Wide Open Throttle

On this episode of Wide Open Throttle, Jessi Lang and HOT ROD Publisher Jeff Dahlin head to the Mojave Air and Space Port to participate in the Mojave Mile— a standing-start top-speed test open to vehicles of all kinds. Find out if they were able to top out Dahlin's BMW 750i before running out of road.

On this episode of Wide Open Throttle, Jessi Lang spends a day with the 2013 Ford Interceptor Police car. She gets an overview of the sophisticated technology that allows police officers to do their job safer and more efficiently. Next it's on to the Emergency Vehicles Operation Center where she rallies the Interceptor and learns crucial law enforcement techniques.

On this episode of Wide Open Throttle, Jessi Lang heads to Indiana to experience firsthand the impact tires have on a vehicle's performance. Find out how the 2013 stock Subaru BRZ behaves on the track and see the difference a one-inch increase in tire-size makes in its overall performance.

On this episode of Wide Open Throttle, Jessi Lang brings you an inside look at Motor Trend's 2013 Car of the Year competition. Ride along with the Motor Trend judges as they drive and evaluate each of the 44 contenders, then listen in on the heated deliberations as the judges discuss, debate and decide the 2013 Motor Trend Car of the Year.

On this episode of Wide Open Throttle, Jessi Lang attends the Raptor Assault School to learn intensive off-roading techniques. See how the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor performs on a variety of tough terrains, including a white-knuckle rock crawling course and a high-speed desert jumping circuit.

On this week's episode of Wide Open Throttle, Jessi Lang meets up with some of her fellow show hosts to answer the viewers' most popular questions. Find out how each one landed the job and learn where their love for the industry was born.

On this episode of Wide Open Throttle, Jessi Lang heads to Las Vegas, Nevada to live out her childhood dream of operating a 40,000 pound piece of construction equipment. Find out how she fares in the Caterpillar D-5 bulldozer and the hydraulic excavator.

On this episode of Wide Open Throttle, Jessi Lang takes you to Motor Trend's Truck of the Year competition, a nearly week-long event comprised of performance tests, towing tests, and rocky off-roading.

On this episode of Wide Open Throttle, Jessi Lang takes you inside the L.A. Auto Show on Press Day to show you what goes on before the doors open to the public. There, she meets up with Angus MacKenzie to see the world premiere of the Porsche Cayman and to talk with the Cayman designer about the brand's latest brainchild.

On this episode of Wide Open Throttle, Jessi Lang enlists the help of some auto-painting experts to give her colleague's outdated ride a much-needed makeover. Find out what she does to his 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis and see if she succeeds in modernizing the car that is affectionately known as the "Grampsmobile."

On this episode of Wide Open Throttle, Jessi Lang learns the intricacies of the laws of physics in her first motorcycle training course. Find out how she fares on two wheels and see if she earns her M1 license!

On this episode of Wide Open Throttle, Jessi Lang meets up with Motor Trend and Hot Rod veterans to answer some of the viewers' most popular questions. Find out how Angus MacKenzie, David Freiburger, Randy Pobst, Jonny Lieberman, and Frank Markus got their jobs and what they enjoy most about their respective positions.