HOT ROD Drag Week is the world’s most brutal test of a real street/strip car, requiring the cars to drive 1,200-plus miles in one week while racing five days in a row at four different tracks. Larry Larson has done the impossible, winning five times in a row in his ’66 Chevy Nova that has been as quick as 6.94 seconds in the quarter mile at 200-plus mph. This ranks as one of the most impressive feats in all of motorsports, and has earned the Nova the title of HOT ROD Magazine’s Fastest Street Car in America. In this episode of HOT ROD Unlimited, meet the humble chassis builder from Oak Grove, Missouri, who makes it happen.... Read More
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Choosing the 2013 Best Driver’s Car Contenders! Who’s In & Who’s Out – Wide Open Throttle Ep. 78
On this special episode of Wide Open Throttle, Angus MacKenzie and the Motor Trend gang finally reveal and discuss the 12 contenders for Motor Trend’s 2013 Best Driver’s Car Powered by Mobil 1 (https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialMobil1). The group also explains which fan-favorite cars didn’t make the cut this year and why.... Read More
Behind the Scenes of Motor Trend’s 2013 Best Driver’s Car Competition! The J-Turn Ep. 14
On this episode of The J-Turn, Jessi Lang takes you behind the scenes of Motor Trend’s 2013 Best Driver’s Car Powered by Mobil 1 (https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialMobil1) to show you all of the preparation this event demands and the many challenges it poses. Serving as a preview of the full week of BDC programming that begins airing August 19th, this episode gives you a glimpse of the contenders— like the Aston Martin Vanquish, the Audi R8, the BMW M6, the Mercedes Benz SLS AMG Black Series, the Jaguar F-Type, the SRT Viper, and the Nissan GT-R Track Edition— and shows you the madness that inevitably ensues each year.... Read More
Motor Trend’s 2013 Best Driver’s Car Week! – Starting August 19th
Motor Trend’s 2013 Best Driver’s Car Week powered by Mobil 1 (https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialMobil1) begins Monday, August 19th exclusively on the Motor Trend youtube channel. ... Read More
Badder Than Bigfoot! 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Stalks Pacific Northwest – Epic Drives Ep. 20
On this episode of Epic Drives, Oregon’s lush forests and laid-back cities shudder in the roar of quad exhausts when host Arthur St. Antoine arrives with the baddest Benz of them all: the new $296,000, 622-horsepower AMG SLS Black Series. When AMG’s screaming-yellow monster cuts loose, cheese explodes, beautiful girls sing, and the foothills of Mount Hood tremble in awe.... Read More
Winner Announced and Challenge Recap – Day 5 of Diesel Power Challenge 2013!
On the final day of Diesel Power Challenge 2013, we wrap-up the weeklong event and present the winner with the coveted cup.... Read More
The One With The 2013 SRT Challenger Core! – World’s Fastest Car Show Ep. 3.13
Jonny Lieberman takes the SRT Challenger Core to the track for his one episode limited engagement at the helm of the World’s Fastest Car Show. Reminiscent of its famous counterpart the General Lee, the orange 2013 Challenger Core, strangely enough, brings out a side of Jonny that is somewhat reminiscent of his absent hosting counterpart. ... Read More
Talking Fiesta ST, Ford vs Chevy, GT500 & SVT Raptor with Ford SVT’s Jamal Hameedi! – WOT Ep. 77
Special guest Jamal Hameedi, Chief Nameplate Engineer at Ford – SVT, sits down with Ed Loh, Angus MacKenzie, Carlos Lago and Scott Mortara to discuss the new Ford Fiesta ST. Also up for discussion is the Ford vs Chevrolet rivalry, the Ford GT, GT500 and the SVT Raptor.... Read More
Sled Pull – Day 4 of Diesel Power Challenge 2013!
On Day 4 of Diesel Power Challenge, the 9 reader-selected trucks hitch up to the sled for the most demanding test yet! If you thought the drag strip was hard on these rigs, just wait until they hook up a professional-level pulling sled and try dragging 300 ft across a packed down mud pit!... Read More