Engine Horsepower or torque: Which is better? It's a never-ending debate among those who build engines for a living. Take, for example, the following statements, all from recognized engine gurus: ...

We've talked in the past about the relationship between horsepower and torque. They work together, and horsepower needs torque to make you and your car happy. There's one magic number though that ...

I calculate V1 having 533 hp at 7000 rpm and V3 having 261 hp at 7000 rpm. In typically scenarios, max hp is listed at a slightly different rpm than max torque and the reason is that torque doesn't ...

We’ve got two identical cars, one makes 1000 hp and 500 lb-ft, the other 500 hp and 1000 lb-ft. The question is: who wins in a quarter mile? Horsepower or torque? That’s what we’re figuring out today, ...

TJ started writing for TopSpeed in 2015, but has been writing on motorcycle and automotive topics since 2009 for outlets such as eHow, eHowNow, and MotorTrend subsidiaries. He is certified to work on ...

Anytime force—either a push or a pull-is applied to an object and an opposite reaction takes place, work happens. For example, when meathead's El Camino breaks down and he pushes it home, work occurs.

There is no such thing as a torque motor. Any engine that has torque has horsepower. Any engine that produces 300 lbs.-ft. of torque at 3000 rpm has 171 hp at that engine speed.Anyengine—long stroke, ...