Road & Track Magazine US Reviews

by Jproz

These people need to pull their heads out of their rear ends and learn how to provide support. Downloaded RoadTrackMagazineUS and paid for a subscription but cannot access any issues. Have tried their troubleshooting steps without success. Have sent 5 emails to them over the course of the last few weeks with NO response. I suggest you treat this company as no more than common, worthless thieves who will steal your $20 (which is a bit exorbitant for a digital magazine anyway) and walk away, providing you nothing in return. Scumbags.

by Jimpal

I agree this is an excellent app, and improves the magazine experience, when it works. I have been a subscriber to the printed magazine for many years, and let them convert me to the digital app version in July 2014 when they stopped the print magazine. Worked fine, until this month. I simply can't get the Dec/Jan version of the magazine to download to my iPad without a separate purchase, even though I am still a subscriber. I've been back and forth with their technical people, to no avail. Right now RoadTrackMagazineUS is worth zero stars, and is useless to me.

by Peter10128

Content on RoadTrackMagazineUS looks good, but it’s hard to swipe through pages without opening adds. When I’m reading, I often do something by mistake that zooms the screen way in. Like one letter per page way in.

by XFidel CastroX

I have subscribed to RoadTrackMagazineUS since 2012, and every once and a while it decides for itself what I'm able to dowload. It denied me access to older issues and lately it has been denying me access to the latest issues, so as of right now I cant read the last six issues. But yet they have had access to my bank account all this time. I know the subscription is not expensive, but I would like to read what I have paid for.

by Dr. Beadz

I subscribed and immediately read the Rubicon “392” article. Given the tiresome pandemic recitation and the writer’s preference for an offensive expletive over multiple alternatives, I bid you adieu.

by Mizzenman

Used to be a good rag. Since Autoweek demise have had a very shoddy experience getting back my credits. So far one mag.

by PhillyTG

This is the worst magazine app I've ever seen. The UI design is a train wreck. You cannot enlarge any image to full screen. It doesn't even attempt to switch to landscape mode, yet half of the articles require an awkward scrolling motion. Some articles scroll down, others vertically. Whoever designed this has absolutely no idea what they're doing. It also frequently crashes, even on a 3rd gen iPad. It won't even load on an original iPad.

Great content. Horrible user experience.

by Reviewer5thousand

I signed up for one month free, then chose the annual subscription after that. But, right after signing up, RoadTrackMagazineUS wouldn’t let me log in. I tried at least 20 times, restarted my phone, the works. When I reached out for help I was told that you CAN NOT help and I have to cancel my subscription with iTunes. No free trial for me. Tough luck. Gee, thanks. So glad I wasted all that time.

by Tacshose

So I pay TWICE AND MORE THAN DOUBLE for a scanned copy of the print magazine!?! I pay for the print mag at $10 a year and now the iPad version at $20 a year. I will not be renewing either as I have been ripped off! This iPad "app" is a fuzzy poorly formatted scan of the print magazine. The font is too small and requires zooming, the photos are low res and unzoomable, heck even the text can't be zoomed in very much. The navigation is cumbersome and un-iPad-like. Take notes from Car and Driver and Automobile, create an App that works has videos, additional content and is not just a scan. Also, specifically with Automobile let print subscribers have the iPad app for free! Especially since zero work goes into your piece of junk 1 star app!

by Ehs53

If I could rate it zero I would. I subscribed for a 6 month subscription through Hearst Magazines because they gave a better deal than going through iTunes. It still involved getting RoadTrackMagazineUS however. Well, RoadTrackMagazineUS will not stay loaded, it crashes after 3-4 seconds. the support link opens a dead sitepage, but I was able to find another page through the publisher. No response yet from them, and the subscription is supposed to auto-renew. Hopefully they may fix this, but in the meantime, do not download it!

by Captain Steve

I had no problem with the current app until just recently when it suddenly stopped showing me new issues. My account status shows current through 2017 and yet it's trying to sell me the current issue like I'm not a subscriber. Hearst customer support has been responsive but unable to fix the problem. Very disappointing from a long time subscriber.

by See Kevin Go

I've been anxiously anticipating this coming to the iPad in TRUE form for a long time. Used to subscribe digitally through another company, but got tired of the "scanned" version after subscribing to other iPad mags with more interactivity.

Finally here, but it's no different than the old version I stopped subscribing to awhile back.

Am hoping this is just their "jumping off" point. I'll be keeping an eye on this for future updates most definitely! Road & Track is such a great auto mag!

by RichFite

Finally got one issue to load and it's the high quality which we should expect from R&T. They've got a lot of work to match the interactive links that are common in AutoWeek (did I say that?) and elsewhere. After nearly a lifetime of print issues (still have 'me since the '60s). We should expect more from this legendary leader in sports car publications. I'll keep trying to read their issues electronically and hope they keep trying to improve the quality of programming to match the traditional quality of their magazine.

by Admixer

Unlike other reviewers, I don't care that they're charging for this. I let my print subscription lapse (after 25+ years!) and am somewhat satisfied with RoadTrackMagazineUS . It needs a bit of work however, stability and startup speed being the most egregious offenders. Too many crashes, and waiting for RoadTrackMagazineUS to communicate home before I'm able to do anything, are issues that need immediate attention. Other magazine apps have this figured out already. Still a huge fan of the content though, and appreciate the multimedia component that isn't possible on paper.

by Fi02

Pros: easy navigation, great photos (with enough resolution for zooming), the handiness of digital portability, no trees died and (presumably) no chemicals were used during production

Cons: more expensive than deals that may be found on the print version, the proof reading can be spotty (e.g. the occasional piece that ends mid-sentence with the rest of the story no where to be found - September '14 was a real gem in this department ) , most months you may have to logout/login to your subscription to avoid demands that you pay separately for each issue

Bottom line: the convenience and portability are enough to keep me coming back but RoadTrackMagazineUS could use some work as well as a price cut, especially considering the ads are all still there

by Unhappy In Capitola

Only displays in landscape.

by Clutchdj

Thanks for including r&t mag for the iPad. Please continue to keep your reviews undiluted and to the point without all the extra run on sentences and excessive babble that other mags use! Seriously that shiet gives me a headache!

My suggestion is more interactive material similar to c&d and HD pics that can be saved. 5 stars for finally dropping the iPad version.

by PLavee_Yahoo

I am blown away at how beautiful and useful this new redesign is. It clearly makes the case for electronic magazines vs conventional print. I love how this is not just a print version displayed electronically - it leverages the capabilities electronic print fully. I fact, RoadTrackMagazineUS reminds me of e Daily, which I loved and is sorely missed. Great job!

by Gadget Fix

I subscribe to Road and Tack and also Car and Driver. I also subscribe to both for hard copy. Thanks for a price break on both formats. Prefer digital copy so I can have collection on my iPad all year.

by Rfgf1

I've got digital edition subscriptions to Automobile Magazine and Grassroots
Motorsports. Both of those digital editions work brilliantly, but I had heard R&T was a little behind in the game.
Nicely pleased to see that they've stepped up and made improvements so they are on par now with GRM's digital editions, and only a little behind Automobile's.
Keep up the good work!