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PVOTY 2023 • The state of the art is (mostly) on fire.
Ken Block 1967–2023
First Look: 2024 Ram 1500 Revolution • Late to the party but loaded with wild features.
First Ride: Porsche GT4 E-Performance • Don’t scoff at all electric race cars.
Prototype First Drive: 2024 Acura Integra Type S • R you what we think you R?
Rear View • From the MT Archive ...
First Drive: 2024 Canoo Lifestyle Vehicle • A rolling amalgamation of convention-defying USPs that we pretty much dig.
First Drive: Canoo U.S. Army Light Tactical Vehicle • Lifted, ballistically hardened, and structurally reinforced for potential service.
First Test: 2023 Lucid Air Touring • So good you have to really want a more expensive one.
Technologue • Add Infinitum, subtract cost, materials, weight, and energy consumption.
Your Say…
Commentary: The Truth About EVs • Science has repeatedly shown EVs are better for humans despite the meme you just retweeted
Interview: Christian von Koenigsegg • Christian von Koenigsegg has built some of the planet's fastest machines. Now he's working on a radical four-seat hybrid that defies conventional hypercar wisdom.
First Drive: Maserati GranTurismo Folgore • Maserati transfers racing technology to a swift, elegant grand touring coupe for its "lightning" electric subbrand.
Driving the GT Folgore on Maserati’s High-Tech Simulator
Do Not Drive Gently • Gas? Electric? Turbo or no? There's more than one way to light up a road as one of the world's best performance cars.
2023 Performance Vehicle of the Year: Behind the Scenes
Contender: 2023 Aston Martin DBX707
Contender: 2022 BMW M240i xDrive
Contender: 2022 Genesis G80 3.5T AWD
Contender: 2023 Genesis GV60 Performance
Contender: 2022 Hyundai Kona N
Contender: 2022 Mercedes-AMG EQS
Contender: 2022 Mercedes-AMG SL 63 4Matic+
Contender: 2023 Polestar 2 BST Edition 270
Contender: 2022 Porsche Taycan GTS
Contender: 2022 Subaru WRX
Contender: 2023 Toyota GR Supra Manual
Finalist: 2022 Audi RS 3
Finalist: 2023 Honda Civic Type R
Finalist: 2022 Hyundai Elantra N
Finalist: 2023 Kia EV6 GT
Finalist: 2023 Lamborghini Huracán Tecnica
Finalist: 2022 McLaren 765LT Spider
Finalist: 2023 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS
Finalist: 2023 Toyota GR Corolla
Winner: 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 • No longer just a bang-for-buck star, the Corvette Z06 is our 2023 Performance Vehicle of the Year
Comparison: Chevrolet Corvette Z06 vs. Lamborghini Huracán Tecnica vs. McLaren 765LT • Does America's sports car finally have what it takes to be considered America's supercar?
Arrival: 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Lariat
Update: 2022 Genesis GV70
Update: 2021 Land Rover Defender 110
Update: 2021 Volvo XC40
Verdict: 2021 Toyota Mirai
The Big Picture • Money for nothing: Tesla is worth a fraction of its peak.