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Buying a car in the late 1800s was an act of faith. Optimistic, irrational, mostly blind faith. To buy such an expensive and unproven technology in the age of the horse, you had to believe in a world that didn’t yet exist—one where drivable roads and gas stations connected the country. Car ownership was also a bet against the odds: that your automobile wouldn’t break down and that when something did break down, the company you bought it from would still be in business. Most of all, buying into the idea of the automobile required believing that the present headaches and hardships wouldn’t last forever. Think of those first drivers as time travelers. In return for gambling on an automobile, they experienced the future years or even decades before the…
Take a beat to think about how long it takes the websites you visit to load. Your favorite social media sites take about 3.5 seconds. In the amount of time it takes your “socials” to load, the quickest car we’ve ever tested in our 76-year history is already doing north of 90 mph. From a standstill. Impressive doesn’t even begin to describe the sensational 2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Weissach, MotorTrend’s new undisputed 0–60-mph champ. The Taycan Turbo GT Weissach hits 60 mph in just 1.89 seconds. That’s 0.05 second quicker than the second-quickest car we’ve ever tested, a slightly heavier non-Weissach Taycan Turbo GT, and 0.18 second quicker than our previous 0–60 champ, a Tesla Model S Plaid, which hit the mark in only 2.07 seconds. Our top five…
Now that we’ve filled you in on the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Weissach’s otherwordly test results, it’s logical to ask how other electric cars stack up in the blistering-acceleration category. Rocketing from a standstill to 60 mph in 3.0 seconds or less creates forces approaching those created by the Earth’s gravity, tricking your inner ear into thinking forward is down. But this sort of sensory illusion is just the beginning in EV Land. With the Taycan Turbo GT Weissach and standard Turbo GT now claiming the top two spots, here are the other quickest-accelerating electric vehicles we’ve ever tested, comprising the rest of our top 10 EV performers in descending order. 10. 2022 GMC Hummer EV (Edition 1): 0–60 MPH in 3.0 Seconds One of the quickest-accelerating electric trucks from…
50 June/July/August 1975 Price: $1.00 The summer of ’75 was not a great time for the automotive industry, and we devoted as much ink to trends as motors. We looked at promising advances in technology, including five-speed manual transmissions, overdrive automatics, lean-burn fuel systems, automotive diesels, and synthetic motor oil, all of which have since come and some of which have since gone. We chronicled how the ABC TV network turned the 1975 Indy 500 into a television spectacular just hours after the race ended. We covered the strange story of Elizabeth Carmichael and the Twentieth Century Motor Car Company, subject of HBO’s 2021 documentary The Lady and the Dale. We also talked about cars present and future. Future included a slick Corvette and a pair of Ford-Honda joint-venture subcompacts…
Lighter, cheaper, fully active—can Domin’s suspension outperform McLaren’s and Ferrari’s setups? It’s tough to beat the power of a hydraulic suspension, as TikTok reelz of chrome-bedecked lowriders bouncing up and over onto their roofs can attest. But hydraulic technology hasn’t progressed much since the 1950s. It still relies mostly on a central pressure source feeding a network of steel tubes that remain vulnerable to pinching, crimping, corrosion, and leaks. British firm Domin Limited reckons it has a better approach. What if hydraulic pressure was generated and managed right where it was needed, using tiny, high-precision electric pumps, valves, and accumulators? (Kind of the opposite of what’s happening to onboard computing, where cars are transitioning away from dozens or hundreds of tiny computers to a centralized computer model.) Electrons are lighter…
Of the Years I congratulate you for selecting the Lincoln Nautilus as your SUV of the Year (Winter 2024) and congratulate myself for purchasing one a few weeks before your announcement. I have about 3,000 miles on the odometer and agree with almost all your positive statements about the vehicle; the hybrid in particular has provided unexpectedly great mileage. You wrote at length about the Black Label trim, but except for interior color options, some external trim, and a few perks, the Reserve III trim is virtually the same and many thousands less. I think it’s the sweet spot for maximum comfort and luxury. That said, Lincoln still has a way to go. It would be nice if the Nautilus’ cargo area had four, not just two, tie-downs and mesh…
