Like why does it take mine like 15 seconds to get up to 60mph and other cars they do it in 5 or 8 seconds? They’re faster away from the traffic lights too.
Their engines work fundamentally the same like the same combustion process so what makes slow cars and what makes faster ones?
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There are TONs of things that make a car faster, but the main idea is that engines are a glorified air pump. The more air you can get into the engine, means you can send more fuel and in turn, get more power. This can be done through many different ways, for example a small 2 liter 4 cylinder engine, will not be able to get as much air into it, as a 7.3 liter 8 cylinder engine that you would find in a truck. There are also other ways to get air in like “forced induction”. Forced induction cars use turbochargers or superchargers to force more air into the engine. Superchargers for example are air compressors mounted on top of the engine that is powered by a belt that is connected to the engine, so as the engine starts rotating faster, it powers the air compressor which pushes more air into the engine to create bigger explosions and more power. That’s also why something like a truck or a high power sports car will use significantly more fuel than a tiny commuter car.
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