Science & Tech · Gadgets & EVs · 2 hrs ago
Car engines are 29% more powerful than 30 years ago
Car engines are 29% more powerful than 30 years ago.
At the same time, engine sizes have been shrinking.
Carmakers are squeezing more horsepower from smaller engines.
As a result, average power today matches many legendary performance cars of the past.
The comparison shows how much engine power has increased even as engines have become smaller.
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Car engines are 29% more powerful than they were 30 years ago, according to the story headline.
Carmakers are getting more horsepower from engines that are shrinking in size.
The average power output today matches that of many legendary performance cars of the past.
- Who
- Carmakers are increasing engine power.
- What
- Car engines are 29% more powerful than 30 years ago, despite shrinking sizes.
- When
- Compared with 30 years ago. The publication date is 2026-10-25.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Carmakers are squeezing more horsepower out of shrinking engines.
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- Power increase
- 29% compared with 30 years ago
- Engine size
- Shrinking
- Average power output
- Matches many legendary performance cars of the past
- Publication date
- 2026-10-25
What people are saying
Carmakers are squeezing more horsepower out of ever-shrinking engines so the average power output today matches many legendary performance cars of the past.