Hardest Working Powertrains in the Business

As with sports teams, smartphones and cars in general, not all horsepower ratings are created equal. The more instrumented tests you see the clearer it becomes that 200 horsepower from one brand does not necessarily result in the same performance as 200 horsepower from another. There are certainly some serious underachievers in the industry but for now let's keep it positive and take a look at three of the hardest working powertrain combinations from Audi, BMW and Tesla that make a mockery of physics and their competition.

Any other overachieving engines out there? On the flip side what are the biggest underachievers?
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Blakura - 8/14/2014 4:54:00 PM

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The Audi 3.0T in the A6 is rated at 310hp and 325 lb/ft, yet has been clocked from 0 - 60 in 4.7 secs. Those are hard working horses!

chewy - 8/14/2014 5:49:55 PM

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Yes, that one is pretty strong too. Though the competition has caught up a little as that engine has been out for a while now. But when it first came out it was quite surprising too.

MattDarringer - 8/14/2014 7:02:21 PM

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Manufacturers have been known to "underestimate" power and torque on purpose, often for insurance reasons.

chewy - 8/14/2014 7:27:57 PM

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True, it seems Europeans are taking it to extreme these days. I almost want to say for "environmental" reasons in Europe as not to brag too much about their horsepower.