also smaller engines rev higher because the have a much smaller stroke. this can be a bad thing because the faster an object rotates the less torque it has
with that said...if you have 2 cars that weigh the same and a 4 cylinder tubro is against a v8 with same horse power rating (lets asume...
unless your talking about the 2010 ctsv with 0-6 at 3.9 seconds with 556 hp. no cadillac sts or cts v8 came with less than 400 hp and slower than 4.9 seconds
actually small engines rev higher because of the overhead cam...but when you look a the 03 cobra which is dohc (has 4 cams) then rpm isn't an issue. and they come boosted from the factory which gives them 410 hp. u equipt it with just pulleys, intake, exhuast, and a tune, and you get 600 hp to...