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Of The Year Awards

The annual Motor Trend Truck and SUV of the Year Award features significant input from the editors of Truck Trend magazine and is given to the vehicle that best represents exceptional value, superiority in its class, and most significant developments on the new-vehicle scene each year. Inside you’ll find reviews of all the vehicle candidates, insight into the exhaustive testing process, photos, and more information on the winner.
2009 Sport/Utility Of The Year: Subaru Forester 2009 Sport/Utility Of The Year: Subaru Forester
Clearcut: Soaring fuel prices and a fizzling economy have made it a jungle out there, but this year's winner is easy to see for the trees more
2009 Sport/Utility of the Year: The Contenders 2009 Sport/Utility of the Year: The Contenders
Rise of the Machines: A year has passed since the last brutal war, and the world has changed-small cars have taken over and high fuel costs... more
Editor's Desk: The State of the SUV Union, 2009 Editor's Desk: The State of the SUV Union, 2009
By now you've probably heard who we selected our 2009 Sport/Utility of the Year. If not, I won't spoil it for you here, but will offer you... more
Video: 2009 Sporty/Utility Vehicle of the year Testing, Judging, and the Winner! Video: 2009 Sporty/Utility Vehicle of the year Testing, Judging, and the Winner!
Each year our team of experts takes on the tough task of picking the next "of the year". Check out these videos of the 2009 Sporty/Utility... more
2009 Sport/Utility Of The Year:  Subaru Forester Wallpaper 2009 Sport/Utility Of The Year: Subaru Forester Wallpaper
Download your favorite desktop wallpaper of the 2009 Subaru Forester, Motor Trend's 2009 SUOTY Winner! more
2009 Motor Trend Truck of the Year: Ford F-150 2009 Motor Trend Truck of the Year: Ford F-150
Roll of the Dice: Ford bets the farm on its best truck yet more
2009 Truck of the Year Contender Wallpapers: Ford F-150, Dodge Ram, Hummer H3T, and Suzuki Equator 2009 Truck of the Year Contender Wallpapers: Ford F-150, Dodge Ram, Hummer H3T, and Suzuki Equator
Download your favorite desktop wallpaper of the 2009 Ford F-150, Dodge Ram, Hummer H3T, and Suzuki Equator from the 2009 Truck of the Year... more
2008 Truck of the Year Winner: Toyota Tundra 2008 Truck of the Year Winner: Toyota Tundra
When Toyota first announced it was coming out with a full-size pickup truck to go head to head with the big boys from Ford, Chevy, and... more
2009 Motor Trend Truck of the Year Testing and Finalists 2009 Motor Trend Truck of the Year Testing and Finalists
A Quantum of Solace: Outstanding players in a hostile environment - This is a helluva time to be in the truck business. more
Video: 2009 Truck of the Year Testing Video: 2009 Truck of the Year Testing
We performed our testing at Chrysler's Arizona Proving Grounds which stands as a dedicated truck development facility. Click here to watch! more
2009 Motor Trend Car of the Year Winner: Nissan GT-R 2009 Motor Trend Car of the Year Winner: Nissan GT-R
Yes, we are fully aware of the GT-R's best-known nickname, "Godzilla" -- so called because the automotive press found previous generations... more
Motor Trend names Cadillac CTS 2008 Car of the Year Motor Trend names Cadillac CTS 2008 Car of the Year
Motor Trend announced today that the Cadillac CTS is the 2008 Motor Trend Car of the Year. more
The Motor Trend Trophy Dash The Motor Trend Trophy Dash
Car of the Year awards from past five decades. more
2003 Car of the Year: Infiniti G35 2003 Car of the Year: Infiniti G35
"Balance, poise, good driver feedback--finally, a real driver's car from Infiniti." "The G35 will keep the folks in Munich working... more
 
What is This -- Can You Guess What Vehicle This Is?
What vehicle has this interior? Tell us in the comments section below. ... more
 
Reader's Letters: Overworked Small Truck
All I read about are full-size pickups with huge gas V-8s or diesels--they can carry this much in... more
 
June Sales: Ford Outsells New GM
DETROIT - Here are the numbers you've been waiting for: the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, 9,320 sold in... more
 
Video Find: 2010 Cadillac SRX Vs 2010 Lexus RX350 Comparison
Cadillac's redesigned crossover SRX takes aim at the gold standard in the segment, the Lexus... more
 
Readers' Rides: John_Beatty_Jr.'s 2002 Ford Ranger
John_Beatty_Jr. 's 2002 Ford truck is one of the most muscular Rangers we've ever seen. ... more
 
I just put Qwikliner spray on my jeep.. check out the photos!
I have applied qwikliner bedliner on my jeep.Qwikliner spray on bedliner has a lifetime warranty... more
 
Top Best-Selling Vehicles in June
I think one of the best things about this list is that it doesn't look a whole lot different... more
 
"Best in Initial Quality" in JD Power Survey 2009
J.D. Power and Associates has revealed the results of its 2009 Initial Quality Study and named... more