Glossary / General

engine braking

22 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

It’s when you let the engine slow the car instead of using the brakes, useful on downhill roads.

Technical Definition

Engine braking occurs when the engine’s compression slows the car, reducing reliance on brakes.

Hear It Discussed

"it does simulate gear changes when you downshift down to when you use the paddles to request effectively more engine braking."
The Corvette ZR1X Normalizes 1250 HP — Carmudgeon w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep 226 The Carmudgeon Show 04:02

"because he can still use the engine to slow the car, [2207.9s] but it won't lock the fronts up. [2209.8s] So then you're using shifting as a technique to decelerate,"
Replica or Recreation?; THAT New Car Law; GT500 Review The Smoking Tire 36:45

"the one thing electric cars have i was just thinking about it when you were talking about that is like for driving hard is like that engine breaking is"
Porsche 968 Turbo Love, Lane Had An Art Show, and Warren Rocks Out Driving While Awesome 15:13