Do you shop for horsepower or torque? Different factors matter when buying a car, depending on the buyer’s needs, preferences, and budget. Some shoppers look for maximum seating room and the highest ...
Whether you’re reading about V8 pickups or electric sedans, the concept of torque is critical to understanding the capabilities of a car. Torque often takes a back seat to horsepower when it comes to ...
Joe is a classically trained journalist who’s been writing about the auto industry and car culture for 40 years, steering the editorial direction of prominent Canadian magazines such as World of ...
There is an old adage saying that 'horsepower sells cars, torque wins races.' No, it wasn't said by a truck driver but by Carroll Shelby himself. As true as that saying is, torque doesn't do much ...
torque is a force. horsepower is the rate at which the engine does work. Really, all the engine's peak torque, and the RPM at which it produces it tells you is the general operating characteristics of ...
This small 4-liter engine powers an SUV and makes more torque than a Ford Predator V8.
These cars prove that boost is the displacement replacement torque lovers need.
Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: This car is spinning up to a whopping 8,200 revolutions per minute. At 8,200 rpm, it screams. It's a Ford Mustang GT350, and though its wheels are ...
Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...
FTI Performance developed a new weld-together 10R80 torque converter featuring a billet stator and relocated clutch pack.