Buying a Car During the Chip Shortage: How Not To Get Fucked
Written by Brett, Posted in Popular Mechanics
Mainly, the advice is: don’t buy a car. But there are some workarounds.
Monday
June 2022
Written by Brett, Posted in Popular Mechanics
Mainly, the advice is: don’t buy a car. But there are some workarounds.
Sunday
June 2020
Written by Brett, Posted in Popular Mechanics
Wednesday
November 2018
Written by Brett, Posted in Popular Mechanics
I was so confounded by the requisite inputs that at one point I simply released the controls and turned to my instructor. “Can you show me a picture of this machine and explain how it moves?” She looked at me like I was a talking dog.
My latest humiliation, for Popular Mechanics.
Thursday
January 2015
Written by Brett, Posted in Popular Mechanics
Along with a slew of top-notch colleagues, I answer this eternal question. (But I provide the final answer.)
Friday
March 2014
Written by Brett, Posted in Popular Mechanics
I chat with Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann about back doors and forced induction. Read our interview at Popular Mechanics.
Friday
February 2014
Written by Brett, Posted in Popular Mechanics
Full Disclosure: I’ve always rooted for the Decepticons. My latest on autonomous cars, for Popular Mechanics.
Friday
February 2014
Written by Brett, Posted in Popular Mechanics
The Chicago Auto Show is the Land of Misfit Cars. But as odd as the reveals there were, they were also oddly on-trend. Find out why in my latest for Popular Mechanics.
Tuesday
September 2013
Written by Brett, Posted in Popular Mechanics
As another sign of the imminent takeover of all human life by the Robots, a giant, automated, and autonomous parking lot is slated to open in Brooklyn soon. I investigated this eerie subterranean android lair for Popular Mechanics, and the resultant article is out in the October print issue. Click the images above to view a crappy scan, or just buy it on the newsstand, you chintzy bitch.
Tuesday
July 2013
Written by Brett, Posted in Popular Mechanics
Do we really need car dealerships anymore? Despite their recent legal battles to sell cars directly to consumers,Tesla thinks the answer might be, yes. My first piece for Popular Mechanics.