Head 2 Head

On this episode of Head 2 Head, Jonny Lieberman travels just over the Golden Gate Bridge to beautiful Marin County (http://www.visitmarin.org/motortrend) in two of the most powerful cars ever to roll out of American factories. Five years ago, the idea of a Chevy Camaro ZL1 with 580 horsepower would have seemed like nothing more than the bedroom poster fantasy of a 12-year-old. However, in 2015, 580 ponies seems like something’s wrong. That’s because the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat comes strapped with 707! Crazy, we know. However, the Hellcat is heavier than the already pretty large Camaro. Bigger, too. The question then is: which of these two steroidal pony cars should you get? Watch this episode of Head2Head and find out.

On this episode of Head 2 Head presented by Tire Rack, it's a clash between the two most capable cars from the USA and Japan: the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and the Nissan GT-R Nismo. Both of these juggernauts pack massive horsepower, from 600 to 650 hp, and incredible racetrack capabilities with wide and sticky tires, but which one is the top performer? Through Motor Trend's standard gamut of tests, a drive on the road, and a day at the racetrack with Randy Pobst, we find out.

On this episode of Head 2 Head, Jonny Lieberman travels out to the wilds of the Anza Borrego desert with the goal of figuring out which small, sporty, pricey, German SUV is best: the Mercedes-Benz GLA45 AMG or the Porsche Macan Turbo. But it’s not the off-road trails that Jonny’s interested in – the AMG may very well be allergic to dirt – but rather the serpentine road that climbs up, and then up some more. These two may look like SUVs, but they’re much closer to sports cars. Packing 400-horsepower, will the Porsche’s 45-horsepower advantage beat out the smaller, lighter, and still plenty powerful, GLA45? Or will the jacked-up red hatchback from Affalterbach put a beat-down on a genuine Porsche Turbo? There’s only one way to find out!

On this very special episode of Head 2 Head, presented by Tire Rack, we present a hypercar battle for the ages: the McLaren P1 versus the Porsche 918 Spyder. Both of these cars have carbon fiber tubs and body panels. Both have small displacement, high revving V-8s packed between their passenger compartments and rear axles. Both use twin-clutch transmissions, carbon ceramic brakes, and active aerodynamics. Both have roughly 900 hp. Both are plug-in hybrids. And today, with the help of pro racing driver Randy Pobst, we find out which one is fastest around Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca!

On this episode of Head 2 Head, presented by Tire Rack, host Jonny Lieberman puts the quickest sedan in the world up against the fastest sedan in the world. Unlike most "this versus that" competitions, the object of this match up is to figure out which family sedan is the bigger badass. In the red corner, making 691 electric horsepower and 687 pound-feet of torque, is the dual-electric motor, all-wheel drive Tesla Model S P85D. And in the blue corner, packing a supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 that’s good for 707 hp and 650 pound-feet of torque. As you can gather from the power figures, these two are evenly matched. But one’s a bigger badass than the other. Watch and find out which!

Welcome to the world of the rich and famous! On this episode of Head 2 Head presented by Tire Rack host Jonny Lieberman takes out two of the most luxurious and expensive cars on the market, the Mercedes Maybach and the Bentley Mulsanne Speed.

On this episode of Head 2 Head, Jonny Lieberman heads off to Spain’s Basque Country to enjoy the local wines and pintxos, the latter being the Basque take on tapas. He also embarks to find out if the latest challenger to the BMW 3 Series can dethrone the king of the sport sedan segment. Jaguar’s swing at the 335i is called the XE S. It’s all new, made from mostly aluminum, and powered by the same 340 horsepower supercharged V-6 found in the F-Type. Jaguar tried and failed at taking on the 3 Series with the ill-fated X-Type a generation ago. Did they get it right this time? Or will the German sport sedan supremacy continue on full speed ahead? Watch and find out!Subscribe now to make sure you're in on all the action!

On this episode of Head 2 Head, Carlos Lago gets behind the wheel of the all-new Mazda MX-5 Miata. This is the Club version, fitted with Bilstein shocks, Brembo brakes, and BBS wheels. It should be a recipe for a track-worthy, canyon-carving, truly sublime driver’s car. But then there’s the Subaru BRZ. Its sharp handling, revvy flat-4, and stupendous balance have proven time and again that it can dominate its segment. Is this new generation Miata good enough to outclass the more powerful BRZ? Watch and find out!

The BMW M3 has long reigned as the king of the sports sedan segment. However, two new challengers have arisen: the Cadillac ATS-V and the Mercedes-AMG C63 S. The Cadillac was honed on the Nürburgring, and with its twin-turbo V6, packs 40 more horsepower than the M3. The mighty AMG, on the other hand, is based on the brand new C-class platform and sports a 503 horsepower twin-turbo V8. Does either challenger have what it takes to steal the belt from the M3? Find out on this episode of Head 2 Head.Subscribe now to make sure you're in on all the action!

It’s tempting to view the BMW X6 M through the same lens that you would view the Cadillac Escalade EXT — you know, the pickup truck — a one-off anomaly that history will look back on and shrug. Hubris for the sake of hubris, etc. But that sure ain’t how Mercedes views the stylized attack wagon from BMW. No, Mercedes went on ahead and recorded a note-for-note cover version of BMW’s wacky song. Why? Follow the money, as BMW sure made a wheelbarrow full of it with the last generation X6M. This one is all new, as is the GLE63 Coupe S. But which hunchback of the Nürburgring is best? As host Jonny Lieberman is overly fond of saying, there’s only one way to find out!

There’s a muscle-car war brewing in Detroit these days. Right as the handling-champion Z/28 goes out of production, Ford delivers a Shelby-badged suckerpunch with a flat-plane-crank V8, MR dampers, and carbon fiber wheels. Head 2 Head host Jason Cammisa takes the two through a series of challenges: first, some canyon carving to see which car is better on the road. Then, a dyno shootout: can the GT350R’s 5.2-liter Voodoo make more power than the venerable 7.0-liter LS7? And then, it’s onto Chuckwalla Valley Raceway where Jason and racecar driver Randy Pobst find out not only which one is faster around the track, but which car handles best. No muscle-car comparison test would be complete without a drag race, of course, so Cammisa lines up the cars with the help of his cousin Bob from West Virginia. This episode of Head 2 Head, presented by Tire Rack, is the one-stop shop for everything you need to know about the latest Detroit muscle-car rivalry.

On this episode of Head 2 Head, take a ride along with Jason Cammisa and Jonny Lieberman as our two hosts try to figure out which absolutely bonkers supercar is the best. Both the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and the Dodge Viper ACR make more horsepower than almost any other cars on earth. The two also feature levels of grip only seen on racecars. Speaking of racing, Jason and Jonny bring along a friend – racing pro and SCCA Hall of Famer Randy Pobst – to see how these two handle on the famous Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Records will fall, tires will smoke, and ears will bleed, as these two monsters are completely unleashed. Which one is best? You’ll have to watch and find out!

On this episode of Head 2 Head, Jonny Lieberman heads out to the edge of Death Valley, California to determine if the updated Jaguar F-Type has a prayer against the AMG GT S. Back in 2015, the mighty AMG took home Motor Trend’s coveted Best Driver’s Car award. Why? Because it’s so fantastic to drive. But the sexy cat has a new trick up its sleeve: a new fangled AWD system that might help put all 550 of its horses on the ground. Randy Pobst shows up to take both sports cars around the daunting “Big” circuit at Willow Springs International Raceway. Does Great Britain stand a chance of punching Germany in the nose? You’ll have to watch and find out!