As follows, the journey of my Mazda’s differential upgrade will bear this out. The car in question, currently known as the “Junkbox MX-5” until it starts running well enough to earn a real name.

Your rear differential is one of the most unappreciated parts in your car or truck. It does what might be the hardest job of all of those components, multiplying torque from your transmission and ...

As far as car fluids go, differential oil is one of the most neglected pieces of maintenance. It could be because the effects of not changing differential fluid on time aren't as immediately obvious ...

In the 1930s, Ferdinand Porsche commissioned German engineering firm ZF to create a differential that would help to reduce wheelspin in Auto Union's Grand Prix cars, as their vast power outputs ...

And because this is all done electronically, there is no mechanical, center differential on your car that can be burned out.