Is HOT ROD Garage coming back?
HOT ROD Garage (2014–present) on MotorTrend
The answer: Between seasons — last episode January 14, 2026, no return date announced yet.
12seasons
150episodes
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About HOT ROD Garage
<SHOW> is currently between seasons as of May 9, 2026. The most recent episode aired on January 14, 2026, and no new season has been announced yet.
HOT ROD Garage is a project build show that first premiered on May 22, 2014, on MotorTrend. It features hosts Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa demonstrating tips, tricks, and wrenching techniques related to hot rods and car customization. The series provides viewers with practical advice and step-by-step guides for automotive projects, making it a valuable resource for car enthusiasts.
Each episode typically runs for about 30 minutes, focusing on various car-building projects and automotive repairs.
HOT ROD Garage episode schedule
150 aired
Aired · 150
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| January 14, 2026 | S12·E13 | HRG Day Welcomes YOU! |
| January 7, 2026 | S12·E12 | The Not-So-Pro Street Elco Evolves! |
| December 31, 2025 | S12·E11 | PEAK Performance |
| December 17, 2025 | S12·E10 | D100 Rides Again |
| December 10, 2025 | S12·E9 | Sunday Cruiser Corvette |
| December 3, 2025 | S12·E8 | The Dodge Utiline Re-Rescue |
| November 26, 2025 | S12·E7 | Land and Panel |
| November 19, 2025 | S12·E6 | Spray and Pray |
| November 12, 2025 | S12·E5 | Someone Else's Project |
| November 5, 2025 | S12·E4 | Lease Money |
| October 29, 2025 | S12·E3 | Lease Money Well Spent |
| October 22, 2025 | S12·E2 | Pro Street Camino |
| October 15, 2025 | S12·E1 | This Galaxie Howls!! |
| January 26, 2024 | S11·E13 | HRG Day Is Here to Stay! |
| January 19, 2024 | S11·E12 | We're Gonna Lose the Shop! |
| January 12, 2024 | S11·E11 | Busted Burt Combusts Again |
| January 5, 2024 | S11·E10 | Typhoon Times Two |
| December 29, 2023 | S11·E9 | Buggin' Out! |
| December 22, 2023 | S11·E8 | Land Speed Field Test |
| October 20, 2023 | S11·E7 | Burnt Reynolds |
| October 13, 2023 | S11·E6 | Roadkill Nights Is Back! |
| October 6, 2023 | S11·E5 | Grand Trashional Earns a New Name! |
| September 29, 2023 | S11·E4 | The ICE-Cold Return of Project X |
| September 22, 2023 | S11·E3 | To Achieve a Goal, Set a Goal |
| September 15, 2023 | S11·E2 | Solving Crimes & Clocking Times |
| September 8, 2023 | S11·E1 | Typhoon Rollin' In |
| January 23, 2023 | S10·E13 | Happy HRG Day! |
| January 16, 2023 | S10·E12 | Super Secret Galaxie |
| January 9, 2023 | S10·E11 | Hot Tater!! |
| January 2, 2023 | S10·E10 | From Dust to Dust |
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| December 26, 2022 | S10·E9 | The 1,000-hp Blow-Nanza!!! |
| December 19, 2022 | S10·E8 | Double the Fix, Double the Fun |
| October 17, 2022 | S10·E7 | Bringin' the Heat to Roadkill Nights! |
| October 10, 2022 | S10·E6 | Savoy Ya Later |
| October 3, 2022 | S10·E5 | A Little Work and A Lotta Work! |
| September 26, 2022 | S10·E4 | TwinZies! |
| September 19, 2022 | S10·E3 | Hard Lessons for the Javelin |
| September 12, 2022 | S10·E2 | Re-redeeming the Grand Trashional |
| September 5, 2022 | S10·E1 | Hunting 9s |
| January 30, 2022 | S9·E13 | '72 Javelin Trans Am Street Tribute Turns, Burns and Gets Some RESPECT |
| January 23, 2022 | S9·E12 | Come ChevHell or High Water, We Will Revive Lucky's '66! |
| January 16, 2022 | S9·E11 | Turbocharged, Fuel Injected, Five-Speed...Minivan?! |
| January 9, 2022 | S9·E10 | Crown Hick Is Built AND Bought! |
| January 2, 2022 | S9·E9 | Coyote-Powered '04 Mustang GT on Rails! Incredible Suspension Upgrades! |
| December 26, 2021 | S9·E8 | The Grand Trashional Part 3: Horsepower, Handling, Still Not Handsome |
| December 21, 2021 | S9·E7 | The World's Cheapest Turbo Buick Gets '87 Intercooled Power! |
| October 4, 2021 | S9·E6 | 1974 Chevy Corvette has GOT TO GO!! Buy low, sell wide!!! |
| September 26, 2021 | S9·E5 | 1974 AMC Javelin Trans Am/Street Racer Hits the Track! |
| September 19, 2021 | S9·E4 | Guac 'N' Roll Is Now a Little Extra! '20s T-Bucket Project Actually Works! |
| September 12, 2021 | S9·E3 | 1,000-Horsepower Street Car Project Hits the Dyno!! |
| September 5, 2021 | S9·E2 | Bonemaro Completely Reborn! Our Trashy Drag Car Turns Classy! |
| August 29, 2021 | S9·E1 | 1,000-hp Street Monster!!! Built V-8 + Giant Turbo = Party Time! |
| December 21, 2020 | S8·E13 | Coyote Engine Transplant Into Sleepy SN95 Mustang! SN95 Gets Coyotified! |
| December 14, 2020 | S8·E12 | Dirt-Cheap Rear End DIY Build!! 5.7 Hemi Duster Gets a Ford 8.8 Out Back! |
| December 7, 2020 | S8·E11 | $6 Grand Supercars! Coast to Coast Battle! Tony vs. Lucky! |
| November 30, 2020 | S8·E10 | C5 Do-It-All Corvette Part 2! Drift AND Road-Race |
| November 23, 2020 | S8·E9 | Do-It-All Performance Machine, the C5 Corvette! Stage One: Power and Drag Racing! |
| November 16, 2020 | S8·E8 | Big-Block Bicoastal Swap! Our C10 gets a 454 upgrade! |
| November 9, 2020 | S8·E7 | Lucky's Build! 1927-ish Ford T-Bucket Truck, the Guac and Roll! |
| August 3, 2020 | S8·E6 | Twinpala is Back! Shooting for 9s! 1000-hp, 16-cylinder, AWD! |
| July 27, 2020 | S8·E5 | 1971 Caddy Sedan DeVille Made Hard to Kill!! |
| July 20, 2020 | S8·E4 | The Cheapest Turbo Buick in America! The $3,800 Grand Trashional! |
| July 13, 2020 | S8·E3 | AMC 401 V-8 Racing Engine Build! High Revs! Big Power! Trans-AM Killer! |
| July 6, 2020 | S8·E2 | Cheap Hot Muscle!! 2004 Mustang GT Hiding in Plain Sight! |
| June 29, 2020 | S8·E1 | 3-Way Drag Racing! Hot Rod Garage Unfinished Business! |
| November 18, 2019 | S7·E12 | Does America Make a Better Barra?!?! Vortec 4200 Turbo Engine Builds! |
| October 21, 2019 | S7·E11 | Fast! Cheap! Mopar!!! Pick Two!!!! The Story of the MythDuster! |
| September 23, 2019 | S7·E10 | Fiberglass Realities - Scratching the Itch |
| August 26, 2019 | S7·E9 | Twin-Engine, 1,000HP, 16-Cylinder AWD GT-R Killer!!! The Twinpala Gets Boosted and Hits the Dragstrip! |
| July 29, 2019 | S7·E8 | Dirt Track Racing - Hot Rod Garage Gets Round and Dirty With a Roadrunner Class Circle Track Racer! |
| July 2, 2019 | S7·E7 | 16 Cylinders! Twin LS Engine! 600 HP! AWD 2006 Chevy Impala SS! The Twinpala is Here! |
| June 3, 2019 | S7·E6 | Modern Turbo Tech! Updating and Upgrading a 1986 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe! |
| May 6, 2019 | S7·E5 | Boat on Bags! '71 Sedan deVille Gets Dropped!!!! |
| April 8, 2019 | S7·E4 | How to Drag Race! Hot Rod Garage Takes You to the Strip! Bonus: Burnouts! |
| March 11, 2019 | S7·E3 | 1971 Caddy Sedan DeVille LS Swap!! Complete Misadventure!! |
| February 11, 2019 | S7·E2 | 1970s Street Machine Corvette! Fiberglass Dreams! |
| January 14, 2019 | S7·E1 | Re-Crowning the Hick! |
| December 17, 2018 | S6·E13 | Low Buck, Big Power, Big Block! |
| November 19, 2018 | S6·E12 | 5.0 Fox-body Dragstrip Redemption!! |
| October 22, 2018 | S6·E11 | Ready, Set, Race! Our 5.0 MG Transformed Into a Road Racer! |
| September 24, 2018 | S6·E10 | Auction Find! Ballin' on a Budget 575hp Mercedes SL500 |
| August 27, 2018 | S6·E9 | Automotive Archaeology! 1965 NHRA Champion Racer Revived! |
| July 30, 2018 | S6·E8 | 5.9l Cummins Diesel El Camino Swap! Dieselcamino!! |
| July 2, 2018 | S6·E7 | Cheap Chevy Small-block Build and S-10 V-8 Swap! |
| June 4, 2018 | S6·E6 | Trackside Upgrades! 5.0 Mustang Drag Testing! |
| May 7, 2018 | S6·E5 | Cops vs. Robbers in Action! 500HP 1979 Malibu Getaway Build, Part 2!!! |
| April 9, 2018 | S6·E4 | 500hp Ultimate Sleeper Getaway Car! 1979 Chevy Malibu! |
| March 12, 2018 | S6·E3 | $3,500 Chevy S-10 Total Transformation! Low-Budget High School Hot Rod |
| February 12, 2018 | S6·E2 | LS vs. 2JZ vs. 12V Cummins. Superstar Engine Comparo!! |
| January 15, 2018 | S6·E1 | 2005 Dodge Magnum Dad-Rod Build—Perfect for Hauling Kids and Hauling Ass! |
| December 21, 2017 | S5·E12 | Hack the C10 Market! Longbed to Shortbed DIY Conversion! |
| November 22, 2017 | S5·E11 | Ultimate Road Trip Car Goes Cross-Country for Fresh Paint! |
| October 26, 2017 | S5·E10 | Adding 150 Horsepower to a Junkyard 6.0L LS! The #66ChevHell Gets Some Serious Power! |
| September 28, 2017 | S5·E9 | '70s Street Machine Van Build! Let's Get Sleazy! |
| August 31, 2017 | S5·E8 | Big American V-8 in a Tiny British Car, Meet the 5.0 MG!! (Say it 5 OMG). |
| August 3, 2017 | S5·E7 | 10-Second Quarter-Mile for 10 Grand (ish)! #Bonemaro Hits Tens!! |
| July 6, 2017 | S5·E6 | Drift 'Cuda Gets Sideways!! #fishtailcuda |
| June 8, 2017 | S5·E5 | The Crown Hick Gets Supercharged V-8 Power! |
| May 11, 2017 | S5·E4 | Ultimate Road Trip Build: Bare frame to driver in 2 days! |
| April 13, 2017 | S5·E3 | How to Build a Low-Buck Muscle Car |
| March 23, 2017 | S5·E1 | Ford Truck / Cop Car Body Swap! |
| March 16, 2017 | S5·E2 | Crown Hick, F100/Crown Victoria Cop Car Body Swap Gets Up and Running! |
| December 22, 2016 | S4·E12 | Drift 'Cuda Hits the SEMA Show and Then the Track!! #fishtailcuda |
| November 24, 2016 | S4·E11 | 6.4 Hemi Crate Engine Swap! Drift `Cuda Gets Modern Hemi Power! |
| October 27, 2016 | S4·E10 | Drift `Cuda! Meet Project FishTail!! |
| September 29, 2016 | S4·E9 | Hot Rod Roundup! HRG Project Cars in Drag Race Competition! |
| August 25, 2016 | S4·E8 | Tire Killer! '66 Fury Wagon! Big-Block Stroker Wagon Gets Big Power! |
| July 28, 2016 | S4·E7 | 1957 Chevy Suspension Upgrades! Project X Gets the Full QA1 Treatment |
| June 30, 2016 | S4·E6 | Blueprint for Horsepower! Crusher Camaro Gets a 427ci Supercharged LS Swap! |
| June 2, 2016 | S4·E5 | Blown '57 Chevy! Project X Returns with a 6-71 Blown Small-Block!! |
| May 5, 2016 | S4·E4 | Budget Turbo V-8 Drag Times! #Bonemaro Hits the Track!!! |
| April 7, 2016 | S4·E3 | 512 Cubic-Inch Stroker Sleeper Wagon! #Furyroadmaster |
| March 11, 2016 | S4·E2 | Cheap V-8 Turbo Build! LS-Turbo #Bonemaro! |
| February 11, 2016 | S4·E1 | Low-Buck Speed Project! LS Swapped 1979 Camaro! #Bonemaro |
| January 28, 2016 | S3·E12 | Hidden Horsepower - Carb vs EFI: Where Does the Power Hide? |
| January 21, 2016 | S3·E11 | 1966 LS Powered Chevelle Mini-Tub Install & Burnouts! |
| January 7, 2016 | S3·E10 | #Rollsmokey 12V Cummins Low and Not At All Slow!! |
| December 24, 2015 | S3·E9 | #Greemon340 Rear End Upgrades, Fresh Rubber and Back on the Streets! |
| December 10, 2015 | S3·E8 | Crusher Camaro Complete Suspension Upgrade and Record-Breaking Test Times! |
| November 26, 2015 | S3·E7 | LS1 Swapped Rx-7 Build and Blast #Iammarklenardon |
| November 13, 2015 | S3·E6 | Greemon 340 Mopar Small-Block Autopsy |
| October 29, 2015 | S3·E5 | Fabrication 101: Cut, Grind, Weld, BUILD!! |
| October 10, 2015 | S3·E4 | 1971 Demon 340: Monster Suspension Upgrades! |
| September 24, 2015 | S3·E3 | 1971 Dodge 340: Summoning the Demon |
| September 10, 2015 | S3·E2 | Rollsmokey Hits The Dyno (With Tons of Torque!) |
| September 3, 2015 | S3·E1 | 1973 Dodge D200 Diesel 12V Cummins Swap! Meet RollSmokey! |
| August 21, 2015 | S2·E12 | 1970 Chevelle HT502 Suspension and Brake Upgrades Plus Autocross Run! |
| July 30, 2015 | S2·E11 | 1970 Chevelle HT502 Limited Slip Differential Upgrade and Dragstrip Runs!! |
| July 16, 2015 | S2·E10 | Atomic LS7 Van Rear-Axle How-To and Drag Test! |
| July 2, 2015 | S2·E9 | 630 Horsepower LS7 Swap: Our Chevy Van Runs! |
| June 18, 2015 | S2·E8 | 1970 OPG HT502 Chevelle, First Fire then Smoke! (Tire Smoke) |
| June 4, 2015 | S2·E7 | 1974 Chevy Van: Body Repair and Quick Paint! |
| May 7, 2015 | S2·E6 | 630 Horsepower Chevy Van LS Swap! |
| April 23, 2015 | S2·E5 | 1970 SS Chevelle Undercover HT502 Build |
| April 9, 2015 | S2·E4 | 2005-2009 Mustang Dress-Ups |
| March 26, 2015 | S2·E3 | Struts, Sway Bars & More! 2005-2009 Mustang Handling Upgrades |
| March 12, 2015 | S2·E2 | Ford Racing Cold Air Test for 2005-2009 Mustang GTs |
| February 26, 2015 | S2·E1 | 2005-2009 Mustang Lowering and Braking on a Budget |
| January 29, 2015 | S1·E12 | 1,225 Horsepower Engine 711 ci Sonny Leonard Chevy Hemi! |
| January 22, 2015 | S1·E11 | The Ultimate Bolt-In Chevy LS3 Engine Swap |
| January 8, 2015 | S1·E10 | GM A-Body Suspension Upgrades on a 1969 El Camino! |
| December 18, 2014 | S1·E9 | Blasphemi, Burnouts, and FAST XFI 2.0 EFI Tuning! |
| November 27, 2014 | S1·E8 | Nitrous Fogger Install on the Crusher Camaro! |
| October 30, 2014 | S1·E7 | Bolt-On Overdrive for the Hemi-Powered Super Bee! |
| October 2, 2014 | S1·E6 | Budget-Minded Muscle Car Suspension Upgrades! |
| September 4, 2014 | S1·E5 | Muscle Truck Revamp on a 1974 Chevrolet C10! |
| August 7, 2014 | S1·E4 | Wilwood Brakes for the Roadkill El Camino and Sand Casting Hot Rod Parts! |
| July 17, 2014 | S1·E3 | Easy Big-Block Chevy Power Upgrades Plus Sheet Metal Beadrolling Tips |
| June 19, 2014 | S1·E2 | Supercharging a 5th Gen Camaro the Hemi Chevy Gasser Gets a Fuel System |
| May 22, 2014 | S1·E1 | Draguar Engine Swap, El Camino 4L60-E Trans Install & More! |