Discovery Turbo

[cpdretired]

As of January 6 Motor Trend TV Channel 246 name has changed. It is now Discovery/Turbo. The guide hasn't been updated yet.

 

[Foxbat]

Huh. I forget, did this channel start as SpeedVision? Then Speed?

 

[dishrich]

Huh. I forget, did this channel start as SpeedVision? Then Speed?

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Post in thread 'DIRECTV Transponder Map ~ Data 1/28/2026'

Jan 9, 2026

MotorTrend was never SpeedVision, it's the former Discovery HD Theater and Velocity. WBD sold the magazine to Hearst about a year ago, so they rebranded it to what they have already been using for their international automotive focused spinoff channels.

FS1 is the former SpeedVision. One of the founders of SpeedVision repurchased the brand and relaunched it as a FAST channel that's available on channel 4194

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[Foxbat]

Thanks for clarifying. I knew Speed was "gone"; remember watching F1 races on it back then.

 

[Willh699]

so i guess this means Discovery ended their deal with Motor Trend magazine and was forced to rebrand the channel.

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[Jim S.]

I thought the channel was going to shut down.

 

[cpdretired]

I thought the channel was going to shut down.

The only new program is Hot Rod Garage. There were some excellent shows but everything is in reruns.

 

[osu1991]

just another abandoned commercial laden, junk rerun channel like 95% of the pay tv landscape now.

 

[cpdretired]

MT has now been replaced by Turbo. Maybe it should be called RR as that all there is are reruns.