Local Motors Rally Fighter: Driven
Driven by Ezra Dyer for Popular Mechanics, the Local Motors Rally Fighter ate up a 40-mile trail outside Phoenix in…
Peek Inside The Mythbusters' "829" Porsche Experiment
Jalopnik commenter Scoutch has a day job many of us might try for free: Building stuff in the labs of Mythbusters.…
Mythbusters Tests The Porsche 928's Aerodynamics... In Reverse
The Mythbusters crew and Popular Mechanics will test later this month the old claim that the Porsche 928 could go…
NASCAR: Born From Cheaters
Oh my goodness, the National Association Of Stock Car Auto Racing (as opposed to the national association of stock car…
Malaise? What Malaise? Popular Mechanics Does Supercars, 1981 Style!
You know you're in the Malaise Era when the best quarter-mile times for the wildest street cars money can buy are…
Popular Mechanics Lists Five Most Notorious Auto Recalls, Then Retracts Article
Get it? That makes the story recalled! Ha! You know, because, uh... ah, hell, OK, we made it up. But the story is still…
Aptera Co-Founders Step Aside, All-Electric 2e Delayed Until 2010
Earlier this week former Tesla spokesman Daryl Siry, writing for Wired, reported small electric automaker Aptera's…
Popular Mechanics Reviews Liberty Ace And Blackjack Zero Three-Wheelers
Combining a motorcycle v-twin with three wheels certainly isn't the most logical path to a sports car, but you can't…
Popular Mechanics Debunks Summer Driving Myths
Will using the heater cool the engine? Is using the A/C better than rolling windows down on the highway? There's a lot…
How To Build A 4WD Vehicle
Hankering for some cheap off-road fun? Popular Mechanics has put together a rough guide for mud-plugging on any budget.…
Vinyl Vehicle Wraps Don't Increase Fuel Economy
PopMech's Ben Stewart put the Fastskinz MPG-Plus vinyl vehicle-wrap system through the paces to determine if it…
Shenanigans! Muscle Car Comparisons More Marketing Than Comparo
OK, we're calling bullshit on the muscle car "comparisons" being run by everyone from MotorTrend to Popular Mechanics.…
How Does Turbocharging Work?
Touted as a way for small, efficient engines to produce big power, turbochargers are thankfully making a comeback. But…
Top Seven Presidential Limousines
In honor of today's love-fest on television today toward "Cadillac One," Popular Mechanics put together a list of the…
PopMech Throws Down Top Ten Detroit Auto Show Reveals...Ever!
The Carpocalypse stole much of the glitz and glamor from this year's Detroit Auto Show. Popular Mechanics takes a look…
Popular Mechanics: Ten Exotics Now Priced Lower Than A Honda Accord
A beleaguered exec's loss is your gain by following Popular Mechanics' advice to pick up an Elise or Quattroporte for…
Popular Mechanics Puts Its Own Numbers To The Corvette ZR1
We knew the 2009 Corvette ZR1 was fast, but until now, we didn’t know how fast it could be in the hands of anyone other…
Top Five Reasons Your Tires Fail
Mike Allen over at Popular Mechanics put together a handy list of the top five reasons for tire failure. We figure it's…
2009 Volkswagen Golf VI, Reviewed
While we’re were busy salivating over the 62 MPG VW Golf BlueMotion, our friends at Popular Mechanics were in Iceland…
Popular Mechanics Drives The Nissan EV-02 Electric Cube
We've told you about Nissan's new electric concepts. Now the trendy technicians over at Popular Mechanics have actually…