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?

Testing carburetors on an engine dyno can sometimes be misleading. We've all seen tests showing large-cfm carburetors making more power—even on a small engine that nobody in their right mind would run ...

Starting engine dynamometer pulls at low rpm is hard on the dyno and hard on the engine. Today, engine dynamometer testing is an integral part of many HOT ROD engine buildups and product tests.

Four California dynos tested the same Mustang Dark Horse and couldn't agree on what Ford's 500 hp claim means at the wheels ...

An Audi RS6 hits the dyno for a full power test, delivering brutal sounds and raw performance. In this video, we watch as the ...

Testing a car on the dynamometer is a common activity for performance car enthusiasts, but strapping a 6,500-lb (2,950-kg) truck on a dyno is a different matter. After much effort to find a suitable ...

Despite its all-terrain rubber and EcoBoost vee-six lump, the Raptor is a bit faster, with Ford limiting the governor to 120 ...

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 ...

"Dyno verified" can mean different things, depending on which dynamometer that car was rolling atop.

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Unless you can get your hands on one of the ultra-rare suicide-door examples, the tenth-generation Lincoln Continental was never a particularly cool car. Heck, even with the suicide doors, it's really ...

The new BMW M2 isn’t what most of us would call particularly attractive but it should still be an outstanding performance machine. Now, one independent group has strapped one such G87 generation M2 to ...