Still the best!

Motor Trend magazine is one of the best of the best. I've been reading it since I was 10. This magazine is very informative, and does get good performance numbers. Articles are well written, comparisons are excellent. They always are the first to drive the lastest models. This magazine is a lot more entertaining and interesting to read than Car and Driver. They are 100% enthusiasts, bold and respected, this magazine is ahead of the pace. Motor Trend is the best car magazine!

Lacks credibility

I wasn't even driving yet in 1984 and I knew that Motor Trend's pick of the Renault Alliance for 1984 Car of the Year was a joke.

I've had trouble with most of them since then, too.

They seem to eek out the lowest acceleration numbers in the industry, which is great when you're reading about a car you like, but one has to wonder what kind of corrections they're performing on the numbers, because in practice few others can achieve those numbers (certainly not consistently, anyway).

I bought one each of the five mainstream magazines this month -- November 2002 issues of Automobile, Autoweek, Car and Driver, Motor Trend, and Road & Track -- partly to compare and update my perceptions of each (but mostly to read everything I can about the Infiniti G35 Coupe that I'm getting next month :-) ) and in my opinion, Motor Trend is the worst of the bunch. Sorry, MT.

Motor Trend - Not Too Bad!

I've had a subscription to Motor Trend for over 3 years and for the money $10-$12 a year it's not too bad. Sometimes the vehicles they show in the main article of the month are way out of normal blue-collar family budgets but they try to show a broad look at all vehicles and they do a great job of explaining everything in detail. I would give 5 stars if they would cut back on showing the real extravagant vehicles.