Alfa Romeo has been building cars with mechanical souls since 1910, winning the first-ever World Drivers' Championship with Juan Manuel Fang…
Aston Martin Lagonda was founded in 1913 and became synonymous with elegance and performance through its association with James Bond since 1…
Audi's quattro all-wheel-drive system, debuted at the 1980 World Rally Championship, changed motorsport history and gave the brand its techn…
Bayerische Motoren Werke has pursued the singular vision of the Ultimate Driving Machine since founding, pioneering the rear-wheel-drive spo…
Cadillac is General Motors' flagship luxury brand and one of America's oldest automakers. From the finned excess of the 1950s Eldorado to th…
Chevrolet has defined American automotive culture for over a century. From the chrome-laden Bel Air of the 1950s to the Corvette supercar an…
Dodge has been the home of American muscle since the 1960s. The Charger and Challenger names defined an era of big-displacement V8 performan…
Ferrari S.p.A. was founded by Enzo Ferrari and remains the world's most powerful automotive brand. Every Ferrari is built by hand in Maranel…
Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino is one of the world's oldest automakers, responsible for the Nuova 500 that mobilised post-war Italy and…
Ford Motor Company introduced the moving assembly line in 1913, making personal transportation accessible to the masses. Ford created the Mu…
Honda Motor Co. pioneered VTEC variable valve timing, the CVCC low-emission engine, and built some of the most driver-rewarding naturally as…
Hyundai's rise from a budget-car manufacturer in the 1970s to a global automotive powerhouse with top safety ratings is one of the most rema…
Jaguar Cars was founded by William Lyons and has always combined swooping design with performance value. The XK120 was the world's fastest p…
Jeep's lineage traces to the military Willys MB that helped win World War II. The Wrangler continues that tradition — body-on-frame, solid a…
Kia Corporation has transformed itself from a budget-car manufacturer into a design-forward brand under Peter Schreyer's "Opposites United" …
Automobili Lamborghini was founded when Ferruccio Lamborghini — a successful tractor manufacturer — was told by Enzo Ferrari that he didn't …
Land Rover was founded in 1948 when Rover's chief designer used a Jeep chassis to sketch a farm utility vehicle. The resulting Land Rover be…
Lexus was launched by Toyota in 1989 as a direct challenge to Mercedes-Benz and BMW, and the LS 400 demonstrated that Japanese precision man…
Maserati was founded in Bologna in 1914 by the six Maserati brothers and dominated early Grand Prix racing. The Trident badge now adorns som…
Mazda Motor Corporation is the only manufacturer to have won the Le Mans 24 Hours with a rotary engine (1991 787B). Mazda's Jinba Ittai — ho…
Karl Benz built the world's first automobile in 1886. Mercedes-Benz has since pioneered crumple zones, airbags, ABS, and electronic stabilit…
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation achieved international fame through its Lancer Evolution, which won World Rally Championships in the 1990s wit…
Nissan pioneered the mass-market electric vehicle with the Leaf and built one of the most celebrated performance cars in history with the Sk…
Peugeot is one of the world's oldest automakers, producing bicycles before automobiles. The 205 GTI is considered the definitive hot hatch a…
Pontiac was General Motors' performance division from the 1960s through the 1970s, giving birth to the muscle car era with the 1964 GTO. The…
Porsche Automobil Holding has built the world's most successful sports car lineage around the rear-engined 911, which has been in continuous…
Renault has been at the heart of French motoring and motorsport for over 125 years, winning Formula One constructors' championships and crea…
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars was founded by Charles Rolls and Henry Royce in 1906, with the Silver Ghost immediately establishing the standard for…
Saab Automobile was spun off from the aircraft manufacturer SAAB in 1945 and its cars bore the DNA of aviation design — aerodynamic bodies, …
Subaru Corporation is the only mainstream manufacturer to offer symmetrical full-time AWD across its entire lineup. Its Impresa WRX STI beca…
Tesla Inc. has done more to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles than any other company in history. By making the Model S a genuine …
Toyota Motor Corporation is the world's largest automaker by volume, renowned for reliability, fuel efficiency, and pioneering hybrid techno…
Volkswagen — literally "People's Car" — was conceived to motorise Germany. The Beetle became the best-selling car of the 20th century. The G…
Volvo Cars invented the three-point seatbelt in 1959 and immediately made the patent available to all manufacturers — one of the most conseq…