Engineering Explained
Jason Fenske is the mechanical engineer behind Engineering Explained, where whiteboard lessons, road tests, and a curious eye help car fans understand how cars work.
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Jason’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus his backstory and Starbook, where fans write.
Known for
- Horsepower vs Torque - A Simple Explanation2018 · Creator and host
YouTube - 5 Things You Should Never Do In A Manual Transmission Vehicle2016 · Creator and host
YouTube - 20 Innovations That Changed Cars Forever - Part 12026 · Creator and host
YouTube - Are You Buying The Wrong Tires?2026 · Creator and host
YouTube
Overview
- Creator
- Jason Fenske
- Education
- Mechanical engineering, North Carolina State University
- Started
- 2011, while studying engineering
- Full time
- 2014
- Milestone
- One million YouTube subscribers in 2016
- Signature
- Whiteboard explanations of automotive engineering
Mini bio
How it started.
Jason started Engineering Explained in 2011 while studying mechanical engineering. He hoped the channel would help him find automotive work. After two years engineering forklifts, he left that job in 2014 to make YouTube his full-time work.
A whiteboard and a growing audience.
His whiteboard became the channel’s signature teaching tool. Reaching one million subscribers in 2016 marked a turning point. He says talking with automotive engineers and bringing their knowledge to viewers remains the biggest highlight.
From diagrams to the open road.
The channel pairs explanations of engines and transmissions with reviews and ownership stories. In 2026, his Bosch-sponsored Route 66 series used a road trip to explore a century of automotive innovation.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 202620 Innovations That Changed Cars Forever, parts 1 and 2Creator and host; sponsored by Bosch Wiper Blades
- 2018Horsepower vs Torque - A Simple ExplanationCreator and host
- 20165 Things You Should Never Do In A Manual Transmission VehicleCreator and host
Quotes
Quite simply, I will never get bored of learning about cars, because there will always be more to learn.Jason Fenske, Engineering Explained on YouTube
From the description of the first part of his 2026 Route 66 automotive history series.
Trivia
- He says he shares the exact same birthday, including the year, as Taylor Swift.
- His first car was stolen and later recovered. He still uses tools the thief left behind.
- Before making videos full time, he worked as an engineer in the forklift industry.
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