Using these values, which can often be found in car manuals, it is possible to calculate the exact horsepower of a vehicle using the formula Horsepower = Torque x RPM / 5,252. With modern cars and ...

These equations are where the first definitions of horsepower came from. • Driving on the right: we take our left-hand drive test As the legend goes, a Scottish engineer by the name of James ...

Torque is a word freely bandied about by car manufacturers, advertisers and car reviewers, and it's every bit as important as the other headline figures you'll come across, such as horsepower ...