Epic Drives

In the Sixties, Chevy's star-spangled Corvette ruled as the undisputed car of choice for NASA's pioneering star voyagers. Now, nearly 46 years after his historic Apollo 7 flight, astronaut (and Corvette aficionado) Walt Cunningham joins host Arthur St. Antoine to revisit the shrines of America's space program in Chevy's latest and greatest ground rocket, the awesome, all-new 2014 C7 Vette. From the towering rocket gantries of Florida's Kennedy Space Center to the hallowed ground of Houston's Mission Control, Cunningham and St. Antoine return to NASA's glory days--also taking time to savor some classic Vettes from the star-struck Go-Go that was 1960s America.

From idyllic seaside oyster bars to hidden tank museums and spectacular twisting roads, California's Marin County, just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, offers a feast of dazzling sights and world-class driving. With help from our friends at the California Highway Patrol, who temporarily shut down some of Marin's choicest two-lane roads, host Arthur St. Antoine guns the thrilling, Formula 1-inspired McLaren 12C Spider at full throttle-soaking up the scenery, the sunshine, and secret gems you won't want to miss.

The 2014 model year marks the final stand for Toyota's feisty FJ Cruiser sport/ute. Before it disappears, host Arthur St. Antoine takes the burliest FJ ever—the all-new Trail Teams Ultimate Edition—into the sprawling deserts of the American Southwest, where he encounters Sahara-like dunes, missile-testing ranges, miles of wide-open trails, mind-boggling hardware straight from a Hollywood sci-fi flick, and a place few people have ever visited: Trinity Site, the original Ground Zero, where in 1945 America exploded the world's first atomic bomb.

On this special episode of Epic Drives, host Arthur St. Antoine shadows a stunning rally route from Tacoma, Washington, to Pebble Beach, California, aboard a modern interpretation of one of the most legendary muscle-sports machines of the 1960s, the brutal 427 Cobra. Lovingly recreated by Factory Five Racing, the ferocious Mark IV Roadster boasts all the hallmarks of the original: mega-horsepower V-8, alluring curves, thundering side pipes, fat tires, minimum weight, and zero amenities. Taking the wheel, Arthur encounters freezing rain, breathtaking vistas, historical treasures, and an untamed beast of a machine that's pure, raw, and unforgettable. To celebrate the world famous annual classic car pilgrimage to Monterey, Motor Trend is bringing you its own week dedicated to classic cars! Get ready for "classic" versions of your favorite original shows including Ignition, Head 2 Head, The J-Turn, Epic Drives and two special editions of Wide Open Throttle coming to you live from the Infiniti Performance Pavilion at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.

It's known as one of the most dangerous roads in the world: the rough, desolate two-lane Dalton Highway that shadows the Alaska Pipeline from Fairbanks to the Arctic Ocean. Host Arthur St. Antoine takes up the challenge of this infamous byway in a 2014 Toyota 4Runner SUV, driving from the Canadian border all the way past the Arctic Circle to the alien oil fields of Prudhoe Bay. Along the way, he encounters dog mushers, floatplanes, thundering big-rigs, bears, wrecked vehicles, and a landscape unrivaled for its challenges, remoteness ... and beauty.

The sprawling western state of Utah boasts not one but five unforgettable national parks--and on this far-ranging episode host Arthur St. Antoine visits them all in the latest edition of one of the most popular pickup trucks on the planet. Mars-like terrain, outrageous mountain-biking, 420-hp jet boats, skies filled with epic stars--Arthur explores all this and more in a ten-day tour of a landscape unlike anything else on earth!

When one of the world's most outrageous sports cars arrives in one of the most dramatic and picturesque settings on earth - Canada's Alberta Province - a high-octane journey is guaranteed. But host Arthur St. Antoine does much more than simply wring-out this very special GT-R. While exploring the Canadian Rockies, he delves deep into a cave, climbs a glacier in a huge snow coach, takes several wide-eyed passengers on full-throttle launch-control blasts, and even tries out Nissan's ultimate speed machine in "ranch" mode! It's a round-up you won't want to miss!

This rugged and naturally beautiful part of the country is also a bit of an enigma to outsiders, which is why Justin is compelled to go and meet the people, to see if the stereotype is true. That they are talented coffee drinking hipsters, that embrace technology (in fact, create a lot of it) while respecting the organic nature of the past. So from wooden bicycles, racing sailboat, pioneering architects and driving into the clouds, Justin gets stuck into the local scene and emerges with a fresh respect for the people and their skills.