The guys over at Donut Media have put out a video that simplifies how a torque converter functions with the help of the Koenigsegg Regera, an electric hybrid hypercar with no transmission.

Torque converters appear to be a bunch of mysterious whirlwind motion inside a spinning shell that transmits an engine’s power to the transmission and rear whee ...

So what purpose does a converter serve, and how does it work? “A torque converter is a fluid coupling that functions as a means of transferring power from the engine to the transmission.

For many, including longtime enthusiasts, it's somewhat of a mystery in how torque converter functions. We've also heard that as it spins, it multiplies the torque produced from the engine to the ...

The lack of converter clutch function will not harm anything, but will cost a bit of fuel economy due to the torque converter slippage.