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Apr 20, 2021

How does a differential on a car work?

While perusing our many model research pages or watching different videos going over all of the exciting features offered by new Toyota models, you may see mentions of differentials. Limited slip differential, locking differential, and so on. What exactly is a differential? How does a differential on a car work? Toyota has created a very informative video to demonstrate what this does and why it is important. Take a look! 

Vehicle differentials explained by Toyota 

As you can see from the video here, there are a couple of differentials, and they make sure to perform a very important task to help ensure you are getting a smooth ride at all turns. Toyota has done an exceptional job of explaining the mechanics of differentials, and it’s some great Automotive 101! 

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