At the start of any project, we always begin with a dyno run to establish a true factory baseline, and the F56 Mini GP3 is no ...
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.
The much-ballyhooed 2018 BMW M5 stormed onto the scene this year with a new all-wheel-drive powertrain, a Guinness World Record for the longest continuous drift, and a twin-turbo V8 that hit 600 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The folks at Motor Trend strapped the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette to a dynamometer to see if the 6.2-liter Small Block "LT2" V8 actually makes the stated 495 horsepower, 470 lb-ft. The websites findings?: ...
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 ...
It’s Dyno Day for the legendary ARDUN heads — but how much horsepower do they really add? In this video, we put these iconic ...
BMW has a pretty long history of underrating the performance of its cars. The latest A91 Toyota Supra, as I’m certain none of you know, is based on the Z4. It shares both of its engines with its ...
AtMotorTrend, we endeavor to be extremely thorough with all the vehicles that we get our hands on. Every car we test is taken to the track to get the usual run of numbers: 0-60 mph, quarter mile, ...
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.
Tire engineers are quick to extol the virtues of testing new designs in the lab using calibrated test fixtures, including dynamometer wheels. Others argue that real world service conditions are the ...