Motorcycles
The 51 Most Iconic Motorcycles of All Time
There are countless combinations of speed, sex, beauty, design and freedom found between two tires — but these are the icons hand-picked as our favorites.
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MotoringAll-Wheel-Drive vs Four-Wheel-Drive: Know the Difference
Understanding the differences will make buying your next ride that much easier.
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BriefingsMailbag: Going Camping in a Sports Car Is Quite Controversial
This week’s Ferrari-camping story caused quite a stir.
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ArchiveIs Turbocharging the Future of Cars?
The world is growing ever more populated with turbocharged engines, but is this good for drivers?
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MotoringMotoring on the Grid: The “Connected” Car Comes of Age
Staying connected to your information — whether that means access to music, social media, restaurant reviews, or navigation — is essential, even when you’re on the road.
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MotoringVintage Explorers: 7 Adventure Vehicles for the Perfect Off-Road Trip
Steep slopes, muddy trails, river crossings and scree slopes turn a garden variety trip into a journey. Adrenaline junkies, take note: off-road excursions are just as exciting as transcontinental road trips, if not more so.
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MotoringWorld Rally Championship Finland, An Underdog Returns to Racing
The old-wood pine forests and gravel roads of the Neste Oil WRC Finland made for gorgeous scenery in early August.
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MotoringThis Week In Motoring: August 18, 2014
This Week in Motoring: the most expensive car ever sold, plenty of eco-cars, the science behind Tony Stewart’s tragic sprint car accident, Motor Trend‘s awesome drag race and much more.
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MotoringDriving the Dino 308 GT4, the Most Controversial Ferrari in History
Featuring a slew of firsts, the Ferrari Dino 308 GT4 was wrapped in controversy, failed in sales and has been looked down upon by aficionados for years. Today there is a resurgence in the interest of this ill-fated groundbreaker.
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MotoringNew-School Diesel Brings Clean Burns to the Masses
Diesels have come a long way since the days of smoke spewing trucks and roaring German sedans.
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MotoringSix Weeks in the Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel
The 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel will haul you and your stuff for nearly 730 miles on one tank, all the while spoiling you with leather, panoramic roof, digital screens and tons of hauling capabilities. Is this the best American SUV ever made?
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MotoringThe Bizarre Success of the BMW X6
The BMW X6 been around since 2007 and has found shockingly good sales success for BMW, even earning a refresh this year: all this, despite its inferior specs, a small interior, and the fact that it looks like it’s been whacked with the same ugly stick as the Pontiac Aztek.
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MotoringIn the 2015 Jeep Renegade, Very Different is Very Good
Jeep is an American automotive staple, but it hasn’t done anything radically new in, well…ever. This signature Jeep American-ness on four driven wheels now gets its biggest injection of originality in the form of the Italian-made, Fiat 500L-based 2015 Jeep Renegade.
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MotoringCUV DNA: The Original Crossovers
While the marketing term “crossover” is a recent invention, the concept is not. Automakers have been making cars that fill the gap between utility vehicles and family cars for decades.
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MotoringCheap Thrills: 10 Bargain Driver’s Cars
Your buddy’s Rosso Corsa Red Ferrari makes your blood boil with envy. Unfortunately, your better half won’t let you mortgage the house so you can buy one yourself.
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MotoringQuick Spin: 2015 Volkswagen Golf GTI
Longer, wider, lighter and with brand new tech, the Mk VII Golf GTI goes head to head…with past versions of itself.
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MotoringWant This, Get This: 2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport or 2014 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk
It used to be a well-known truth: getting an SUV that conquered the rough-and-tumble of off-roading and had good driving dynamics on the road was a holy grail, like marrying a woman with the physique of Lolo Jones and the brains of Marie Curie. Nowadays, that vehicular combination is no longer as elusive as you think.
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MotoringKit: Mustang Fastback
If you’re fortunate enough to possess a Mustang Fastback — one of the grandaddies of the American muscle car — you know the respect and admiration it garners from car lovers to kids. It’s Americana on four wheels.
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MotoringTesting Five Great Alternatives to the Minivan
There’s no question about a minivan’s utility.
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MotorcyclesSartorial Safety: Office-Friendly Motorcycle Gear
The office dress code can be a challenge for a motorcycle enthusiast; riding the elevator in an unzipped kangaroo skin onesie doesn’t score too many points with the boss.