Articles by Engineering Explained

Subaru Owners
12/02/16
From the base Impreza to the WRX and STI, Subaru offers significant advantages throughout its lineup!

Diesel
12/02/16
What are the differences between gasoline and diesel engines? Here's everything you need to know

Opinion
09/02/16
From Formula 1 to the Mazda RX-8, from the S2000 to sport bikes, high revving engines have stolen our hearts and our hearing. So what makes them capable of such high redlines?
Off-roading
29/01/16
Shout out to Red Bull and Donut Media, by far the best production quality of any video on my channel!

Japanese
18/01/16
Loads of power in a tiny, simple, lightweight package. There's a lot to love about the Wankel rotary engine, but not enough to keep it alive. Let's take a look at what went wrong

Tuning
04/01/16
What's the best valvetrain design? What are the advantages of various valve counts? Let's dive through the different options

Tuning
03/01/16
What's the difference between single, twin, twin-scroll, variable geometry, or even electric turbochargers? What are the advantages of each setup?

Motorsport
15/12/15
What's the difference between open, locked, welded, Torsen, clutch type LSD, electronic, and torque vectoring differentials? There are many options to choose from, so which is the best for your application?

Opinion
07/12/15
Car adverts and reviews are often a barrage of marketing terms (DOHC, VTEC, Quattro) and misconceptions. Here are six times when what you've been taught to believe, might not actually be true...

Opinion
04/12/15
Some cars should never have left the concept room, but somehow, this lot ended up on our driveways anyway...

Japanese
11/11/15
In the past year I've driven over 100 different cars, but for the money nothing has induced more joy than the 2016 Mazda Miata MX-5. Here are six reasons why, and also why I won't be buying one!

Opinion
10/11/15
If you've ever heard people saying stuff like 'car guys don't lean on cars' or 'the Bugatti Veyron is dumb', then you need to give these petrolheads a reality check!

Tuning
06/11/15
If you're looking into engine chip tuning and want to know all there is to know about the process and how it works, then let this be your ultimate guide!

Muscle
07/10/15
Given the opportunity, I’d always take the half-priced Hellcat over the track-loving Viper. Why? There are plenty of reasons, actually...
Muscle
07/10/15
The Dodge Viper ACR is one of the most sophisticated track machines from North American soil. So what is it that makes it so special?

Fails
07/10/15
Zero emissions and fast refuelling...this is the future, right? When you take a closer look, things aren't so pretty!

Fails
21/09/15
Volkswagen shares have plummeted after it was found out to be cheating emissions in the US market. Here's everything you need to know with some very useful engineering insight!

Tuning
04/09/15
Petrolheads love manual transmissions. They’re simple, driver-involved, maintenance friendly, and fun. There are three in my driveway right now. Behind it all is the clutch, so how does it work?

DIY
03/09/15
You dyno your ride and are sad to find that it's only making half the horsepower...So where the hell did all those horses go, you wonder?!

Drift
03/09/15
After spending some time with the guys who make up Vaughn Gittin Jr’s drift team, I realised everything I thought I knew about drifting was just plain wrong

Muscle
13/08/15
"Sure it's fast in a straight line, but can it corner?" Yes, yes it can. Here are seven reasons the C7 Corvette Stingray is American engineering at its best

Tuning
12/08/15
Cars are some of the most complex forms of engineering as they combine numerous different types of technology, so it's easy to understand how bad information can float to the surface - let's look at the facts surrounding five performance modifications which might not be a good idea.