Motor Mythbusters
- 2021
- Returning Series
- Documentary · Reality
- 1 season
- 8.7/10
In our quest to separate fact from fiction, MythBusters has put hundreds of cars through extreme tests in the search for truth. We've gone from debunking extreme Hollywood car stunts to cooking steaks under the hood... and we've barely scratched the automotive surface. Motor MythBusters steers its attention to the questions and myths under the hood of every car lover's mind.
Latest: Season 1 · 2021
View all seasonsFollows a joyful search for truth behind popular automotive myths, to try to answer the biggest questions on every car fan's mind
E1. Poor Man’s Turbo
Aug 4, 2021 · 38m
Tory, Faye and Bisi are curious to test an automotive myth from a famously fast film franchise that claims you can increase boost and win a Cuban mile drag race from a turbocharged engine with just a length of wire and soda can tab. Would this low-tech technique work in the real world?
E2. Bedrock Buggy
Aug 4, 2021 · 32m
The Motor MythBusters team sets out to fulfill Tory’s childhood dream of building a full-scale Flintstones car and 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.
E3. Underwater EV
Aug 11, 2021 · 26m
Bisi, Faye and Tory test the myth that an EV can drive through a flash flood and continue to operate. They build a five foot pool, design the car so Tory can control it without being electrocuted, then drive it into the water to see if it can survive.
E4. Blown Brake Lines
Aug 17, 2021 · 21m
The Motor MythBusters test a common automotive myth often seen in movies. The team finds out if it’s possible for someone to loosen a vehicles brake lines so precisely that the brakes will fail after two complete stops, like in the movie ‘Strange Brew’.
E5. Birds Prefer Red Cars
Aug 24, 2021 · 23m
Tory, Faye and Bisi test a survey that claims birds prefer pooping on red cars more than other colored cars. They consult with an ornithologist, do field research and design their own experiments to find out if birds really do see red when they poop.
E6. Caddy Detonation Deflection
Aug 31, 2021 · 27m
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 claim made in the movie 'Casino.'
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