Motor Mythbusters

Searching for truth behind popular automotive myths in an attempt to answer some great unknowns.
Poor Man's Turbo
S1 E1

Tory, Bisi and Faye test a myth from a popular movie franchise that claims you can increase boost and win a Cuban mile drag race from a turbo charged engine with just a length of wire and soda can tab.

Hot Rod Hybrid and Blown Brake Lines
S1 E3

The team tests whether adding a turbo to a hybrid makes it more fuel efficient.

Bedrock Buggy and Rolling Back the Miles
S1 E4

The team sets out to fulfill Tory's childhood dream of building a full-scale "Flintstones" car; they test if it's possible to overcome the friction and inertia of a two-ton, wood and stone vehicle using just the power of their feet.

Birds Prefer Red Cars
S1 E5

The crew tests a survey that claims birds prefer pooping on red cars.

Caddy Detonation Deflection; EV Range
S1 E6

Tory, Bisi and Faye test an explosive classic mafia movie myth; the team buys a 1981 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz to test if there is a plate under the driver's compartment that could withstand a car bomb, similar to the stunt in the movie "Casino."

Underwater EV and Birds Prefer Red Cars
S1 E7

The team investigates if birds prefer pooping on red cars more than on other colors; seeing if an EV can drive through water and still work.

Hot Rod Hybrid
S1 E9

The guys test whether or not a turbo can make a hybrid more fuel efficient.

Chop Top Van
S1 E10

The team tests whether chopping a vehicle's top will make it go faster.

EV Drain Pain
S1 E11

Tori, Bisi and Faye test whether depleted batteries reduce EV performance.

Leak in the Radiator and Cars vs. UFOs
S1 E13

The team tests the myth that urine can be used as radiator fluid by pouring pee in a truck's radiator and seeing if it can drive without overheating; they re-create the presence of a UFO to test if it affects automobiles just like in sci-fi movies.

Range Against the EV
S1 E14

The team tests multiple EV myths when they take a Ford Mach-E to the track and test how the battery life and range are affected by using the AC and heater, mechanical braking versus regenerative braking, and charging a cell phone.

Talkin' Shop
S1 E15

Tory, Bisi and Faye share their favorite moments from the series.

Cars vs. UFOs
S1 E16

The crew recreates the effects that UFOs supposedly have on automobiles.