Epic Drives
Season 1
Host and auto expert Arthur St. Antoine embarks on a high-octane global adventure in some of the world's coolest, fastest cars.
Where to Watch Epic Drives • Season 1
12 Episodes
- 2011 Audi R8 Topless in Norway
E12011 Audi R8 Topless in NorwayJoin host Arthur St. Antoine and MT colleague Carlos Lago as they visit the embargoed island nation of Cuba-where they discover a time capsule of classic 1950s American cars, the world's best cigars, and the unforgettable hangouts of writer Ernest Hemingway. - 2011 Lotus Evora Carves Up The Rockies
E22011 Lotus Evora Carves Up The RockiesFor this latest Epic Drives auto adventure, Arthur St. Antoine straps into the fastest Jaguar sedan ever built, the vicious new 550-hp 2013 XFR-S, for a unforgettable sweep across the deep South-including high-adrenaline encounters with wild alliga - Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Chases 200 MPH in Europe
E3Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Chases 200 MPH in EuropeOn this episode of Epic Drives, Angus MacKenzie and Justin Bell take a Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 from Munich, Germany to Maranello, Italy. Along the way they push the limits on the Autobahn, gaze upon the Alps from the Stelvio Pass and dance with a Ferrari 458 Italia in the hills of Maranello. - Land Rover Discovery Rumbles Through Russia
E4Land Rover Discovery Rumbles Through RussiaOn this episode of Epic Drives, Oregon's lush forests and laid-back cities shudder in the roar of quad exhausts when host Arthur St. Antoine arrives with the baddest Benz of them all: the new $296,000, 622-horsepower AMG SLS Black Series. When AMG's screa - A Royal Tour of Scotland in the Bentley Continental GT
E5A Royal Tour of Scotland in the Bentley Continental GTOn this episode of Epic Drives, join host Arthur St. Antoine as he takes to the wide-open spaces of Big Sky Country in one of the world's fastest and most outlandish supercars, the 691-horsepower Lamborghini Aventador Roadster. From behind the wheel to ho - Subaru BRZ Conquers Japan's Greatest Driving Roads
E6Subaru BRZ Conquers Japan's Greatest Driving RoadsDoes Nevada's infamous secret base, Area 51, house UFOs and little green men? What's it like to experience 5+ g's in a tumbling aerobatic plane? Do pilots actually race WWII warbirds at 500 mph just 100 feet off the ground? And does Bentley's awesome, 567 - Cruising California in a Ferrari California
E7Cruising California in a Ferrari CaliforniaIn 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. An - Cadillac CTS-V Wagon Storms the Nürburgring!
E8Cadillac CTS-V Wagon Storms the Nürburgring!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 - Mercedes-Benz SLS Runs the Mille Miglia!
E9Mercedes-Benz SLS Runs the Mille Miglia!On this episode of Epic Drives, Angus MacKenzie pilots the thundering Mercedes-Benz SLS Roadster across Italy, retracing the route of the legendary Mille Miglia endurance race. Along the way, he meets up with racing legend Stirling Moss, the man who won the 1955 Mille Miglia in the iconic Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR with one of the greatest racing performances of all time. Stirling drives Angus across the Raticosa Pass in the new SLS and shares his memories of his own epic drive in the 300 SLR nearly sixty years ago. - Toro! Toro! Aventador Returns to the Ring!
E10Toro! Toro! Aventador Returns to the Ring!On this episode of Epic Drives, Frank Markus goes in search of the ancient bullfighting traditions that have inspired the model names of nearly every Lamborghini. Along the way he traverses Europe's highest mountain pass, attends a bullfight in the French tradition (where the bulls live to fight again), visits a ranch that raises Spain's most fearsome fighting bulls, and ends his journey by facing a matador inside the exact same bullring where the car's namesake Aventador met his valiant end in October 1993. - Porsche Boxster Relives the Targa Florio!E11
Porsche Boxster Relives the Targa Florio!On this episode of Epic Drives, Angus MacKenzie heads to sports car country in the new 2013 Porsche Boxster to rerun the historic Targa Florio route in Sicily, Italy. He retraces some of the more iconic areas and recalls some of the racing icons that made the Targa what it is today. - Ford Shelby GT500 Gallops Along the Mohawk Trail!E12
Ford Shelby GT500 Gallops Along the Mohawk Trail!On this episode of Epic Drives, Motor Trend Technical Director Frank Markus saddles up a Ford Shelby GT500 and rides the Mohawk trail through the beautiful fall foliage of the northeast United States. In honor of the patron saint of all road trips Frank begins the trip at the childhood home of Jack Kerouac in Lowell, MA and gallops along the nation's first officially designated scenic tourist route on his way to Albany, NY.