Motor Trend subsequently dropped the distinction between domestic and imported vehicles for the award.
Most awards recognize past achievement, but Motor Trend tries to measure future potential.
Before 1958, Motor Trend gave its award to manufacturers, rather than to individual models.
Motor Trend gave high marks for fuel economy(14.6mpg at 60mph) and comfort, low for handling.
The car appeared on the cover of Motor Trend shortly after its debut, but never saw production.
I don't know that I've ever seen one outside of Motor Trend.
Recently, the fuel was featured in an article by Motor Trend.
Motor Trend reports a 0-60 mph time of 5.9 seconds.
Motor Trend identified the following models as "musclecars" in 1965:
This would be repeated ten years later with the 1969 running of the Motor Trend 500.