FAVORITE SON, AN MX-5.

HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN

THESE ROADSIDE SHRINES ARE HOMES FOR LOST LOVED ONES' SOULS.

Eldora Speedway is the Grand Dirt Dance Hall where an old, forgotten America isn't just a memory.

The road to Eldora Speedway does not pass through Troy, Ohio, but it damn sure runs straight through the heart of Troy’s favorite racing son, Jack Hewitt.

THE Fluffaktor

Northern Sweden's frigid climate once kept all but the hardiest souls away. Now it's one of the area's most valuable resources.

THE MILLION-DOLLAR MUSTANG

FOR YEARS IT WAS LOST. NOW IT'S HOME. THE SURPRISING STORY OF THE 1964 INDY 500 PACE CAR.

DUNE BUGGY

THE 911 DAKAR HARNESSES THE SPIRIT OF ITS RALLY-DOMINATING ANCESTORS.

COLOSSUS OF ROADS

GREAT CARS ARE BUILT IN FACTORIES, BUT THEIR SOULS ARE FOUND ON THE OPEN ROAD. FOUR DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERS REVEAL THE ROADS THAT HELPED CREATE SOME OF OUR FAVORITE VEHICLES.

GOLD COUNTRY

SEARCHING FOR DRIVING NIRVANA? A MAP OF CALIFORNIA POINTS THE WAY. ALL YOU NEED IS BMW'S BRAND-NEW 453-HORSE, STICKSHIFT DRIFT ROCKET TO TAKE YOU THERE.

One RING To RULE them all

After All, WHY NOT? WHy shouldn't we keep lapping the NÜRBURGRING in a factory BMW M4 GT4 Race car?

FRENCH PRESS

A TASTE OF LIBRAIRIE PASSION AUTOMOBILE, AN AUTOMOTIVE BOOKSTORE IN AN UNLIKELY PLACE: PARIS.

Americans Are Holding on to Their Vehicles Longer Than Ever

With new and used cars still painfully expensive, Ryan Holdsworth says he plans to keep his 9-year-old Chevy Cruze for at least four more years

COMPLETING THE CIRCLE

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

COLOR THEORY

One of the Raddest VW Golfs Began as a Sales Failure

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

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

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.”

SWEET DELETES

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

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

TECH YA NECK

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

On The Rise: '90s Collector Cars

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

TUNING IN

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

TOMORROW'S SUV, YESTERDAY

The First Jeep Grand Cherokee Set Standards for Decades

RELENTLESS PERFECTION

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

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

ENGINES OF CHANGE

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

LIGHTNING RODS

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

Working the Core

Highs: Mighty quick, plenty of fun on the right roads, impressive highway fuel economy. Lows: Not our favorite steering, stiff ride, where'd all the buttons go?

ROADS SCHOLAR

NEWLY STUDIED IN MATTERS UNPAVED, THE HONDA PILOT IS NOW AN ACE BOTH ON-AND OFF-ROAD

Slug Fest

In one of Toyota's most mysterious offerings, we brave D.C. traffic in search of a secret carpool cabal

STRONG MEDICINE: 2023 BMW M2

EACH DOSE CONTAINS 453 HORSEPOWER. MAY CAUSE DIZZINESS. DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOL BEFORE USING. DRIVE DAILY OR AS NEEDED