The Eight-Wheeled All-Terrain Vehicle: Mucking Through the Dirt and Mud
In The Eight-Wheeled All-Terrain Vehicle: Mucking Through the Dirt and Mud, presenter and motorbike racer Grace Webb explains the features of the eight-wheeled all-terrain vehicle. The design helps her drive over rocky terrain and even through mud puddles. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Grace’s Amazing Machines, a children’s show that introduces kids to some of the biggest, fastest, and most amazing machines in the world.
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Q: What is the benefit of having eight wheels?
A: The extra wheels give the vehicle extra grip so it can handle all types of terrain.
Q: Why is it important that the engine is so powerful?
A: The engine powers the wheels not for speed, but so they can drive over big obstacles and power through mud puddles.
Q: If there is no steering wheel, how does the driver steer?
A: The driver must use the handlebars. Pull down on the left handlebar to go left and pull on the right handlebar to go right.