How do I install The Car Engine?

Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. Download the .jar. Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does The Car Engine work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.4. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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The Car Engine

Java data pack listed for Minecraft 1.21. File opened and checked on 5 Oct 2026; downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

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The Car Engine — Minecraft Java datapack, screenshot 1

Welcome to TCE (or The Car Engine, orignally (un)known as The's Car Engine)

This datapack adds customizable vehicles to vanilla Minecraft. It is designed to be lightweight and multiplayer-friendly.

Getting started

Use the command /function tce: to get a shortcut book to the features of the datapack.
For more infomation about all the features visit the Wiki page.

The Car Engine — Minecraft Java datapack, screenshot 2

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft version listed: 1.21.4
How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.

File checked by MCModsHub

Downloads as TCE-1.2.1-mc-1.21.4.zip
Download size: 342 KB
Download link checked 29 Oct 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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