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Watch This! Running a 2019 Porsche 911 Carrera S on the Dyno

Sure, this isn’t near the most powerful 911. Still, well over 400 horsepower is nothing to sneeze at—remember when that was 911 Turbo territory? To test this middle child, we strapped the Carrera S to some rollers and leaned on the boost. The results? Unexpected.

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Welcome to the highly anticipated MotorTrend 2019 Best Driver’s Car competition! Ride along with hosts Jonny Lieberman, Jethro Bovingdon, and SCCA Hall of Fame racecar driver Randy Pobst as they unleash 12 of this year’s hottest sports cars and supercars on the road and at the track and figure out which one’s best. Each contender must face a barrage of instrumented tests, miles of real-world driving, and blistering hot laps around world-famous WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca—all for the chance to be crowned Motor Trend’s 2019 Best Driver’s Car! This year’s worthy competitors are the Toyota Supra, McLaren Senna, Ford Mustang Shelby GT350, Porsche 911 Carrera S, Jaguar XE SV Project 8, Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S, BMW 850i xDrive, Bentley Continental GT V8, BMW M2 Competition, Aston Martin DBS Superleggera, Lamborghini Urus, and last but certainly not least—and finally!—the Dodge Challenger Hellcat Red Eye Widebody! Prepare for the high-performance showdown of the year!

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Booya! 2019 MotorTrend Best Driver’s Car

It may be a couple of years old, but this ü ber-Mustang still harbors one of the best-sounding, most-powerful naturally-aspirated V-8s in the biz. So, we strapped it onto some rollers to find out exactly how much Ford’s flat-plane crank makes. The numbers might surprise you.

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Watch This! Running a 2019 Mustang GT350 on the Dyno

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Once a year, Automobile gathers the most exciting cars on the market for a rigorous drive. Here are the best of the best.

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The Best of Automobile All-Stars 2019

If you love vintage air-cooled Porsches, there’s no better place to be than a Luftgekült gathering—especially when it’s held on the Universal Studios backlot. We asked attendants about the meaning behind the event’s German name.

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AUTOMOBILE’s Nelson Ireson takes the new 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt for a first drive around San Francisco.

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Every time Porsche introduces a new 911 it's always followed by a bit of controversy, and the latest version of the 911 GTS is no different given it's Porsche's first-ever hybrid 911. Regardless of its powertrain, is it any good? Watch along to find out!

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2025 Porsche 911 GTS First Drive: Hybridized Sacrilege?

Aston Martin wants its Vantage to be even more performance car than grand tourer. The latest, electrified 911 stands in its way—or does it?

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2025 Porsche 911 GTS T-Hybrid vs. Aston Martin Vantage: Stepping Out of the 911's Shadow

The 2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Weissach is the first car we’ve ever tested to hit 60 mph in less than 2.0 seconds—and the base Turbo GT is no slouch, either! Hop in the driver’s seat with Jonny Lieberman as he dives into the jaw-dropping performance of this beastly family sedan transformed into a track-ready performance car.

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New Record! 2025 Porsche Taycan Turbo GT Weissach Sets Quickest 0–60-MPH Time