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Motor Trend is an American automobile magazine. It first appeared in September 1949, [3] and designated the first Car of the Year, also in 1949. [4] [5]Petersen Publishing Company in Los Angeles published Motor Trend until 1998, when it was sold to British publisher EMAP, who then sold the former Petersen magazines to Primedia in 2001.
The Allanté was hampered by poor performance, being a front-wheel-drive car powered by a 170 horsepower engine while weighing 3600lbs; Motor Trend measured the Allanté as having a 0–60 time of 10.3 seconds, 4 seconds slower than the Mercedes. [112] This led to the press dismissing the Allanté as "all show, no go". [112]
Motor Trend, which debuted in 1949, was the first publication to name a Car of the Year. The inaugural Motor Trend Car of the Year award recognized Cadillac's V8 engine in 1949 (75 years ago) (). [2] The earliest awards were given to the manufacturer or division, not for a specific vehicle.
The MotorTrend Truck of the Year wasn’t an EV like the Rivian R1T or Ford F-150 Lightning. A gas-powered truck won top honors. MotorTrend (), celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, selected ...
Although the 1955–1957 Ford Thunderbird had proved successful (in comparison to the Chevrolet Corvette), Ford executives—particularly Robert McNamara—still felt its overall sales volume had room to improve. Market research suggested sales of the Thunderbird were limited by its two-seat configuration, making it unsuitable for families.
Motor Trend Car of the Year 1971: Chevrolet Vega: Motor Trend Car of the Year 1997: Cadillac Catera: Automobile All-Stars: 1985: Merkur XR4Ti: Car and Driver 10Best Cars 1997: Chevrolet Malibu: Motor Trend Car of the Year 1990: Lincoln Town Car: Motor Trend Car of the Year 1980: Chevrolet Citation: Motor Trend Car of the Year 1974: Ford Mustang ...
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Motor Trend conducted a comparison between the BMW M3, ATS-V, and Mercedes-AMG C63-S. The Cadillac managed to accelerate faster than both German vehicles and was the fastest around Willow Springs International Motorsports Park; it was also the least expensive in the test. [97]