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{{Infobox television channel
| name            = Motor Trend
| logo            = Motor Trend logo.svg
| logo_size       =
| logo_caption    =
| launch_date     = {{start date|2018|4|29|df=yes}}
| network         = [[Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA]]
| owner           =
| picture_format  = [[1080i]] [[High-definition television|HDTV]]
| country         = [[Italy]]
| language        = [[Italian language|Italian]]
| area            = Italy, Switzerland
| headquarters    =
| former_names    =
| replaced        = [[Focus (TV channel)|Focus]] (channel 56)<br/>Alpha (channel 59)
| sister_channels = [[Nove (TV channel)|Nove]]<br>[[DMAX (Italy)|DMAX]]<br>[[Food Network]]<br>[[Frisbee (TV channel)|Frisbee]]<br>[[Giallo (TV channel)|Giallo]]<br>[[HGTV (Italian TV channel)|HGTV]]<br>[[K2 (TV channel)|K2]]<br>[[Real Time (TV channel)|Real Time]]<br>[[Warner TV (Italian TV channel)|Warner TV]]
| website         = {{URL|http://www.motortrendtv.it|motortrendtv.it}}
| terr_serv_1     = [[Digital terrestrial television]]
| terr_chan_1     = Channel 59 (HD)
| online_serv_1  = [[Discovery+]]
| online_chan_1  = Motor Trend HD
}}
'''Motor Trend''' is an Italian [[Automotive industry|automotive]] interest [[television channel]] owned by [[Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA|Warner Bros. Discovery Italia]].
==History==
The channel began broadcasting on 29 April 2018, replacing [[Focus (TV channel)|Focus]] after the end of that [[brand licensing]] agreement, which was taken over by [[Mediaset]].<ref>{{cite web|language=it|url=https://www.dday.it/redazione/26110/dal-29-aprile-arriva-motor-trend-sul-canale-56-del-digitale-terrestre|title=Dal 29 aprile arriva Motor Trend sul canale 56 del digitale terrestre. Focus sul 35 dal 17 maggio.}}</ref>
On 1 April 2019, Motor Trend was converted in HD on satellite.
On 21 December 2019, Motor Trend replaced Alpha on channel 59 of DTT. On channel 56, it was replaced by [[HGTV (Italian TV channel)|HGTV]] on 2 February 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dal 2 febbraio 2020 in chiaro sul 56 DTT {{!}} HGTV – Home & Garden TV - Digital-News|url=https://www.digital-news.it/news/televisione/46240/dal-2-febbraio-2020-in-chiaro-sul-56-dtt-hgtv-home-garden-tv|date=2019-12-19|website=Digital-News.it|language=it|access-date=2020-05-08}}</ref>
On 1 July 2021, following a reorganization of some Sky channels, HGTV moves to LCN 419.
==Programming==
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* ''[[Chasing Classic Cars]]''
* ''[[Wheeler Dealers]]''
* ''[[American Chopper]]''
* ''Bike N' Furious: pazzi a due ruote''
* ''Car Crash Tv''
* ''Come ti rifaccio l'auto''
* ''Diesel Brothers''
* ''Driving Wild''
* ''[[Fast N' Loud]]''
* ''Gli eroi dell'asfalto''
* ''Goblin garage''
* ''I re della strada''
* ''Iron garage''
* ''L'impero delle macchine''
* ''[[Misfit Garage|Meccanici allo Sbando]]''
* ''Mega Race''
* ''Mega trasporti''
* ''Mega veicoli''
* ''Officine da Incubo''
* ''[[Street Outlaws|Real Fast, Real Furious]]''
* ''Salt Lake Garage''
* ''Supercar: auto da sogno''
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.motortrendtv.it}}
{{Warner Bros. Discovery International}}
[[Category:Motor Trend Group]]
[[Category:Television channels in Italy]]
[[Category:Italian-language television stations]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2018]]
[[Category:Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA]]