Motor MythBusters Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

Poor Man's Turbo

Wed, Aug 4, 2021 37 mins

Faye, Bisi, and Tory assess the likelihood of everyday materials boosting engine power as propagated by a Hollywood myth.

Episode 2

Bedrock Buggy

Wed, Aug 4, 2021 32 mins

The team crafts a custom Flinstones-inspired rig to test the physics of the vehicle.

Episode 3

Underwater EV/Red Cars

Wed, Apr 27, 2022 70 mins

Episode 4

Underwater EV

Wed, Aug 11, 2021 30 mins

Bisi, Faye, and Tory design an EV to test the myth that it can drive through a flash flood and continue to operate.

Episode 5

Blown Brake Lines

Wed, Aug 18, 2021 30 mins

The team assesses the likelihood of damaged brake lines causing further issues during a car's lifespan.

Episode 6

Birds Prefer Red Cars

Wed, Aug 25, 2021 30 mins

Bisi, Faye, and Tory assess the popular myth that birds soil certain cars more than others due to their color.

Episode 7

Caddy Detonation Deflection

Wed, Sep 1, 2021 30 mins

Faye, Bisi, and Tory pull back the curtain on explosive tropes from the mafia films of Old Hollywood using a 1981 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz.

Episode 8

Rolling Back the Miles

Wed, Sep 8, 2021 60 mins

The crew investigates how to manually roll back miles on an odometer, a rumor propagated by films such as Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Episode 9

Leaking Radiator/Cars vs. UFOs

Wed, Sep 8, 2021 60 mins

The crew investigates how to manually roll back miles on an odometer, a rumor propagated by films such as Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Episode 10

Fishtail Trailer Sway

Wed, Sep 15, 2021 30 mins

The team puts the rumor that accelerating may assist trailer sway to the test using a remote-controlled vehicle.