what makes cars hp more than others? Like why can’t all cars be 800hp like a challenger for example

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what makes cars hp more than others? Like why can’t all cars be 800hp like a challenger for example

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Cars have “small” engines because of racing rules. In the early days cars had LARGE engines which produced phenomenal amounts of torque and power.

However, to win the next race you just built a bigger engine. That was considered unsporting and so they restricted engine size to 1,500cc. This caused an explosion in engine development and power trains.

All cars could be like a Challenger if wanted but why?

The giant VERY powerful engines were quite happy to cruise at 60mp at 200- 300rpm Whereas your small engine needs 2,000+rpm. The fuel consumption is comparable.

so 800hp is only useful for…accelerating very quickly…and…and…well..and…????