The Downshift

Porsche's engineers test the 918 -- an 800-plus horsepower, mid-engined, plug-in hybrid supercar -- at the Nurburgring.

On this episode of The Downshift, Diesel Power's Jason Sands pilots a GMC 2500HD and tries to break the Guinness World Record for the fastest speed towing a trailer at El Mirage Dry Lake Bed.

A team of 40 women volunteered their time to transform a 2013 Ford Mustang GT into an incredible custom car for the 2012 SEMA show.

Criterion Games developers talk about Need for Speed Most Wanted.

A tour of Quattro GmbH provides a glimpse inside the birthplace of the RS3, RS4, RS5, RS6 and R8, one of the world's most sought after supercars.

On this episode of The Downshift, Motor Trend's Senior Features Editor Jonny Lieberman goes to Affalterbach, Germany, the home of AMG, to build his own twin-turbo V8 by hand, as all AMG engines are.

On this episode of The Downshift, we take our 2013 Jetta Hybrid back to the Bonneville Salts Flats to the World Finals on a quest to reach the elusive 200mph and officially set the record for the world's fastest hybrid.

Jessi Lang moderates while Ed Loh, Angus MacKenzie, Carlos Lago and Jonny Lieberman discuss the pick of the Tesla Model S as Motor Trend's 2013 Car of the Year.

Go inside HRE Performance Wheels, the company that designs and manufactures custom wheels for some of the worlds most exotic cars.

Get an inside look at Lucra Cars and their LC470. Using carbon fiber and Chevrolet LS engines, the Lucra produces over 600 horsepower and has a curb weight of less than 2,000 pounds.

Since 1953, the Corvette has captured the hearts of driving enthusiasts worldwide. The engineers and designers behind the birth of the redesigned 2014 Corvette Stingray discuss the car's evolution.

Junichi Furuyama, chief engineer of the Lexus IS, talks about the radical changes to the new IS and the reinvention of the Lexus brand.