MotorWeek engagement report
@MotorWeek - 72K followers on X
Measured over 25 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 14, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 17 interactions against 72K followers, an engagement rate of 0.024%. Measured over 25 original posts, its engagement rate beats 27% of 19,933 tracked accounts of a similar size, which puts it in the middle of its size range rather than at either end. Posts are seen about 1.2K times each, and 1.38% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 1.71% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 0.87 post a day over the last 30 days, with activity on roughly 57% of days. Most posts go out around 16:00 UTC, and Monday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 25 posts sampled, 76% carry an image or video and 72% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 902 interactions, about 53x its own typical post.
Measured over 25 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 14, 2026. Recurring tag: #motorweekretro.
Compared with accounts its own size
MotorWeek's engagement rate beats 27% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (19,933 accounts, accounts of similar size (decile 6 of 10)). A percentile is spread evenly by construction, so 50 really is the middle of that group and 90 really is its top tenth.
On engagement per impression rather than per follower it beats 49% of the same group. When those two numbers disagree, the gap is about how far its posts travel rather than how people react to them.
Where this sits in the catalog
At 0.024%, MotorWeek sits above the 10th percentile of the 200,758 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the bottom 25% band, which runs below 0.024%.
Show the percentile table
| Percentile | Engagement rate |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 0.004% |
| 25th percentile | 0.024% |
| 50th percentile | 0.141% |
| 75th percentile | 0.67% |
| 90th percentile | 2.53% |
| 99th percentile | 82.4% |
This ruler is the whole measured catalog, not a size-matched group: it shows where the raw rate falls across every account we can measure, all of which are large. For a like-for-like comparison, read the size-band percentile above instead. See how the bands are built
Posting timing
This account posts most often around 16:00 UTC, and Monday is its busiest day of the week. The bars below are the catalog-wide pattern, with this account's own busiest slot marked. They do not show how this account performs at each hour: we keep one aggregate per account, not one per hour, so that measurement does not exist in our data.
Show engagement by hour posted, utc as a table
| Hour (UTC) | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 UTC | -1% | 89K |
| 01:00 UTC | -2% | 90K |
| 02:00 UTC | -3% | 88K |
| 03:00 UTC | -4% | 94K |
| 04:00 UTC | -5% | 76K |
| 05:00 UTC | -4% | 75K |
| 06:00 UTC | -5% | 86K |
| 07:00 UTC | -5% | 93K |
| 08:00 UTC | -4% | 108K |
| 09:00 UTC | -4% | 124K |
| 10:00 UTC | -3% | 129K |
| 11:00 UTC | -3% | 141K |
| 12:00 UTC | -3% | 154K |
| 13:00 UTC | -3% | 167K |
| 14:00 UTC | -4% | 173K |
| 15:00 UTC | -2% | 176K |
| 16:00 UTC | -3% | 171K |
| 17:00 UTC | -3% | 159K |
| 18:00 UTC | -2% | 149K |
| 19:00 UTC | -2% | 141K |
| 20:00 UTC | -1% | 131K |
| 21:00 UTC | 0% | 116K |
| 22:00 UTC | -2% | 100K |
| 23:00 UTC | -1% | 90K |
Show engagement by day of week as a table
| Day | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | +5% | 393K |
| Monday | +1% | 483K |
| Tuesday | -2% | 520K |
| Wednesday | -3% | 472K |
| Thursday | -2% | 430K |
| Friday | -3% | 447K |
| Saturday | +2% | 393K |
Formats this account uses
Its own posting mix on the left, and what each of those formats does across every account we track on the right. Only formats where the effect clears our publish test appear here, so an empty row is a format we could not measure rather than one that does nothing.
| Format | This account | Catalog effect | 95% interval | Accounts behind it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image or video | 76% of posts | +111% | +108% to +115% | 34K |
| Outbound link | 72% of posts | -41% | -42% to -40% | 32K |
| Typical length | - | +15% | +14% to +16% | 32K |
- 76% of this account's sampled posts carry an image or video. Across the catalog, posts with an image or video run 111% above the same accounts' other posts.
- 72% of its posts carry a link off X. Across the catalog, posts with an outbound link run 41% below the same accounts' other posts, so a large share of this account's output sits in the weakest bucket we measure.
- Its average post runs 293 characters, which falls in the over 280 characters band. Across the catalog, posts over 280 characters run 15% above the same accounts' other posts.
These are catalog-wide differences applied to this account's own posting mix, not a measurement of how each format performs for this account specifically. We keep one median per account, not one per format per account, so the second thing is not something this data can tell you.
Best tweets
- Aug 26, 202653x their median
We are happy to announce that MotorWeek will be back for another season! 🚗 📺 Season 46 will air on PBS stations nationwide starting Saturday, September 12. Check your local listings for dates and times. Come drive with us for another year! ✨ 🏁 https://t.co/PhMqZgUAm5
- Jun 24, 20264.2x their median
Some huge news from Honda this morning: the incredibly versatile and beloved Element will be back in their lineup. @Automotive_News reports that production is slated for the end of the second quarter of 2029. https://t.co/ojIyNJPdRm
- Aug 27, 20263.6x their median
The @Ford Mustang Mach-E arrived with much controversy back in 2021. But it settled into the market very quickly and last year was the 4th best-selling EV in the U.S. 2026 sees some updates and we see if it keeps this Mustang riding high on the next MotorWeek! Find airdates: https://t.co/5ZHyXSQvBu
- Sep 13, 20263.4x their median
Uhhh, we're gonna go with option 2 #MotorWeekRetro https://t.co/88y7LE5O0y
- Jun 30, 20263.1x their median
Neue Klasse shows its influence on the fifth-generation @BMWUSA X5. Along with the new digs is a multi-powertrain approach providing electrified internal-combustion variants and a fully-electric model. ⛽ X5 40 & 40xDrive: updated B58 3.0L I-6 turbo, 394 hp & 428 lb-ft 🔌 X5 50e xDrive: 483 hp & 516 lb-ft, 44 miles of range ⚡ iX5 60 xDrive: up to 435 miles of range 🏁 V8-powered M Performance variant to come late 2027 🔋 iX5 Hydrogen: BMW’s first hydrogen-powered production vehicle The 2027 BMW X5 will arrive this October with a starting price of $71,250 after destination and will continue to be built in BMW's Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina. READ MORE: https://t.co/wAx2g2Fm1C
- Sep 4, 20261.9x their median
. @Ford is teaming up with @filson to bring luxury to their flagship off-roader with this all-new Ford Bronco Filson. We recently got up close and personal with it at the Filson store in Washington D.C. While the interior sees quite a bit of luxury options like quilted leather ventilated seats, durable storage satchels, and 20% better sound insulation…the exterior is still the real deal since Filson models come equipped with the Sasquatch Package. That means 35-inch tires, front and rear lockers, & GOAT (Go Over Any Terrain) modes. Plus FOX shocks have been specifically tuned for this model. Under the hood is the 3.0L EcoBoost V6 from the Bronco Raptor. No specs yet but we expect it’ll be under 400 horsepower. Pricing is still TBD but expect more details when order books open this fall.
- Jul 4, 20261.9x their median
Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸✨ https://t.co/lSrJTZiFkM
- Aug 20, 20261.8x their median
You can own a MotorWeek track cone! Straight from the slalom, these cones have been used (and abused) over the years by the MotorWeek Road Test crew. Limited to a 30-unit run, each cone is signed and numbered by John Davis himself. BUY HERE: https://t.co/RZXLV8DPDL https://t.co/IoCyFXUNP0
- Aug 5, 20261.5x their median
Join us this week as we take stock of all the changes made to the @Toyota bZ, then go for a drive in the @MazdaUSA CX-30 Aire Edition. Find PBS airdates: https://t.co/ddDQAquW1n https://t.co/lFwOGemZZh
- Sep 8, 2026
In an official release, Volkswagen said "the brand will explore opportunities in the highly popular body-on-frame B-segment, including robust SUVs and pick-up trucks, as a potential component of Volkswagen’s future product portfolio." It would be the first pickup that @VW has sold in the US since 1984. What do you think?
Ranked by total interactions across everything we have tracked for this account, which is a longer history than the 30-day window the rates above use. The multiple compares each post to this account's own median.
Recurring topics
The most frequent hashtags in the sampled posts. They describe what this account writes about; they are not a performance signal, and the catalog-wide breakdown on the hub shows how little hashtag count moves.
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Reading these numbers
A typical post picks up 17 interactions against 72K followers, an engagement rate of 0.024%. Measured over 25 original posts, its engagement rate beats 27% of 19,933 tracked accounts of a similar size, which puts it in the middle of its size range rather than at either end. Posts are seen about 1.2K times each, and 1.38% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 1.71% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 0.87 post a day over the last 30 days, with activity on roughly 57% of days. Most posts go out around 16:00 UTC, and Monday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 25 posts sampled, 76% carry an image or video and 72% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 902 interactions, about 53x its own typical post.
- What is MotorWeek's engagement rate on X?
- MotorWeek (@MotorWeek) has an engagement rate of 0.024%, based on the median interactions across 25 original posts from the last 30 days against 72,165 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
- Is that a good engagement rate?
- At 0.024%, MotorWeek sits above the 10th percentile of the 200,758 accounts in this comparison. Those comparison accounts are all large ones, because our scanning cadence is weighted towards big accounts, so this is a ranking among peers of similar scale rather than a ranking across X.
- Does @MotorWeek have real engagement?
- Its engagement rate beats 27% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (19,933 accounts), which puts it in the middle of its size range group. Ranking inside a size band matters because engagement rate falls as accounts grow, so a raw rate would mostly re-measure the follower count. It is a starting point for a look at follower quality, not a verdict on it.
- When does @MotorWeek post?
- Most posts go out around 16:00 UTC, and Monday is its busiest day, at roughly 0.87 posts per day across the measured window.