The question of whether inline-six engines make more torque than V6s is — it depends. The torque that an engine produces is a measure of the rotational force that the driveshaft receives. While an ...

In the current market, it is common to see new diesel trucks putting out over 1,000 lb-ft of torque from the factory. That's just in the consumer space. When it comes to heavy-duty industrial ...

Diesel engines are popular these days due to their unflinching willingness to handle high towing capacities and deliver lots of torque from low revs. In truck applications, a healthy amount of low-end ...

What do you brag about when you talk about your high-performance car? Most likely, you’ll talk about the engine displacement, number of cylinders, and the overall horsepower. Torque tends to take a ...

In the “old days,” cars were rear-wheel drive (RWD), which meant that the engine sent its power and torque to the two back wheels through the transmission and driveshaft. However, that started to ...

What a difference a little extra engine torque makes. I recently had the privilege of being one of the first drivers outside of test fleets to put a new fuel economy and performance concept from Volvo ...

Without getting into a long-winded dissertation about torque, we're going to suggest that you dig through your old copies of HOT ROD Magazine and familiarize yourself with the relationship between ...

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If there were a vote for the most misunderstood automotive component, we're willing to bet the automatic transmission would rank pretty high, and the torque converter itself possibly higher still. OK, ...

Nathaniel is an experienced automotive writer with more than 10 years of automotive writing under his belt. From model reviews to industry politics to new innovations and development, he covers a wide ...