Glossary / General

hubs

8 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

hubs is a term you might hear when people talk about cars.

Technical Definition

In this context, “hubs” means the wheel hubs—where the car’s rotational power is delivered to the wheels. Measuring power at the hubs (rather than just at the engine) makes drivetrain loss visible and helps explain real-world acceleration feel.

Hear It Discussed

"for the full suspension and the cleaning and reassembly of the hubs. Yeah. But it's like, [337.3s] it was like 23 hours of work."
2027 Nissan Z Nismo Manual Review; Lambo Update The Smoking Tire 05:32

"[2111.9s] they have, they at least have hubs where these things are [2116.2s] which is a lot easier to shut down or start or restart [2120.1s] than it is a factory."
Tesla's A "Legacy" Car Maker Now, Who'll Be Hands Free Next, Polestar & TRX vs Raptor Auto Buyers Guide Podcast 35:13

"I'm going to tackle that this week, I've got all my parts and my hubs [490.0s] I'm going to go through the front end on that pickup [493.6s] And that's not necessary, but it just, what happened is"
Monsters The Reckon Yard Podcast 08:06