Tag: jason
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How Global Rallycross cars hit 60 mph in 1.9 seconds
Our friend Jason Fenske from Engineering Explained recently attended a Red Bull Global Rallycross race, and, of course, he found a way to explain things using an equation. Jason specifically honed in on the incredible acceleration of these cars. All of the cars are powered by 2.0-liter turbocharged engines, and their restrictor plates are limited…
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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…
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Clive Owen returns as The Driver for BMW Films
If you’ve never heard of the the BMW Films series, you need to get off the computer and go ask your parents to revoke your Internet privileges. The series ran under the theme The Hire. It brought Clive Owen to the world. He plays a character named The Driver, and each episode of the original…
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5 things you should never do with a dual-clutch transmission
Dual-clutch gearboxes are becoming increasingly common, and today’s versions of these fast-shifting automatic gearboxes are far better than they were just a few years ago when they first hit the consumer market. Our friend Jason Fenske at Engineering Explained takes a look at these transmissions in this simple, highly informative video, and he…