Testing old cars for horsepower😳😅 #car #topgear

Testing old cars for horsepower😳😅 #car #topgear

[Deepwaterjew]

Never in my life, have i seen a man so happy to see 68hp on a dyno.

[jackmason]

“Your applauding lawnmower power!!” Lmao 😂

[paul]

People commenting on hp figures from the engine or wheels, top gear has always been entertainment, not a factual correct programme at all costs 😂.

[andrive]

Yall are forgetting a mirage has 78 hp

[appreciatizer]

Did i just learn that brits call a dyno a rolling road?

[dennisdose]

Considering that they are measuring at the wheels rather than the crank, the fiat is probably producing close to its rated power.

[Sstivers]

The ratings from back in the day are HP from the crank. They are measuring from the wheels . If you factor drive train loss they actually aren't too far off from original numbers

[ce]

Driving a slow car fast is more fun than driving a fast car slow.

[brucefield]

Moral of the story is you can have just as much, if not more fun with 58 hp as you can with 580 hp

[Me-ebwv]

I love classic, low powered British sport cars, they’re so unique

Before the hot hatches and turbos, this is what car guys on a budget in the 70s/80s would get excited about

[kuchishte]

Nevertheless, I'm taking the Peugeot.

[darylhudson]

I had a 1971 Datsun b110 with a 1200 cc 4 cylinder with a progressive 2 barrel carburetor that would put out 69 horsepower at 6, 000 RPM new. It had 12 inch tires and I can turn around a U-turn in half of a residential street. I paid $100 for it in the 80's. I bought 4 new tires, tuneup, changed plugs, fluids, etc. I loved it. Glad I was never in an accident. 👀🇺🇸👍

[dodenmanniskan]

Hp figures by this time was likely in SAE, not in DIN, which brought higher than available numbers.

[ryangroom]

First, horsepower was measured differently back then because dynamometers were different. Even if you built a Time Machine and pulled one of those cars off the lot they probably would’ve made less than advertised.
Second, I have questions whether they did a proper tune. It’s crucial to at least rebuild the carburetor and adjust the timing to the bare minimum to give these old cars a fair shot. How do we know any of that took place

[TerryM-ugtm]

Dyno spec's on cars are at the flywheel. Depending on the type of transmission it could lose 20% on an automatic. A ZF 5sp on a GT40. loses 12%. That's REAL GOOD

[starving_caucasian]

bro sounded awfully german when yelling "HIGHER! HIGHER!"

[KCarp]

I bet new sparks, cut exhaust, more fans in front n some liquid carb clean in the gas they all be purrin

[madnigerian]

That Peugeot 504 looked impressive for its age. Never saw a convertible one

[ragingbull]

50.2 is actually really good. Through parasitic drivetrain loss, and time. It retained a lot.

[kevinhohne]

Americans with their 12L V8 putting out 50hp: Hold my beer