Biography
As MotorTrend’s road test editor and fleet manager, Erick Ayapana spends a bulk of his day pestering automakers for vehicles to test and shaming staffers for curbing wheels. Erick is a SoCal native who spends his free time doing SoCal things and pondering the world’s unsolved mysteries, including the proper way to launch a Subaru WRX with a manual transmission.
Articles
The 2025 Mercedes-AMG GT63 S E Performance Is the Quickest AMG We’ve Tested
Erick Ayapana | Oct 20, 2025
The Top 11 Fastest Audis MotorTrend Has Ever Tested
Erick Ayapana | Aug 18, 2025
From the ’80s to AI: Up Close with the Latest Pirelli P Zero Tire
Erick Ayapana | Jul 29, 2025
We Took Our 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid Sedan on a 3,000-Mile Road Trip Back Home
Erick Ayapana | Jul 7, 2025
2025 Toyota Sienna Platinum First Test: It Sucks and It's Freezing
Erick Ayapana | Jun 2, 2025
2025 BMW M4 Competition xDrive Convertible First Test: Soft Top Goes Hard
Erick Ayapana | Apr 11, 2025
2025 Lucid Air Pure First Test: Going Smaller to Go Farther
Erick Ayapana | Apr 4, 2025
Best Tech 2025: PlugShare's Free App Solves the Hardest Part of EV Ownership
Erick Ayapana | Feb 25, 2025
A Damned Loud Goodbye: First Test of the 2024 Porsche 718 Spyder RS
Erick Ayapana | Nov 22, 2024