Popular Mechanics Magazine

Mondo Times editors    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 4:22pm on Monday, August 3rd, 2009

Readers of Popular Mechanics magazine have named Bosch spark plugs as their favorite spark plug brand in the magazine's 2009 Reader's Choice Awards.

Popular Mechanics conducted the survey to determine readers' favorite choices, and more than 7,000 participants voted for their choice among at least five competing brands. The voting revealed that readers selected Bosch as the favored spark plug brand of choice.

Bosch invented the first commercially viable spark plug in 1902. Bosch developed the concept of heat ranges for spark plugs, still used universally today, pioneered the copper core plug, the platinum plug, and the combination of platinum and iridium for ultimate spark power and spark plug durability.

Bosch spark plugs are available at automotive parts stores and major retailers throughout North America. Bosch is the world's largest automotive supplier.

"We congratulate Bosch for this honor," said Bill Congdon, publisher, Popular Mechanics. "Popular Mechanics readers demand quality and performance in any product they install, and are very savvy when it comes to their automobiles. They are basically Main Street America, and often turn to for automotive advice by their neighbors, friends and family."