PopularMechanics.com - Latest Content Informative articles on automotive technology, car parts, do it yourself repair, and used cars. Lost Makes Looney-Tunes Sense With Dynamite Use Fact vs. viction: Was the dynamite face-off a boom or bust? PM consults historians, anarchists and a disgruntled former Lost advisor to get answers. 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty Test Drive Ford's biggest pickup offers gargantuan towing capability and an amazingly cushy ride. But could this big rig also be a fuel-economy champ? 6 Steps to Prepare Your Car For Long-Term Storage Just because your classic is spending time in the garage doesn't mean you can skimp on service. Here's how to get your car ready for storage, and how to get it back on the road when you want to use it again. 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet Test Drive Just in time for summer, a drop-top version of the new Mercedes E-Class debuts. With a new turbulence-reducing header flap, could this be the first convertible that drives top-down all year? How to Catch Big Game Fish From a Kayak If kayak fishing sounds like a surefire way to get a dunking, then check out the super-stable designs that allow men to catch 157-pound bluefin tuna from 12-foot, arm-powered boats. Toyota Fires Back: Electronics Don't Rewire Themselves After a college professor modified a Toyota Avalon to suddenly accelerate without pressing the gas pedal, Toyota held a briefing to explain what most media outlets don't get: Electronics don't rewire themselves. Giving Roger Ebert a New Voice: Q&A With CereProc Popular Mechanics caught up with Chris Pidcock, co-founder and chief voice engineer of CereProc, to learn how they recreated Roger Ebert's voice. Year-Long Review of the Honda Insight EX Navi Welcome back, Insight.The original and forward-looking Insight hybrid left Honda's product line in 2006, but has returned for 2010. We've added one of the fuel-sippers to our long-term test fleet. Year-Long Review of the Audi A4 Avant Quattro As an SUV alternative, does the Avant make the cut? Over the course of the next year, we'll load ours up and let you know. Year-Long Review of the VW Jetta TDI Loyal Edition Diesel has reinvented itself recently, providing an excellent compromise between fuel economy and performance. And when it comes to maximum diesel fuel economy, the new Jetta TDI is the reigning champ. How FIRST Competitors Plan to Face 4 Key Bot Challenges The six-week build portion of the 2010 FIRST Robotics competition has come to an end. PM spoke with teams from schools across the country to learn what strategies will be key at regionals, and at the FIRST championship in mid-April. How to Handle Sudden Unintended Acceleration: Video Popular Mechanics' senior automotive editor Mike Allen accelerates his car to 55 and then stops it-while the throttle is still open. Mike also gives valuable tips on what to do if you become the victim of sudden unintended acceleration. Get Your Winter Racing Fix on a Frozen Track (With Video!) When winter descends and the professional racers of the Nascar and IndyCar series put away their cars for the off-season, amateur racers of the northern regions get ready for winter's gift: ice racing. 3D FX But Not Cameras Makes a Rich, New Alice in Wonderland If there's any filmed world that's made for 3D, it's Wonderland. PM talks to Alice in Wonderland's visual effects supervisor, Ken Ralston, to find out how he and Tim Burton created an immersive 3D world-without using stereoscopic cameras. Budget Wars Spell Grim Future For F-22 and F-35 Planes News of cost overruns roil the debate over the world's two most advanced warplanes, the costly F-22 Raptor and the too-big-to-fail F-35 Lightning II. Will UAVs be the final victor? [ Back ]