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From Engineering Explained. Ducati’s tiny V4 engine is absolutely bonkers. While the car world was impressed by the record setting Honda S2000, which made 240 horsepower from a naturally aspirated two-liter, Ducati’s V4 is able to make nearly identical power, with HALF THE DISPLACEMENT! Yes, an adorable little 1-liter is cranking out well over 200…
From Engineering Explained. Motor oil has a new standard for gasoline engines, with better protection against LSPI, piston deposits, timing chain wear, and improved fuel economy. All the details on GF-7 motor oil! Sponsored by Mobil 1 – https://www.mobil.com/en/lubricants/ Motor oil has changed, and the industry has officially moved from ILSAC GF-6 to the new…
From Engineering Explained. Jeeps New Inline-4 Cylinder Features F1 Tech – Turbulent Jet Ignition! Check out the Motive AI Dashcam Plus – https://bit.ly/4brRLqf Sponsored by Motive – Subscribe to EE – https://goo.gl/VZstk7 One of the most technically advanced four-cylinder engines ever just launched. The Hurricane 4 engine has a passive pre-chamber with turbulent jet ignition,…
From Engineering Explained. One. Million. G’s. You simply cannot fathom the g-forces that a turbocharger wheel experiences. Turbo maker BorgWarner tells me their smallest turbo can spin up to 324,000 RPM, with a compressor wheel diameter of 30mm. Some quick math tells us the outer edge of the compressor wheel is traveling at speed of…
From Engineering Explained. Why are inline six-cylinders better than V6 engines? Well I6s have two major advantages. First, they’re naturally balanced, with no worries of the engine shaking from the pistons’ movement. Second, they’re remarkably simple. There’s only a single cylinder head, keeping the part count low. The only real problem? They’re long! This leads…
From Engineering Explained. I waited years for a Ford Maverick, and somehow still bought the wrong one. Learn more about the SecureContact AW – https://scaw-continental-tire-d8.pantheonsite.io/securecontact-aw Sponsored by Continental My name is Jason Fenske, and I have a problem. I buy the wrong cars! I bought a Tesla Model 3 Midrange, a ’24 GR Corolla, and…
From Engineering Explained. Intake valves dipped in gold?! While it sounds cool, those are actually exhaust valves, and… they’re just highlighted in yellow. But you might notice something strange: only the yellow valves open up to release the exhaust gases – a clever strategy Audi has implemented for their twin-turbo V8 engine. You see, at…
From Engineering Explained. How does an eCVT work? No belts, no pulleys, so simple! Why CVTs Are The Best Transmission – https://youtu.be/cb6rIZfCuHI Subscribe to Engineering Explained for more videos! – https://goo.gl/VZstk7 With a single planetary gear set, you can create infinite gear ratios. That is the genius of eCVT! It’s one of the most brilliant…
From Engineering Explained. “The grid can’t handle electric cars.” That statement checks out, if you’re bad at math. You see, Americans drive their cars about 3 trillion miles per year. EVs use about 0.337 kWh per mile, meaning total energy demand would be 1 trillion kWh annually. Factoring in transmission and charging losses, that rises…
From Engineering Explained. Lucid Responded To My Video "Owning A Lucid Has Been Disappointing" The Lucid Video They Responded To – https://youtu.be/1WiQAOmESH0 Subscribe to Engineering Explained for more videos! – https://goo.gl/VZstk7 Recommended Books & Car Products – http://amzn.to/2BrekJm I leased a 2025 Lucid Air Touring, and within the first three months of ownership, I experienced…
From Engineering Explained. Audi’s twin-turbo V8 was the first production car engine to feature an electric supercharger. It features two turbochargers, plus an electric supercharger, ensuring that this potent V8 engine never runs out of boost. How does it work? As the engine idles, airflow is routed through a single turbo, and bypasses the electric…
From Engineering Explained. Has Mazda created the holy grail of combustion engines? Typical gas engines use a spark plug to ignite an air fuel mixture. A more efficient and more powerful method would be to ignite this air fuel mixture completely all at once, using compression, similar to a diesel engine. The idea is called…
From Engineering Explained. Everything you need to know about tire sidewalls! Sponsored By Continental – https://bit.ly/44yquR2 Subscribe to Engineering Explained for more videos! – https://goo.gl/VZstk7 There an abundance of useful information printed out on tire sidewalls if you know how to read them! In this video, we’ll cover how to read tire sizes (ex: 235/40R18),…
From Engineering Explained. The Engineering Behind Toyota’s New Supercar – The GR GT! Sponsored By Continental – https://bit.ly/44yquR2 Subscribe to Engineering Explained! – https://goo.gl/VZstk7 The Toyota GR GT features a 4.0L twin-turbo 90º V8 engine, producing 650 PS (641 HP) & 850 N-m (627 lb-ft) in combination with a hybrid system including an electric motor…
From Engineering Explained. Living with my Lucid Air Touring has not been pleasant – it’s a buggy mess. Wireless Apple CarPlay USB – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FN7FK9JV/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_dl_FRM8M0WC8DRX5RAMR017?linkCode=ml1&tag=engineerin0c-20&linkId=621e6c3e3666da3e9b20beda7c9f16b0&th=1 Subscribe to Engineering Explained for more videos! – https://goo.gl/VZstk7 I have owned my 2025 Lucid Air Touring for nearly six months now, and have put about 3,400 miles on it. Unfortunately,…
From Engineering Explained. The Koenigsegg CC850 has a gated 6-speed manual transmission *and* a 9-speed automatic, but it’s all combined into a single transmission! How does it work? Well it all starts with Koenigsegg’s LST or light speed transmission, which is a 9-speed, lightning fast automatic. Added to this system is the gated shifter, as…
From Engineering Explained. Advanced Driver Assistance Systems & The World Of Automated Driving! Sponsored By Snapdragon – https://www.qualcomm.com/products/automotive/snapdragon-ride Subscribe to Engineering Explained for more videos! – https://goo.gl/VZstk7 There are six levels of automated driving, as defined by SAE. The foundation for all automated driving comes from Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, or ADAS. ADAS uses sensors…