Engine Torque?

[KScarguy]

Has anyone heard any torque numbers from the new engine?

 

[Zipper]

I believe I saw 55 ft. lbs. somewhere. It will probably be somewhere around that number, but an exact number won't be available until the final engine tuning is done.

 

[KScarguy]

55 is the HP. Torque is a more important number. It is what moves cars down the road. To paraphrase a well known saying: " Horsepower sells cars, but torque wins races".

 

[jtmarten]

60tq

 

[mumblemouth]

55 is the HP. Torque is a more important number. It is what moves cars down the road. To paraphrase a well known saying: " Horsepower sells cars, but torque wins races".

not a racecar

 

[Marv Cohen]

This is not built for racing. More HP ,much stronger brakes ,shoulder harness etc needed before taking this to Daytona. This is a commuter special not a T-Rex.

 

[goofyone]

55 is the HP. Torque is a more important number. It is what moves cars down the road. To paraphrase a well known saying: " Horsepower sells cars, but torque wins races".

55 is the official number so far for both HP and Torque. What we don't know is at what RPM those numbers are reached. Those numbers are preliminary and could go up or down in final form. We also know this engine is being detuned for fuel efficiency so it is actually capable of more power.

This official Elio youtube video shows a computer generated rendering of the engine and if you click through to youtube they list the stats I mentioned above:

 

[AJB]

Hello All, I just signed up as a new member to this group. Thanks for this nice site!
Technically, horsepower and torque (lbs-ft) are always equal (the same) at the 'majic' number of 5,252 rpm. So, given 55 HP and 55 lb-ft, the rpm that they occur will be 5,252. Huh?

This may sound strange but it's the law (mathematically speaking). Horsepower is calculated from two variables, torque and rpm.
The math is HP = (torque in lb-ft X rpm) / 5252 = (55 x 5252)/5252 = 55. Hope this helps rather than confuse. Cheers!

 

[KN16]

Race car a side it is a good looking engine assuming they'll stick with the long tube intake and header like exhaust instead of the production model switching to cheesier looking cast pieces.

 

[Jim H]

Hello All, I just signed up as a new member to this group. Thanks for this nice site!
Technically, horsepower and torque (lbs-ft) are always equal (the same) at the 'majic' number of 5,252 rpm. So, given 55 HP and 55 lb-ft, the rpm that they occur will be 5,252. Huh?

This may sound strange but it's the law (mathematically speaking). Horsepower is calculated from two variables, torque and rpm.
The math is HP = (torque in lb-ft X rpm) / 5252 = (55 x 5252)/5252 = 55. Hope this helps rather than confuse. Cheers!

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