Glossary / General

two-stroke

16 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

A two‑stroke engine fires once per crankshaft turn, making it lighter and more powerful for its size.

Technical Definition

A two-stroke engine completes a power cycle in one crankshaft revolution, firing every rotation. It’s lighter and has higher power density but less efficient than four-stroke engines.

Hear It Discussed

"Oh no, he's just burning oil because I think the sambar was like a two-stroke or something. Oh, that's what all that smells like. They're adorable. Yeah, I love it."
Comedian Abbas Wahab The Smoking Tire 13:44

"It's a two-stroke. No, it's a four-stroke."
Ep. 305: We Just Bought Toyota's First Ever Sports Car... And We Promise You've Never Heard Of It! TFL Car Chat 26:25

"If anyone's got unsilenced two-stroke Saab, bring that along. That's one of the noisiest cars I've ever heard."
Has F1 fundamentally changed in 2026? | The Car Podcast #86 The Car Podcast with Chris Harris & Friends 34:44