86 MOTORTREND.COM SEPTEMBER 2019
August 2005: Bullitt The Rematch
Choosing my favorite cover is tough: Between
November 2004 and February 2012 I was
responsible for 88 of them, deciding the subject,
approving the imagery, and writing every single
blurb. But if I had to choose one, it would be this
one. Art director Andy Foster and photographer
Evan Klein together created this wonderful
homage to one of the greatest automotive
movie moments of all time. Angus MacKenzieMarch 2012: ZL1 Tells Boss: Shove It!
Camaro vs. Mustang—is there a better rivalry?
This issue features two enthusiast favorites but
warrants a closer look. The bright red Camaro
does a burnout, and at the bottom is the best
part of the headline: “Turn to page 36 to see
how far.” Examine it closer still, and you’ll see
why I love what MT stands for. It’s not just high-
performance sports cars; we also test cars like
the Honda CR-V and Chevy Malibu. Zach GaleDecember 2015: You Again
This pick is a selfish one, but one of my favorite
covers of all time is our December 2015 issue.
Sure, it being my first full cover story might
have something to do with my pick, but beyond
that, the words “You Again” backdropped
by matching yellow pony cars sums up in two
words the everlasting battle the Ford Mustang
and Chevrolet Camaro have been locked in
since the late ’60s. Christian SeabaughJune 2016: Apple Car
Everything that went on behind the scenes
to get this cover done was tremendous. Kim
Reynolds did excellent research on what the
Apple Car could look like. When we teased the
cover the day before its release, CNBC gathered
a panel on what this could mean for Apple, and
Univision did an animation of the car inside and
outside using the renders we created. If that’s
not tremendous, then what is it? Miguel Cortina