To the average gearhead, the science of speed is about as interesting as a seminar on the latest insurance regulations. They just want to know how fast their car is and how to make it faster. It is ...

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 ...

Dialing-In The DynosA major aspect of putting together an event like the Jeg's Engine Masters Challenge is going the extra mile to ensure an absolutely level playing field. In our annual ...

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 ...

Another turbocharged BMW M performance car has hit the road, and you know what that means: another chance for a dyno test to show that BMW's official numbers significantly understate the level of ...

It can be tricky to dyno test an all-wheel-drive electric vehicle, especially one as big as the Ford F-150 Lightning. The Texas Truck Channel on YouTube called every dyno shop within 1,000 miles of ...

A nice rear three-quarters shot of the 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 in orange Chevrolet It turns out that the 700-mile drive between the Corvette Museum and Dallas Performance was quite important. This ...

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 ...

With an official output of 1068 horsepower and a top speed of over 230 miles per hour, the new C8-generation Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is a truly ridiculous machine on paper. (And, as we found during our ...

We have certainly seen serious mishaps on the dyno. But this one here must top them all. A Chevrolet Camaro went up in flames. The owner of the car was on board but he walked away with a few minor ...

The 2025 BMW M5 has once again proven that BMW's official power figures are far from the full story. A recent dyno test ...