Can You Guess These 20 Motor Trend Cars of the Year?
Written by Adam Markowitz
Last updated · 6 min play time
Are you looking for a challenging quiz that will test your knowledge of the best cars in history? Debuting in 1949, Motor Trend was the first publication to name a Car of the Year based on progress in design. Do have what it takes to be number one by naming all the #1s here?
The Motor Trend Car of the Year is an annual award given by Motor Trend magazine to recognize the best new or significantly refreshed car in a given model year. Motor Trend, which debuted in 1949, was the first publication to name a Car of the Year.
This changed in 1958. Take our quiz to see if you can name the models that have the earned the distinction of Car of the Year. Motor Trend looks for innovation and change that drives the industry standard forward. Sometimes it's a new engine, sometimes it's radical new styling, and every now and then - it is a seamless blend of both that win a car the award.
The inaugural Motor Trend Car of the Year award recognized Cadillac's V8 engine in 1949 as the earliest awards were given to the manufacturer or division, not for a specific vehicle. Since then, more than 70 cars have taken home the prestigious award - let's see how many of them you know!
Take this Car of the Year quiz to discover the trend-setting vehicles of the past 6 decades and see what time has told about which of these award winning cars truly earned a place in history.
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Definitely know my history but fail terrible with the car quiz.