How We Drive a Car at -50°C (-58°F) | Yakutia, Siberia

Driving a car in the coldest inhabited place on Earth - is a daunting task. With temperatures dropping as low as -70°C, an unprotected car freezes within minutes.

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[jarlprae]

When I see a car getting tucked into bed next to a woodstove, I'm suddenly reminded how easy my life is.

[dailying]

Man I'm more impressed that these people can endure this weather than the car.

[Joe_Not_A_Fed]

I grew up in the Canadian Arctic. -40 to -50 happened regularly. The Land of the Midnight Sun in summer is also the land of no sun, in winter. Everybody had plug in electric engine heaters. In fact, they are standard equipment for almost every car sold in Canada. They will warm the engine enough to start down to -50 if the front of the car is covered. Problem is, with that kind of cold, stuff just breaks. I have been stranded by vehicles in colder than -40 a few time. It isn't fun. Thanks for sharing. Those guys are real troopers.

[Abdulmsa]

im very impressed by yakutian people, what they go through, respect to you all. Greetings from Mombasa, Kenya.

[JillyBean]

As a massive car enthusiast, I’ve been watching your various videos & wondering how on earth they are able to drive cars in such cold temperatures. This explains it perfectly. I thought the winters in Michigan were rough until I started watching your videos!

[bobtonner]

As a member of the Canadian Infantry in the early 1980s I remember winter warfare training in northern Canada. It was regularly -50C and all the oils in our fighting vehicles would thicken to a tar/honey-like substance. Keeping them from freezing for weeks on end was tough work.
But to make matters worse, we slept in tents on the ice. Now that was friggin cold. Not anxious to ever do that again

[liamfoxy]

As a Canadian, i could immediately tell it was as cold as they were saying it is. The sound the snow makes.. it doesnt start sounding like that until around -40

[sasankajayasekara]

Residing in Coober Pedy, a small Australian outback town amidst the desert, I observed a temperature of 48°C yesterday, which has now eased to 46°C today., I'm watching this Siberian videos in the cool comfort of my air-conditioned space, marveling at the beauty and diversity of our planet Earth.

[APlusRussian]

Even cars freeze, but Yakutians don't - such resilient people 💙

[yesterdayschunda]

It is freaking impressive that these cars run at all in such conditions.

[tremon]

The coldest Ive been in my entire life was probably skiing, at around -23 C. It was SO cold. I was wearing winter equipment, helmet, gloves etc. Not even a square centimeter of skin was exposed.
I was so cold. Cold went through my coat, jacket and thermal shirt.
It is crazy how this people can handle temperatures like this.

Greetings from spain ♥️

[ryleebrownfox]

I live in the Philippines and unfortunately, I don't experience winter over here. The coldest ambient temperature this year won't go below 22 deg Celsius. We Filipinos love to go abroad to experience winter once in our lifetime. Thank you for sharing your daily challenges in the winter season. I love all your videos.

[shinjisan]

In Perth, Western Australia, we prepare for winter by checking our wiper blades haven't disintegrated during summer. I couldn't even imagine living somewhere so cold.

[TheSaltyAdmiral]

When I served in the Norwegian military I remember it got down to around -35-40°C a couple of nights, and man how much it changes things. Just enduring the cold isn't as bad as long as you are properly equipped, but man you have to constantly plan ahead for everything, and even the simplest tasks becomes slow and hard to do. For instance maintining your weapon, it's a pain in the ass to do with gloves, but touching metal with bare skin in those temperatures isn't cool(pun intended) either :)

[jjpark]

I live in Canada and the coldest winter I've experienced was -30 celcius. At that temperature, my car doors were frozen, the engine takes a minute to start and all the windows are covered in frost. Now going another 20 degrees below that is INSANE.

[veeo]

We had 3 days of -40 degree weather in Edmonton few days ago and it was horrible. I couldn't imagine living in a place where -50 degrees is normal winter temperatures. These people are very strong.

[zayne]

I live in Australia. Winters are usually around 24°C so seeing this is absolutely bonkers. Such strong people.

[dvsure]

That 1970’s UAZ is very tough and is still in very good condition. I never seen anyone putting extra layers on the glass. Very innovative.

[carl]

In northern Alaska where it usually gets colder (-40 to -50C) they do the same for their vehicles, where they cover up the front grill for insulation. Normally, if you have a diesel powerplant, which is popular there, they have plug in electric heaters to help keep the engine warm or just let them run. If you have a gasoline powerplant, it works quite well in low temperatures, especially fuels containing ethanol (usually 10%), the ethanol works as an antifreeze. However, in some cases you'll be better off using additives in gasoline in very low temperatures, just like with diesel fuel.

[MsJohnniecool]

I grew up in East Canada . In the old days it was not so cold ( still very cold ) but lots of snow . Cars burried with 4 feet of snow above car not uncommon . That which doesn't kill you THANKS for great video and sweet commentary . Johnnie C . Nova Scotia