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Kyle Kinard

Kyle Kinard,

Executive Editor
kyle.kinard@motor1.com

The only member of staff to flip a grain truck on its roof, Kyle Kinard is Motor1's executive editor and resident malcontent. He lives near Seattle and enjoys the rain. His column, Kinardi Line, runs monthly.

Articles by Kyle Kinard

Classics Up Close With Senna's Monaco-Winning McLaren

Up Close With Senna's Monaco-Winning McLaren

Just south of Seattle, a former crown jewel of McLaren's historic collection finds a new home. Check out this car's fascinating history.
By Kyle Kinard 21h ago
New Car Reviews BMW Built an Excellent 4 Series Sedan. It's Also an EV

BMW Built an Excellent 4 Series Sedan. It's Also an EV

By leaving EV gimmicks behind, the 2024 i4 eDrive35 Gran Coupe does dignified electric conveyance with aplomb.
By Kyle Kinard Sep 6 2024
Monterey Car Week 2025 BMW M5 Touring: This Is It

2025 BMW M5 Touring: This Is It

Following decades of longing, BMW drops its latest 5-door M5 hybrid stateside. Is it just an M5 with a hatch? Yes. Are We ecstatic? Also yes.
By Kyle Kinard Aug 15 2024
Supercars Watch Legendary Rally Driver Walter Röhrl Meet the McLaren F1

Watch Legendary Rally Driver Walter Röhrl Meet the McLaren F1

How does the greatest supercar ever made compare to Porsche's own V-10 Carrera GT? Legendary driver Walter Röhrl weighs in.
By Kyle Kinard Aug 11 2024
New Car Reviews Driving the Pagani Utopia

Driving the Pagani Utopia

In a world rife with hypercars, nothing compares to the Pagani Utopia. It’s a zenith of design, attention to detail, and outright passion. While it won’t win the numbers game, it doesn’t have to. This is Pagani’s masterpiece.
By Kyle Kinard Aug 8 2024
Opinion These Old Toyota Trucks Are Awful. I Love Them.

These Old Toyota Trucks Are Awful. I Love Them.

Time finally claims Toyota’s body-on-frame dinosaurs, the 4Runner and Tacoma. We reflect on these outdated, oppressively expensive, beloved icons.
By Kyle Kinard Jul 18 2024
Classics Watch The Last Budget Vintage BMW Come to Life

Watch The Last Budget Vintage BMW Come to Life

The 1980s E28 5-Series is BMW's greatest-ever sedan, one of the last deals left in vintage BMWs. This one gets a gorgeous once-over for pennies.
By Kyle Kinard Jul 14 2024
Motorsport Watch The Most-Talented British Rally Driver of All Time Win At Home

Watch The Most-Talented British Rally Driver of All Time Win At Home

Nope, it's not Colin McRae; In the final round of the 2000 WRC championship, Richard Burns took the win but lost the title.
By Kyle Kinard Jul 6 2024
First Drives We Drove the New BMW M5. It's a Hybrid Missile

We Drove the New BMW M5. It's a Hybrid Missile

Wringing the neck of 2025's hottest sedan to answer a question: Does the biggest, heaviest, baddest M5 drive any better?
By Kyle Kinard Jun 25 2024
Opinion The Nissan GT-R Is Dead. Here's How It Redefined Sports Cars Forever

The Nissan GT-R Is Dead. Here's How It Redefined Sports Cars Forever

The Nissan Skyline shifted expectations and molded every subsequent performance car in its own image. Pour one out for our supercar slayer.
By Kyle Kinard Jun 17 2024
Classics Get a Load of This Stunning 4K Footage of Sixties Formula 1

Get a Load of This Stunning 4K Footage of Sixties Formula 1

This remastered 70mm film, shot at the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix, is the best racing you'll watch this weekend.
By Kyle Kinard Jun 9 2024
New Car Reviews Only Sasquatch Needs A Chevy Colorado ZR2 Bison

Only Sasquatch Needs A Chevy Colorado ZR2 Bison

For us hairless apes, lesser Chevy Colorado trims offer better value, versatility, and driver satisfaction.
By Kyle Kinard May 31 2024
First Drives The 2025 BMW M4 CS Asks, 'What CSL?'

The 2025 BMW M4 CS Asks, 'What CSL?'

Cheaper and quicker than its limited-run brother, with a (nearly) identical ‘Ring time, the CS is the M4 track rat for the rest of us.
By Kyle Kinard May 24 2024
Motor1 Announcements You Love Cars? Buy This Book!

You Love Cars? Buy This Book!

Friend of Motor1 and automotive writer Sam Smith just published his first book, "Smithology." Go buy 10 copies. You'll love it. Promise.
By Kyle Kinard May 11 2024
Features Should You Buy an EV Track Car?

Should You Buy an EV Track Car?

Hyundai’s boxy Ioniq 5 N provides a best-case argument, but lap times aren’t the limiting factor for go-fast EVs.
By Kyle Kinard May 2 2024
First Drives The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Is the First True Enthusiast EV

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Is the First True Enthusiast EV

With fake shifts and fake engine sounds, the 2025 Ioniq 5 N will change performance EVs forever. We hope.
By Kyle Kinard Apr 16 2024
For Sale You Can Snag A Piece Of Gymkhana History To Benefit Charity

You Can Snag A Piece Of Gymkhana History To Benefit Charity

The eBay auction benefits the 43 Institute, a charity honoring the memory of our hard-charging hero, Ken Block.
By Kyle Kinard Apr 3 2024
Opinion The Scion FR-S Is a Modern Classic

The Scion FR-S Is a Modern Classic

If you want a cut-rate E30 M3 chassis experience, get in while you still can.
By Kyle Kinard Mar 29 2024
New Car Reviews The 2024 Kia Telluride Still Knows How To Be Great

The 2024 Kia Telluride Still Knows How To Be Great

An “X-Pro” badge brings a $53,000 price tag for Kia’s high-class soft-roader. We’d still go for the Telluride’s cheaper trims.
By Kyle Kinard Mar 19 2024
Beautiful Cars Are Dead

Beautiful Cars Are Dead

Jaguar’s F-Type raged against the dying light. Now it’s gone. Welcome to the future, where ugly is the whole point.
By Kyle Kinard Mar 13 2024
Opinion America Failed The Camaro

America Failed The Camaro

Pinned in a regulatory headlock, and suffering flat sales, the Pony Car GOAT dies with a whimper. It’s all our fault.
By Kyle Kinard Feb 16 2024
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