Wide Open Throttle

Jessi Lang and Jeff Dahlin head to the Mojave Air and Spaceport to participate in the Mojave Mile, a standing-start, top-speed test open to vehicles of all kinds; they will try to top out their BMW 750i before running out of road.

Jessi Lang spends a day with the 2013 Ford Interceptor police car.

Jessi Lang explores the impact tires have on a vehicle's performance.

Jessi Lang takes an inside look at Motor Trend's 2013 Car of the Year competition; she follows the judges as they drive and evaluate each of the 44 contenders, then listens in as the judges discuss, debate and decide the winner.

Jessi Lang attends Raptor Assault School for intensive off-road training.

Jessi Lang meets some of her fellow hosts to answer viewers' questions.

Jessi Lang heads to Las Vegas, Nev., to live out her childhood dream of operating a 40,000 pound piece of construction equipment, testing her skills in a Caterpillar D-5 bulldozer and a hydraulic excavator.

Jessi Lang takes an inside look at MotorTrend's Truck of the Year competition, a nearly week-long event comprised of performance tests, towing tests and rocky off-roading.

Jessi Lang visits the LA Auto Show on Press Day to witness what goes on before the doors are opened to the public; she meets up with Angus MacKenzie to see the world premiere of the Porsche Cayman, and to talk with the car's designer.

Jessi wants to give a colleague's outdated ride a much-needed makeover.

Jessi Lang gets a physics lesson in her first motorcycle training course.

Jessi Lang meets up with MotorTrend and Hot Rod veterans to answer questions; Angus MacKenzie, David Freiburger, Randy Pobst, Jonny Lieberman and Frank Markus discuss how they got their jobs and what they enjoy most.