Press Conference: CIAS MOTOR TREND 2003 International Design Contest at California International Auto Show

                   Wednesday, October 29th @ 1:30 p.m.

             Contest Challenge: Tuner Cars for the Year 2020

   PLUS:   Meet '2Fast, 2Furious' and 'XXX' Film Auto Designer Eddie Paul

   WHAT:   MOTOR TREND will announce the winners of the CIAS MOTOR TREND
           2003 International Design Contest at the California International
           Auto Show in Anaheim, CA, where some of the most renowned
           designers in the automotive industry and ten lucky finalists will
           gather for the final round of judging and awards presentation
           ceremony.

           Some of the most influential designers in the automotive field
           gather at this internationally renowned and prestigious event to
           pick the winner.  This year's entrants are asked to design cars
           tuner cars from the year 2020.  The designs will be on public
           display throughout the day of the press conference and some of
           the prizes to be awarded include: Best of Show -- $2,500, 1st
           place design professional --  $1,000 and 1st place design student
           -- $1,000 scholarship towards the college or university attended.

   WHO:    MOTOR TREND Executive Editor, Matt Stone, joins some of the top
           designers in the automotive industry including Eddie Paul, famed
           automotive designer of the vehicles from the 2003  blockbusters
           2Fast, 2Furious and XXX, and ten contest finalists from around
           the world.

           Automotive design luminaries include: Henrick Fisker, Ford Motor
           Company and Aston Martin; Frank Saucedo, General Motors 5350
           Industrial Concepts; and Jose Paris, Ford Brand Imaging Group.

   WHERE:  The Anaheim Convention Center -- Design Pavilion Lobby
           800 West Katella Avenue -- Anaheim, CA

   WHEN:   Wednesday October 29, 2003
           Press Conference begins promptly at 1:30 p.m. PT

   MORE:   The fifth-annual MOTOR TREND International Design Contest
           challenges amateur, student and professional designers to create
           the tuner car of the year 2020.  The designer must select the
           make and model of the car, either in production or already
           discontinued, and then incorporate modern performance themes to
           create a year-2020 version of the vehicle.  Each design
           submission includes a minimum of three perspectives, including a
           rendering of the interior that identified the instrumentation and
           driver controls.  Entries also include a brief synopsis
           explaining how the design was conceptualized, as well as the
           car's technical and general specifications.

   MEDIA CONTACT/PRESS RSVP:
           Michelle Alvarez, 212-446-1879, malvarez@sloanepr.com,
           MOTOR TREND

  About MOTOR TREND

MOTOR TREND, a PRIMEDIA publication, was founded in 1949 and has a circulation of 1.27 million and a total readership of 7.1 million. Internationally recognized as the world's #1 automotive authority, MOTOR TREND is one of the leading brands in automotive publishing. The MOTOR TREND brand is comprised of motortrend.com; MOTOR TREND Television; MOTOR TREND Radio; Truck Trend; MOTOR TREND International Auto Shows; MOTOR TREND en Espanol; and the renowned MOTOR TREND Car, Sport/Utility and Truck of the Year Awards program.

PRNewswire -- Oct. 27