Variable-length intake runners aren't a particularly new concept, but Ferrari's system in its LaFerrari is next-level fascinating. Let Engineering Explained give you the rundown. You see variable ...

Your intake manifold. It takes in air and sends it to your engine's combustion chamber. This is basically the start of the combustion process. After all, you can't have combustion without air.

At first glance, it's easy to take a Pontiac intake manifold for granted. It appears to be nothing more than an intermediate component that's used to connect the carburetor to the cylinder heads. But ...