Dynamometer tests are used to measure a car's torque and rpm response. But how do they get that information? And how reliable is what they get?

Bringing both a hybrid powertrain and a form of all-wheel drive to the Vette lineup for the first time in the Bow Tie sports car’s seven-decade history, the 2024 Chevy Corvette E-Ray offers meteoric ...

A very good friend of mine, noted engine guru, and PHR contributor David Vizard, was once being queried about some aspect of engine theory. The interesting part of the exchange was when the fellow ...

Dim’s fascination with cars began when he was just six. Born into a family of car enthusiasts and racing drivers, he started learning basic mechanics and driving from an early age. While he loves ...

Lucky us! We happened to get our paws on a crate Hemi-and the green light to run it to within an inch of its life on the dyno. Even better, we had a chance to bolt on a selection of go-fast goodies to ...

Bugatti developed a special dynamometer just for its hypercars. The Bugatti Chiron is too fast and powerful for a regular dyno. Dynamometers are a huge part of the testing process for new cars as well ...

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 ...

That's why we've compiled a giant list of dyno locations so you can get your diesel rated and find out the real power being made by your oil-burner. The locations listed were gathered from the dyno ...

Tesla Model S Plaid's dyno test results are one of the topics that interest a lot of Tesla and performance enthusiasts. A proper test might be challenging due to exceptionally high power (1,020 hp or ...

For the 2022 model year, the Civic Si flaunts 200 horsepower and 192 pound-feet (260 Nm) of torque from a 1.5-liter turbo engine mated to a six-speed manual transmission with rev-matching technology.

Most owners of bone-stock, or near-stock, LS1 vehicles have heard of handheld tuners. These wondrous little devices are best known for the ability to flash in a performance tune into the ECM-removing ...