Category: Popular Mechanics

There are plenty of DIY tricks and fixes to boost a car's performance—the proper use of fuel-injector cleaner can help, for one example—but adding wings, exhaust-pipe tips, mpg gadgets and extra vents are probably going to do more harm than good.…

Now that the Obama Administration has set the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standard at 34.1 mpg by the year 2016, along with tightening CO2 emissions regulations, the world's automotive engineers can lock in their product plans for the next…

Responding to stricter environmental laws and an anticipated proliferation of new vehicles with unconventional powertrains, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed sweeping changes to the fuel-economy ratings of all new light-duty cars…

When the good people from Maker Faire decided to move to the Midwest, they couldn't have picked a more fitting locale than the Henry Ford museum. After all, the original Mr. Ford was the quintessential maker, building cars in his shed and starting a…

Electric and hybrid motors are not the only recipients of research and development resources, as evidenced by these ever-improving internal combustion engines.

More than a decade after the debut of the Toyota Prius, Porsche is racing a new version of its evergreen 911 that has some potential to shake up the world of hybrid technology. The 911 GT3R hybrid is a racing laboratory that Porsche is using to…

The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) mandate was first established in 1975 and until this past April 1 has changed little since. It's been years of debate, but finally, the standards have been significantly updated. By model year 2016, the fuel…