If the Hellcat wins HP/$ what wins TQ/$?

"Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs" (yowen) 08/20/2014 at 10:42 • Filed to: None

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First vehicle that comes to mind is the latest powerstroke at 860 lb-ft of torque, starting out at $39,525 (only options selected was the diesel engine), so that is $45.96 per ft-lb of torque. My next thought was the Cummins equipped RAM 2500 HD, if you choose only the 6.7 liter diesel engine it'll set you back $36,470, so at 800 ft-lb of torque we have $45.59 per ft-lb of torque!

Can you find any new car/truck/suv that comes close to these $ per TQ figures?

DrJohannVegas > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 08/20/2014 at 10:45

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A Lada with a massive reduction gear, because torque is a measure of force, which is a product of leverage.

Milky > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 08/20/2014 at 10:48

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Why is this so damn ugly?

roflcopter > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 08/20/2014 at 10:48

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If you don't go new...

https://orlando.craigslist.org/aos/4627588644…

At 126 ft-lb and $650 that is right at $5.16/ft-lb.

dinobot666 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 08/20/2014 at 10:52

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What about a Nissan Leaf? Are you considering torque to weight as part of the metrics?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 08/20/2014 at 10:56

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I was going to make a troll post involving the $/TQ of Briggs lawn mower engines, but it turns out they're just decently competitive and not crushingly so.

Anyway, make a truck powered by 100 Briggs engines, and you have 675 ft-lb on tap. Cost: $17k - unfortunately the ultra-cheap classic 5hp flathead doesn't look to be in production anymore.

Jayhawk Jake > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 08/20/2014 at 10:56

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Something something electric cars.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Milky 08/20/2014 at 11:05

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Because it's a massive black snout pasted onto a white vehicle.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > dinobot666 08/20/2014 at 11:07

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I was mostly just looking at dollars per tq. This may be more interesting if strictly looking at gasoline engines. Diesels are kind of a shoe-in. And perhaps electric cars too.

macanamera > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 08/20/2014 at 11:27

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Wow. The Powerstrokes are up to 860? That's...a lot.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Milky 08/20/2014 at 11:29

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It'll look sweet in black though

Milky > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 08/20/2014 at 11:37

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Well that and that the truck's 3rd refresh doesn't match up design wise with the rest of the vehicle at all.

Milky > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 08/20/2014 at 11:41

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"It'll look less horrible in black though." FIFY

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Milky 08/20/2014 at 12:00

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Gah I had to google because I can't upload.

Much better in black, click through to see:

http://imganuncios.mitula.net/new_2015_ford_…

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > macanamera 08/20/2014 at 12:15

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That would be putting it lightly. I also realized, these numbers would be more interesting if it's strictly gasoline engines, because the big diesels are a shoe-in.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 08/20/2014 at 12:16

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Yeah, or on the white one I'd have the grill surround painted white I think.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Milky 08/20/2014 at 12:17

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It's a very unfortunate color combo. With that grill surround in white I bet it'd look leaps and bounds better.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 08/20/2014 at 12:58

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Oh and the Silverado comes in at $51.37 with 765 ft-lb of torque and a price of $39,300.

Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > macanamera 08/20/2014 at 13:35

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And I believe the HP is up around the 440 mark now? I can't remember off the top of my head. Sweet trucks.

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > roflcopter 08/20/2014 at 13:50

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Doesn't run it says

MultiplaOrgasms > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 08/20/2014 at 14:00

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Found a 250 ft-lbs torque wrench on Amazon for $68.94, which equates to roughly $0.28 per ft-lb.

Am I doin it rite?

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > MultiplaOrgasms 08/20/2014 at 14:54

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But your human body is actually applying the torque for the cost of whatever meal you ate recently :P

PostOMatic2000 > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 08/21/2014 at 11:09

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A Tradesman with a 5.7 drops the price to $22K, but 410 ft/lb only hits $55.76.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > PostOMatic2000 08/21/2014 at 11:12

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I tried to do the same with an F150 EcoBoost, I think i hit $60.something