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.
It's not often that you reveal the punch line in the opening paragraph of a story, but this is one of those rare occasions. While there is still no substitute for real-world track testing, chassis ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
If you're reading this site, you're likely familiar with the Bugatti Chiron. It's the ultra-powerful, ultra-expensive, top-shelf Bugatti — and one of the last of its kind, before the company merged ...
If you want to dyno test your tuner car, you can probably find a couple of good facilities in any nearby major city. If you want to do similar testing at a smaller scale, though, you might find it’s ...
Engine science isn’t quite a lost art, but it’s something that is much more understood than it used to be. Now, engines are incredibly talented at everything thanks to innovations in combustion ...
Watch the BMW M4 G82 equipped with the M Performance OPF Delete exhaust system during dyno testing and onboard driving. This video features 300 kmh dyno pulls, engine revs, and POV driving footage ...
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 ...
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 ...