Home
Features
Lists
Our Favorite Car Photos From 2024
The end of the year is a good time to sit back, thumb through some photo albums, and reminisce on our favorite drives of 2024.
Photo by: Robin Trajano | Motor1
Victoria Scott 
By: Victoria Scott
Dec 27, 2024 at 10:30am ET
Add Motor1.com as a preferred source in Google
- (https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.motor1.com%2Ffeatures%2F745065%2Ffavorite-drives-and-photos-2024%2F&text=Our%20Favorite%20Car%20Photos%20From%202024&via=motor1com)
- copy
Share
Comment
Another year is nearly in the books, and it was a whirlwind. Between the traditional car reviews, the inaugural Cool Car Cup, our first Best of the Best Awards, bare-knuckles off-roading in the Truck Showdown, and the daily feature stories from Japan Month, Motor1 drove and photographed hundreds of vehicles in 2024.
Personally, I've been a photographer since I was 12 years old, and one of my year-end traditions has been to look through the catalog of photographs I amassed over the previous year and choose my favorites. It serves a few purposes for me: reminiscing over fond (or foul) memories, determining where my photographic weak spots remain, and simply enjoying the fruits of my labor. Why bother taking albums of photographs if you never look through them?
This year, I want to share my tradition with you, our readers. Here's a roundup of the best shots that encapsulate Motor1 in 2024.
Classic Car Reviews
12
Source: Victoria Scott / Motor1
We spend a lot of time in new cars. But I also managed to get behind the wheel of a few excellent (in their own way) classics this year—the Camaro IROC-Z, the Oldsmobile Diesel, and more. And each of them had their own unique style represented on camera.
Cool Car Cup
456
Source: DW Burnett / Motor1
One of our biggest events of the year was our inaugural Cool Car Cup, in which we gathered some of the hottest sports cars of 2024 for a side-by-side performance test. We pinged expert automotive photographer DW Burnett for the shoot, who managed to capture hundreds of phenomenal photos of contenders on the road and on the track—cars like the Lamborghini Revuelto, the Lotus Emira, the Mazda Miata, and many more.
It looks like a Need For Speed game come to life.
Photos by: DW Burnett / Motor1
Japan Month
153
Source: Robin Trajano | Motor1
Japan Month was so packed with incredible features that you could... well, you could devote a whole month to it. But nothing matched the raw teenage-bedroom-wall-poster energy of the GT-R matchup as shot by Robin Trajano. It's like the internet's wildest JDM dreams come to life.
The rest of Japan Month brought some excellent photographic opportunities, too, whether it was romping Miatas through European hill country (shot by Sevian Daupi for Motor1), discovering the design influence of the most gorgeous Ferrari in Mazda's magnum rotary opus (by Sean C. Rice for Motor1), or visiting the beating heart of Subaru's rally team in the hills of Vermont (photographed by yours truly).
Photo by: Sevian Daupi | Motor1
Photo by: Victoria Scott / Motor1
Photo by: Sean C. Rice | Motor1
Lexus Fall Tour
26
Source: Christopher Smith / Motor1
News Editor Christopher Smith took a perfectly fall-colored convertible Lexus LC through Michigan's finest foliage for one of our Japan Month features. The photos alone make a good case for both the 26th state and Lexus's grand tourer.
The scenery—and the car—are absolutely stunning.
Photos by: Christopher Smith / Motor1
Lime Rock Park
86
Source: DW Burnett / Motor1
We spent lots of time at the famed Lime Rock Park race track this year for a variety of tests. And for nearly all of them, we once had DW Burnett behind the lens. Burnett was able to make Lime Rock Park look like an idyllic heaven for high-speed antics as we got behind the wheel of cars like the BMW M3 CS and the updated ND3 Miata.
Motor1 Director of Editorial, Travis Okulski, even spent some time in the rare Manthey Cayman GT4 RS.
Photo by: DW Burnett
Photo by: DW Burnett / Motor1
Off-Road Truck Showdown
Photo by: Andrew Link | Motor1
We got deep into the wilderness of upstate New York with our Ultimate Off-Road Truck Showdown, shot by Andrew Link. We pitted three of this year's hottest mid-size off-roaders against each other—the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Bison, the Ford Ranger Raptor, and the Toyota Tacoma Trailhunter.
The result was nothing short of mid-autumn mid-size truck magic caught on camera.
Photos by: Andrew Link | Motor1
Reviews & First Drives
19
Source: DW Burnett
We have to mention the work of our staff and freelance photographers on our many reviews and first drives. Once again, DW Burnett took some stunning shots of the latest Mercedes-AMG GT sports car while Andrew Link nabbed some excellent photos of the Aston Martin Vantage.
Managing Editor Jeff Perez brought the heat for cars like the Bentley Flying Spur Speed, the Ford Mustang Mach-E Rally, and others—making every biome he drives through look like the cover page of a magazine.
Photos by: Jeff Perez / Motor1
Washington Backcountry
Photo by: Ian Allen / Motor1
I personally ventured into the wilderness with coworker Brian Silvestro to drive the Washington Backcountry Discovery Route with a Lexus GX, and fellow Seattlite Ian Allen followed us in his Tacoma... and of course, shot pictures of the stunning landscape with our stalwart truck.
Since I tagged along with Brian, I also shot some of the GX journey on my film cameras. I got a chance to go off-roading alone, as well, when I investigated the popular allure of the Jeep Wrangler. These shots are some of my personal favorites for the year, especially the Jeep ones, which I shot on my medium-format Fuji camera.
Photos by: Victoria Scott / Motor1
What do you think?
View
Comments
This, of course, isn't quite everything we did this year, and I'm sure I've forgotten some shots. But still—it's a good way to summarize a busy year on the road. We hope you've enjoyed our shots and stories in 2024.
We'll see you next year!
Get the best news, reviews, columns, and more delivered straight to your inbox, daily.
back
Subscribe For more info, read our Privacy Policy & Terms of Use.
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motor1.com?
Take our 3 minute survey.
- The Motor1.com Team
Share this Story
- (https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.motor1.com%2Ffeatures%2F745065%2Ffavorite-drives-and-photos-2024%2F&text=Our%20Favorite%20Car%20Photos%20From%202024&via=motor1com)
- copy
GO TO COMMENTS
(
)
Got a tip for us? Email: tips@motor1.com
View all comments ( )
Popular
The 2027 Honda Passport TrailSport Proves An Extra Inch Goes A Long Way: Driven
BMW's First Electric 3 Series Wagon Spied Looking Nearly Ready For Production
Fiat's Weird Multipla Revival Could Actually Reach Production
Forget The Sedan: This Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Is A Two-Seat Convertible
latest articles
- Toyota Wants To Convince The EU That Some Hybrids Are Zero Emissions Oct 21 - Industry -
- The 2027 Honda Passport TrailSport Proves An Extra Inch Goes A Long Way: Driven Oct 21 - New Car Reviews -
- The Tesla Roadster Reinvents Pop-Up Headlights. Sort Of Oct 21 - Design -
- Toyota Driver Moves To Alaska. She Gets Stranded For 2 Months: ‘I Just Found Out It Was Because It’s A Hybrid’ Oct 21 - Trending -
- Fiat's Next European City Car Has A Name: Koala Oct 21 - Official -
- Woman Inherits Mom's Pontiac Trans-Am. Then She Finds A Secret Compartment—With A Dark History Oct 21 - Trending -
- Rivian’s US EV Sales Surge From 10th To 2nd As R2 Arrives Oct 21 - Sales -
RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
12 Cars With Names That Make Absolutely No Sense
Every Rolls-Royce Has A Hidden Feature Most People Don't Know About
10 SUVs That Get 30 MPG Without Hybrid Power
Subaru Built A 510-HP Electric Wagon Without Toyota's Help
Gas Prices Keep Climbing. Here's The Cheapest And Most Expensive Gas In Every State
The Strange Reason The Golf GTI Had A Golf Ball Shifter
2026 Paris Motor Show: What To Expect