On this episode of Epic Drives, Oregon's lush forests and laid-back cities shudder in the roar of quad exhausts when host Arthur St. Antoine arrives with the baddest Benz of them all: the new $296,000, 622-horsepower AMG SLS Black Series. When AMG's screaming-yellow monster cuts loose, cheese explodes, beautiful girls sing, and the foothills of Mount Hood tremble in awe.

On this episode of Epic Drives, join host Arthur St. Antoine as he takes to the wide-open spaces of Big Sky Country in one of the world's fastest and most outlandish supercars, the 691-horsepower Lamborghini Aventador Roadster. From behind the wheel to horseback to the pilot's seat of a Cessna, Arthur explores the best of Montana—then unleashes Italy's raging bull toward the horizon for an unforgettable blast to The Big Two.

Traveling halfway across the world to Adelaide, Australia, host Arthur St. Antoine meets up with MT colleague (and Aussie native) Angus MacKenzie for an insider's tour of some of the unique wonders of Oz - including wheel time in a curious, turbocharged two-seat sports pickup found nowhere else on earth, the Ford Falcon XR6 Ute!

Does Nevada's infamous secret base, Area 51, house UFOs and little green men? What's it like to experience 5+ g's in a tumbling aerobatic plane? Do pilots actually race WWII warbirds at 500 mph just 100 feet off the ground? And does Bentley's awesome, 567-horsepower W-12 Continental GT have the right stuff to outgun a stunt plane in a drag race? Join host Arthur St. Antoine as he pilots Bentley's heroic supercoupe into the vast Nevada desert to explore all of the above—and see if the ContiGT improves his luck at the high-roller tables of Vegas, too.

From its thunderous, 577-hp supercharged V-8 to its massive brakes and bodacious bod, Holden's wicked new HSV Gen-F GTS stands alone as Australia's ultimate performance sedan. Once again making the 7500-mile trip to Oz, host Arthur St. Antoine joins Motor Trend's native Aussie, Angus MacKenzie, to wring out HSV's four-door beast on the writhing roads outside Sydney. From there, it's on to "the Nurburgring of Australia"--the treacherous Mount Panorama Circuit at Bathurst--where the GTS cuts loose around the famed race track in the company of one of its most successful Bathurst competitors of its time.

In the Sixties, Chevy's star-spangled Corvette ruled as the undisputed car of choice for NASA's pioneering star voyagers. Now, nearly 46 years after his historic Apollo 7 flight, astronaut (and Corvette aficionado) Walt Cunningham joins host Arthur St. Antoine to revisit the shrines of America's space program in Chevy's latest and greatest ground rocket, the awesome, all-new 2014 C7 Vette. From the towering rocket gantries of Florida's Kennedy Space Center to the hallowed ground of Houston's Mission Control, Cunningham and St. Antoine return to NASA's glory days--also taking time to savor some classic Vettes from the star-struck Go-Go that was 1960s America.

From idyllic seaside oyster bars to hidden tank museums and spectacular twisting roads, California's Marin County, just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, offers a feast of dazzling sights and world-class driving. With help from our friends at the California Highway Patrol, who temporarily shut down some of Marin's choicest two-lane roads, host Arthur St. Antoine guns the thrilling, Formula 1-inspired McLaren 12C Spider at full throttle-soaking up the scenery, the sunshine, and secret gems you won't want to miss.

The 2014 model year marks the final stand for Toyota's feisty FJ Cruiser sport/ute. Before it disappears, host Arthur St. Antoine takes the burliest FJ ever—the all-new Trail Teams Ultimate Edition—into the sprawling deserts of the American Southwest, where he encounters Sahara-like dunes, missile-testing ranges, miles of wide-open trails, mind-boggling hardware straight from a Hollywood sci-fi flick, and a place few people have ever visited: Trinity Site, the original Ground Zero, where in 1945 America exploded the world's first atomic bomb.

On this special episode of Epic Drives, host Arthur St. Antoine shadows a stunning rally route from Tacoma, Washington, to Pebble Beach, California, aboard a modern interpretation of one of the most legendary muscle-sports machines of the 1960s, the brutal 427 Cobra. Lovingly recreated by Factory Five Racing, the ferocious Mark IV Roadster boasts all the hallmarks of the original: mega-horsepower V-8, alluring curves, thundering side pipes, fat tires, minimum weight, and zero amenities. Taking the wheel, Arthur encounters freezing rain, breathtaking vistas, historical treasures, and an untamed beast of a machine that's pure, raw, and unforgettable. To celebrate the world famous annual classic car pilgrimage to Monterey, Motor Trend is bringing you its own week dedicated to classic cars! Get ready for "classic" versions of your favorite original shows including Ignition, Head 2 Head, The J-Turn, Epic Drives and two special editions of Wide Open Throttle coming to you live from the Infiniti Performance Pavilion at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Tune in Monday August 11th through Saturday August 16th for the Monterey Car Week - Powered by Infiniti. Only on the Motor Trend Channel.

It's known as one of the most dangerous roads in the world: the rough, desolate two-lane Dalton Highway that shadows the Alaska Pipeline from Fairbanks to the Arctic Ocean. Host Arthur St. Antoine takes up the challenge of this infamous byway in a 2014 Toyota 4Runner SUV, driving from the Canadian border all the way past the Arctic Circle to the alien oil fields of Prudhoe Bay. Along the way, he encounters dog mushers, floatplanes, thundering big-rigs, bears, wrecked vehicles, and a landscape unrivaled for its challenges, remoteness ... and beauty.

When one of the world’s most outrageous sports cars arrives in one of the most dramatic and picturesque settings on earth — Canada’s Alberta Province — a high-octane journey is guaranteed. But host Arthur St. Antoine does much more than simply wring-out this very special GT-R. While exploring the Canadian Rockies, he delves deep into a cave, climbs a glacier in a huge snow coach, takes several wide-eyed passengers on full-throttle launch-control blasts, and even tries out Nissan’s ultimate speed machine in “ranch” mode! It’s a round-up you won’t want to miss!