The Best TV Shows on MotorTrend

Every MotorTrend Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Dive into our updated selection of MotorTrend’s finest, featuring more than 20 series as of June 2025. For top-tier entertainment, MotorTrend delivered MotorWeek and Wheeler Dealers in 1981 and 2003. From 1981 through to 2023, MotorTrend has accumulated a diverse collection of over 20 television shows.

  • 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.

  • Roadkill
    Roadkill (2012)9.3

    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.

  • Roadkill Garage
    Roadkill Garage (2016)9.3

    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.

  • Engine Masters
    Engine Masters (2015)9.0

    Auto parts testing and engine-to-engine shootouts.

  • Roadworthy Rescues
    Roadworthy Rescues (2022)8.0

    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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Top Gear America
    Top Gear America (2021)6.2

    The world’s most popular motoring show comes to MotorTrend. Based on the original motoring series by the BBC, this version pays homage to the legacy of the Top Gear brand with a few original ideas from the minds at MotorTrend.

  • Bitchin' Rides
    Bitchin' Rides (2014)6.1

    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.

  • Ignition
    Ignition (2012)6.0

    Ignition puts you in the driver's seat of the automotive world's latest car, truck and SUV offerings, courtesy of Motor Trend. Watch as our team of experts throttles, track tests and pushes the limits of these vehicles to harness their full capability.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Car Fix
    Car Fix (2012)N/A

    Expert mechanics showcasing repairs that go beyond the basics, from modifications and upgrades to customizations and body work, all using high-end performance and aftermarket products. The guys combine a craftsman's laser focus with some playful banter to lead viewers through hands-on, highly detailed projects.

  • Fastest Cars in the Dirty South
    Fastest Cars in the Dirty South (2019)N/A

    Driving hard into the world of grudge racing, a form of closed track drag racing.

  • Faster with Finnegan
    Faster with Finnegan (2020)N/A

    The new Roadkill spinoff, hosted by Mike Finnegan, David Newbern and Mike Cotten