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October 18, 2026 6.1x its usual comments Full Walkaround with Chief Designer of Tesla Road… The video drew 328 comments in its first day, 6.1 times a normal first day on this channel (54).

This week on the channel +1.4M views this week

Three pedals, software shifts: MotorTrend meets Ferrari's 12Cilindri Manuale

The first drive joins an S-Class award announcement and a week heavy on Tesla Roadster engineering.

Channel: MotorTrend Channel · Story of October 23, 2026

Video taking off 19x its usual first day

Tesla's Roadster backflip gets MotorTrend's engineering treatment

A silent stunt Short is drawing attention alongside a longer tour of the pressure vessel, fans and thrusters behind Tesla's plans.

Channel: MotorTrend Channel · Story of October 17, 2026

This week on the channel +528K views this week

A Temu carburetor gets an engine-dyno exam on MotorTrend

Five new uploads range from a budget-parts test to BMW's M760 reveal and Tesla Roadster stunts.

Channel: MotorTrend Channel · Story of October 16, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

2027 Ferrari 12Cilindri Manuale First Drive: Authentic in Its Own Way

Video published

October 22, 2026

Video views so far

33,018

Video views, pace per day

18,471

Views on its first day

23,455

Position on Trari and in the category

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

The channel's share of the category

0.3% of all views the category's channels gained this week

The channel's latest videos

The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views	Per day	First day	Likes	Comments
The Mercedes Benz S-Class is our 2027 Car of The Year! #mo…	October 23, 2026	2:10 short	1,547	2,377	1,547 (11 hours)	82	5
2027 Ferrari 12Cilindri Manuale First Drive: Authentic in I…	October 22, 2026	0:36 short	33,018	18,471	23,455	276	23
2027 Honda Passport TrailSport First Drive: An Even More Le…	October 22, 2026	0:24 short	6,688	1,800	4,735	95	5
2027 Ferrari 12Cilindri Manuale First Drive: Authentic in I…	October 21, 2026	1:30 short	12,417	1,631	7,983	333	17
2027 Range Rover Electric First Drive: It’s a Really Big De…	October 21, 2026	1:20 short	5,996	723	3,768	173	10
Tesla Roadster POV	October 20, 2026	0:38 short	41,391	4,454	20,557	440	33
The Mercedes-Benz S-Class Is the 2027 MotorTrend Car of the…	October 20, 2026	4:33	65,984	9,824	31,948	974	180
2027 MotorTrend Car of the Year: These Are the Contenders a…	October 20, 2026	0:32 short	3,561	192	2,342	79	6
Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport and Grand Sport X Quick Revi…	October 20, 2026	0:48 short	10,826	365	5,011	200	10
Tesla Model 3 Review: Standard and Performance Models Booke…	October 19, 2026	0:34 short	12,765	656	7,044	125	18
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class Review: An EV Tour de Force and an …	October 19, 2026	1:30 short	4,993	274	2,512	144	6
Kia K4 Hatchback Review: Design Writes a Check Its Driving …	October 19, 2026	0:29 short	4,476	183	2,668	55	4
Nissan Z NISMO COTY Review: A Stupendous Sports Car Held Ba…	October 19, 2026	0:44 short	8,690	349	5,610	144	11
Inside Tesla’s 2028 Roadster: 1,500 HP, Fan Downforce and R…	October 16, 2026	17:47	337,695	3,272	204,178	3,592	674
Full Walkaround with Chief Designer of Tesla Roadster	October 16, 2026	38:07	201,795	2,900	78,089	3,394	686

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

13.4 in the category: 27.3

comments per 1,000 views

2.2 in the category: 1.5

a video's usual first day on this channel

18,280 views

short vs long

12 short (up to 3 minutes), 3 long
average views per short video: 12,197
average views per long video: 201,824

Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
Bugatti Veyron vs Lamborghini Aventador vs Lexus LFA vs McL…	May 16, 2012	7:15	134,147,892
Rat Rod vs Lamborghini Aventador! Roadkill Episode 5	June 9, 2012	23:41	55,525,353
World's Greatest Drag Race 2!	August 24, 2012	5:17	36,394,750
World's Greatest Drag Race 6! | MotorTrend	September 23, 2016	9:42	30,989,209
World's Greatest Drag Race!	September 12, 2011	4:10	25,437,784

Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
John Cena’s Engine Swapped MG | Texas Metal #shorts	May 27, 2022	0:54	15,986,115
The Scamborghini Gets a FILTHY Upgrade! | Faster with Newbe…	December 4, 2023	0:28	3,984,347
Getting the GUNK out of an Old Engine | Roadkill Garage	July 11, 2023	0:42	3,973,782
Introducing MotorTrend’s #1 Ranked Electric Compact SUV: Th…	November 18, 2025	0:49	2,338,387
The Worst Place to Put Your Radiator | Roadkill	July 12, 2023	0:57	1,827,809

What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.

1. October 18, 2026Video people are talking aboutFull Walkaround with Chief Designer of Tesla Road… The video drew 328 comments in its first day, 6.1 times a normal first day on this channel (54).
2. October 17, 2026Video taking offThe NEW Tesla Roadster Does an Actual Flip The video opened at a pace of 64,692 views a day, 19 times a normal first day on this channel (3,493).Read the story
3. October 17, 2026Video taking offInside Tesla’s 2028 Roadster: 1,500 HP, Fan Downf… The video opened at a pace of 209,682 views a day, 7.1 times a normal first day on this channel (29,607).