Engine braking and rocket thrust fill Engineering Explained's upload break

Jason Fenske's back catalog brought roughly 3.5 million views during a week without a new release.

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I Fact-Checked Every Stunt in the Tesla Roadster Reveal

Lift off the throttle in a gasoline car and the engine becomes part of the braking system. Engineering Explained's "Why Downshifting To Slow Down Is Actually Genius – Engine Braking!" follows that resistance back to the pistons, which must pull air past a nearly closed throttle valve. A lower gear makes the engine repeat that work more often, helping slow the wheels.

That summer explainer remains among the channel's most active videos, though Jason Fenske's Tesla Roadster fact-check is drawing a much larger daily audience. With no new upload this week, the contrast is particularly enjoyable: everyday driving technique alongside a car supposedly capable of flying over other cars.

In "I Fact-Checked Every Stunt in the Tesla Roadster Reveal," Fenske finds that suction-assisted upside-down driving and a short nitrogen-thruster flight are mathematically plausible. He is less persuaded by the claimed acceleration of the fanless base car. The distinction matters: a stunt working on paper isn't the same as a production car arriving as promised.

The channel added about 10,000 subscribers over the week, although daily views are now a little below their usual level. Among nearby motoring channels, Forrest's Auto Reviews had a particularly substantial viewing week; DailyDrivenExotics and Jay Leno's Garage are both drawing above their usual daily audiences.

Fenske's own electric-car shopping story also remains active. His highlighter-orange Mustang Mach-E GT offers a more attainable sort of spectacle than the Roadster: a used-car purchase chosen partly because someone else had already absorbed the steep depreciation.

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Lucid Bought My Car Back, So I Bought A Mach-E852,126 views Why Downshifting To Slow Down Is Actually Genius – Engine Braking!2,465,029 views

The numbers

Here is how Engineering Explained's week looks in views and subscribers.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

Forrest's Auto Reviews

13,437,564

Engineering Explained

3,492,249

HeavyDSparks

2,805,906

DailyDrivenExotics

2,408,042

Jay Leno's Garage

1,909,501

1320video

1,328,324

TheStradman

1,314,524

Mighty Car Mods

1,133,155

Adam LZ

823,079

subscribers

4,240,000

▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days

total views

1,070,865,940

views per day

278,684

typical day: 304,965

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

HeavyDSparks

4,670,000

TheStradman

4,560,000

Engineering Explained

4,240,000

DailyDrivenExotics

4,240,000

Jay Leno's Garage

4,000,000

Mighty Car Mods

3,980,000

1320video

3,920,000

Adam LZ

3,910,000

Forrest's Auto Reviews

3,830,000

As of October 31, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.