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When should you shift for fastest acceleration?
You’re the king of the road. You think you’re the fastest thing on four wheels. You know how to launch a car with a manual gearbox to accelerate the fastest, but do you know when to shift? Jason Fenske from Engineering Explained is here to drop the science about shifting to make sure that you…
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Why you put the most weight at the front of a trailer
Great demo by @uhaul today @CVSA Conference shows affect of weight distribution on trailer #weightforward #trailer. pic.twitter.com/veefMuWC4v — OPCVC (@OPCVC) September 22, 2016 Trepidation and a healthy fear are wise when hauling a trailer, especially if it’s not something you do often. Still, modern trucks are equipped with a host of…
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2017 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car revealed
Don’t think there’s any relevance or relationship between modern road and race cars? Then meet the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, which shares around 80 percent of its components with the 911 GT3 RS road car—and the remaining 20 percent mostly concerns safety and weight reduction, rather than raw performance. The latest version of Porsche’s…
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Land Rover shows off 2017 Discovery with record-breaking Lego build
It seems that Land Rover is a bit excited to show off it’s new 2017 Discovery. So excited, in fact, that it pulled out all the stops for the global reveal of the new seven-passenger sport utility vehicle. Adventurer Bear Grylls was joined by British equestrian rider Zara Phillips and the entire Land Rover BAR…
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This is a Hyundai Santa Fe that has over 1,000 horsepower
If you don’t know who Bisi Ezerioha is, you probably have at least heard of his tuning company. He runs a shop called Bisimoto, and it turns almost any vehicle out there into a high-horsepower road beast. Bisi and his team have cranked out crazy minivans, insane Porsches, and plenty more. Now, Hyundai has teamed…
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2018 Ford Mustang spy shots
Feast your eyes on the first photos of a prototype for the facelifted Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang. Being a facelift, the visible tweaks should be minimal. Nevertheless, Ford engineers have gone to great lengths to mask any changes. From what we can gather, there will be tweaks made to the headlights. The shape of…
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2018 BMW M4 spy shots (with interior)
A prototype for an updated version of the BMW M4 has been spotted once more. The changes are part of a mid-cycle update planned for the entire 4-Series range. The cars should be introduced in 2017, as 2018 models. The prototype reveals that the updated M4 will be receiving some of the mods fitted to…
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BMW 8-Series, Audi TT RS, Genesis G70: This Week’s Top Photos
Rumors of its comeback have been circling for years but now, finally, we have tangible evidence that a new BMW 8-Series is in the works. A prototype for what’s clearly a large BMW coupe was spotted at one of the German automaker’s test facilities. We’re expecting a market launch around 2019. Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] now has…
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2017 Audi TT gets sporty S Line Competition package
Audi’s TT sports car, now in its third generation, remains as brilliant as ever, particularly in high-performance TT RS form. The car is light and agile and manages to belie its front-wheel-drive underpinnings in most situations. Audi is now offering a package for owners of the standard car to improve its athleticism. Called S Line…
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Let’s figure out who makes the best engine
Congratulations to Jason on his 500th Engineering Explained video. The series has been wonderful in the way it presents technical concepts and brings them down to a language that most of us can comprehend and understand. For his 500th video, Jason is trying to figure out which automaker makes the best engine. He says this…