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The Best TV Shows on MotorTrend

Every MotorTrend Show Ranked From Best To Worst

MotorTrend has delivered an expansive roster of over 20 shows, dating from 1981 all the way to 2023. Premiering in 1981 and 2003, MotorWeek and Wheeler Dealers are among MotorTrend’s most celebrated shows. Stay up-to-date with over 20 of MotorTrend’s elite series, with our list refreshed for December 2024.

  • Hot Rod Garage
    Hot Rod Garage (2014)10.0

    HOT ROD Garage is the ultimate, hands-on car aficionado's workshop show. From paint and body repair to engine swaps, HOT ROD Garage is full of the tips, tricks and know-how that you've come to expect from the crew at HOT ROD Magazine.

  • Engine Masters
    Engine Masters (2015)10.0

    Auto parts testing and engine-to-engine shootouts.

  • Roadkill Garage
    Roadkill Garage (2016)10.0

    Roadkill Garage is where David Freiburger and Steve Dulcich show you how to do the wrong thing the right way! Whether the guys are wrenching on project cars from the Roadkill show or creating their own moving violations, you'll always get info and action on Roadkill Garage.

  • Texas Metal's Loud and Lifted
    Texas Metal's Loud and Lifted (2023)10.0

    Texas is a mecca for truck customization, an uber-diverse metal cranking mash of everything from trophy-winning show trucks to drop it down lowriders. While Bill Carlton, host of TEXAS METAL, is still the reigning champion in the Lone Star State's custom truck world, TEXAS METAL'S LOUD AND LIFTED has been super-sized with three of the most talented, up-and-coming custom auto garages in the state: Wide Open Garage, Mod Mafia, and 1 Way Diesel Performance.

  • Motor Mythbusters
    Motor Mythbusters (2021)9.5

    In our quest to separate fact from fiction, MythBusters has put hundreds of cars through extreme tests in the search for truth. We've gone from debunking extreme Hollywood car stunts to cooking steaks under the hood... and we've barely scratched the automotive surface. Motor MythBusters steers its attention to the questions and myths under the hood of every car lover's mind.

  • Roadkill
    Roadkill (2012)9.4

    Ride along with Hot Rod's David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan as they continue their love/hate relationship with hot rods, street machines and other highly strung performance vehicles. In Roadkill, Freiburger and Finnegan hit the road in everything from a 1968 Ford Ranchero to a 1500 horsepower Camaro called the F-Bomb. Just getting to their destination is an adventure.

  • Texas Metal
    Texas Metal (2017)8.7

    Specializing in one-of-a-kind custom builds, Bill Carlton and the crew of Houston's Ekstensive Metal Works deal with rowdy customers, challenging projects and tight timelines while working on everything from muscle cars to monster trucks.

  • Iron Resurrection
    Iron Resurrection (2016)7.9

    Joe Martin brings new life to old iron at his shop Joe Martin Customs. Working with his wife Amanda, and best friend Shag, this custom shop oversees every phase of restoration from design, fabrication and mechanicals, to the final paint job.

  • Auto/Biography
    Auto/Biography (2019)7.5

    Every car has a story. From the moment it was conceived, to its first road test, to where it is today. This series tells the life story of the world's most fascinating cars.

  • Wheeler Dealers
    Wheeler Dealers (2003)7.0

    Experienced car dealer Mike Brewer is joined by multi-talented mechanics in a monumental motoring mission: to find and restore iconic cars to later sell for a profit at their LA-based shop. In the series, Mike has the challenging job of finding vehicles that have money-making potential. He then hands them over to a mechanic, who tackles everything from bare metal re-sprays to gearbox swaps to bring them back to their former glory.

  • Roadworthy Rescues
    Roadworthy Rescues (2022)7.0

    Derek Bieri takes old cars from non-running derelicts to renovated transformations. He seeks out abandoned cars where they lie dormant and gets them running again. Along the way, Derek shares the cars' history, who they were originally intended for and why they're still relevant, all told with his clever wit and timely humor.

  • Holden Bros. Restos
    Holden Bros. Restos (2023)7.0

    In the hill country of Central Texas outside of San Antonio, two brothers set out to face a new challenge as far as car builders go. Willie and Stephen Holden are building cars on a budget, $25,000 to be exact. In each episode, they'll find a car for $5K and use the rest to transform it into a cool ride any gearhead would want.

  • Overhaulin'
    Overhaulin' (2004)6.9

    Overhaulin' is an American automotive reality TV show that ran for five seasons on TLC between 2004–2009, and currently on Velocity and Discovery.

  • All Girls Garage
    All Girls Garage (2012)6.8

    Tap into the expertise of three women working behind the gears at an automotive shop. These women approach complex projects that rival those undertaken by their male counterparts in order to prove that they have what it takes to run a female-dominated car shop.

  • FantomWorks
    FantomWorks (2013)6.0

    As a former test pilot, Dan Short hopes that Fantomworks will become a classic car restoration shop that runs with military precision. Instead, he is finding out that when making old cars 'better than new' - nothing goes according to plan.

  • Bitchin' Rides
    Bitchin' Rides (2014)5.5

    Dave Kindig, owner and operator of Kindig-It Design, turns out unique vehicles for his demanding (and sometimes famous) clientele. From rendering and design to building and restoring, viewers see vehicles being made from the ground up before being revealed to the car's owner.

  • Kevin Hart's Muscle Car Crew
    Kevin Hart's Muscle Car Crew (2021)4.0

    Kevin Hart and his closest friends are fish out of water as they dive head-first into America's dynamic and ever-changing car culture. Their goal: to transform from mere car enthusiasts into a legit car club.

  • MotorWeek
    MotorWeek (1981)3.0

    This award-winning weekly automotive magazine provides unbiased, consumer-oriented car news with feature stories on related topics.

  • Super Turbo Story Time
    Super Turbo Story Time (2023)3.0

    Super Turbo Story Time is about legendary cars and the crazy stories surrounding them. Anything goes, from races and wrecks to triumphs and tragedies, along with corporate automaking gone wrong. Stories are told from one special guest to another, like car tales over a campfire, while they're reenacted with historical photos, found footage and animation.

  • Custom Carolina
    Custom Carolina (2023)N/A

    Tommy Pike has been building cars since he was 13 years old. Today, he and his wife Stephanie run a massive restoration shop in South Carolina with a team of artisan technicians who create and customize stunning bespoke machines. From top-dollar jobs to smaller projects, Tommy works with each client to make their dreams come true.