Extreme engineer-inventor Jimmy de Ville hunts down the world's most extraordinary combustion engines to maximise their capabilities in specially created vehicles, all the while reflecting on the role engines have played in the progress of mankind.
EPISODE 1
VW Beetle Engine
Jimmy de Ville travels to the largest city in the south of Brazil, on the hunt for the legendary four-cylinder, boxer engine that powers the world’s bestselling car.
EPISODE 2
FSO Syrena Engine
Extreme engineer Jimmy de Ville heads to Warsaw, the capital of Poland, on the hunt for the legendary 842cc, 39-horsepower engine that powers the communist era FSO Syrena.
EPISODE 3
Royal Enfield Bullet Engine
Extreme engineer Jimmy de Ville heads to the capital of India to find the engine that powers the world's longest running production motorcycle.
EPISODE 4
Rolls Royce Viper Turbojet Engine
Extreme engineer Jimmy de Ville is in the UK on the hunt for the legendary engine that powers military jets across the globe.
EPISODE 5
Volvo 850 T5R Engine
Jimmy heads to Sweden on the hunt for the fabled five cylinder, turbo charged engine that powered the world's fastest automatic estate car- the Volvo 850 T5R.
EPISODE 6
Ktm 125 Sx Engine
Jimmy heads to Austria on the hunt for the legendary single cylinder, 2-stroke engine that powers a World Championship dirt bike - the KTM 125 SX.
Jimmy de Ville
Pete Woods