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Custom spline shafts—designed to mate the Ferrari crankshaft to a Motus MSTR six-speed sequential transmission—were tested, broken, and remade to withstand the demands of a high-revving V-8.
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Eric Hendrikx, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2026
The engine uses two separate crankshafts, with a three-cylinder unit at the front and a two-cylinder unit behind it, working together as a single powertrain.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
The potential engine failure is caused by the seizure of the #5 metal crankshaft bushing, according to the recall report.
—James Powel, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
An employee works on a vehicle crankshaft production line at a factory which produces engine parts in Binzhou, in eastern China’s Shandong province on March 14, 2025.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 May 2025
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Eric Hendrikx, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2026
The engine uses two separate crankshafts, with a three-cylinder unit at the front and a two-cylinder unit behind it, working together as a single powertrain.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
The potential engine failure is caused by the seizure of the #5 metal crankshaft bushing, according to the recall report.
—James Powel, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
An employee works on a vehicle crankshaft production line at a factory which produces engine parts in Binzhou, in eastern China’s Shandong province on March 14, 2025.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 May 2025
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“Crankshaft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crankshaft. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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crankshaft
noun
crank·shaft
-ˌshaft 
: a shaft turning or driven by a crank or made up of a series of cranks
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