Horsepower and torque both matter for towing, but torque matters more. It offers the force needed to get things moving at ...

Anytime force—either a push or a pull-is applied to an object and an opposite reaction takes place, work happens. For example, when meathead's El Camino breaks down and he pushes it home, work occurs.

Horsepower and torque are the two common units of measurement to describe the capabilities of an engine. Of course, if a little of anything is good for most hot rodders, a bunch is better, so the ...