(iSeeCars) — The automotive world has a language all its own, including a wide array of acronyms representing a similarly wide array of technical features and characterizations. In the case of “RPM”, ...

Internal-combustion engines are making impressive strides in rotational speed. The Lamborghini Temerario has a 4.0-liter twin ...

When discussing speed in relation to a car or truck, the conversation usually refers to miles per hour a vehicle can travel, as seen on a speedometer. However, aside from the vehicle, the engine too ...

RPM stands for revolutions per minute, and in cars, it measures how many times the engine’s crankshaft makes one full rotation every minute and how many times each piston goes up and down in its ...

A technical look at the Lexus LFA’s 9,000-rpm 1LR-GUE V10, how Japanese engineering compares to Ferrari and BMW.

Modern diesel engines perform exceptionally well at 1,100 to 1,200 rpm. They deliver peak torque just a few hundred rpm above idle, and peak horsepower somewhere around 1,500 or 1,600 rpm. But what ...

Editor's Note: The purpose of the Shop Series has been to acquaint and enlighten the car enthusiast with some of the more involved aspects of automotive mechanics, vehicle repair and modification. As ...