Autos & Vehicles

Hot Rod Time Machine: Old vs New

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Just How Good Were the Good Ol’ Days? To find out, we’ve gathered three modern high-spec ponycars and matched them with their glory days ancestors. We’re pitting a 2011 Camaro SS against the ’69 Camaro SS396 that inspired its design; a 2011 Challenger SRT8 meets the ’70 Challenger it so faithfully resembles; and a freshly minted Shelby Mustang GT500 convertible meets its ’69 forebear.

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Shot by: Jim Gleason and Gordon Green
Edited by: Jim Gleason

Motor Trend Presents: The Taming of Ol’ Calhoun – 1963 Indy 500 Winning Car

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Motor Trend Editor-In-Chief Angus MacKenzie travels to The Brickyard where he explores the greatest Indy 500 of them all — the 1963 Indianapolis 500 — and realizes his childhood dream of driving “Ol’ Calhoun,” the car Parnelli Jones piloted to victory in the ’63 race.

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Rallye Aicha des Gazelles

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Truck Trend Editor Allyson Harwood travels to the Sahara Desert in Morocco to watch the running of the Gazelles.

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Shot by: Duane Sempson
Edited by: Duane Sempson

2012 Audi A7 – First Test

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We test the all-new 2012 Audi A7 and find the supercharged 3.0-liter engine to be more motivating than expected…

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Mass Appeal: Eight Car Compact Sedan Shootout

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We gather eight contenders from the compact car segment, one of the most hotly contested segments in the United States, and attempt to find the one that rises above them all.

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Shot by: Duane Sempson & Gordon Green
Edited by: Duane Sempson