The Makita 40V max XGT Brushless Cordless 4-Speed High-Torque ¾" Square Drive Impact Wrench is available for purchase at The Home Depot as a bare tool for $464 — the highest price tag on our list.

If you want a cordless impact wrench that offers reliability, a reasonable price and high torque, it's hard to beat the Milwaukee 2767-20 M18 Fuel High Torque 1/2-Inch model.

If you want serious, unbridled power from your 1/2-inch cordless impact wrench, this Makita is the one to get. Boasting both tightening and loosening torque measurements over 850 foot-pounds, it ...

By comparison, cordless impact wrenches can easily produce torque outputs of over 250 foot-pounds, which is more than enough muscle to power-drive the fattest lags and bust loose rusty, corroded nuts.

If you want serious, unbridled power from your 1/2-inch cordless impact wrench, this Makita is the one to get. Boasting both tightening and loosening torque measurements over 850 foot-pounds, it ...

By comparison, cordless impact wrenches can easily produce torque outputs of over 3,000 in.-lb, which is more than enough muscle to power-drive the fattest lags and bust loose the most corroded nuts.

What’s more, this cordless torque wrench’s other specs, including its 1,170 foot-pounds of breakaway torque and its top speeds of 2,100 RPM and 2,800 IPM, put it on par with these premium brands.

By comparison, cordless impact wrenches can easily produce torque outputs of over 250 foot-pounds, which is more than enough muscle to power-drive the fattest lags and bust loose rusty, corroded nuts.

The AVID POWER Cordless Impact Wrench is powered by a 3.0A lithium-ion battery that reaches a maximum of 2,000 RPM and up to 330 lb-ft of torque for tightening and 770 lb-ft of loosening torque.

Does the average mechanic need a high-torque impact wrench?No. With how far cordless tools have come, a mid-torque or even a compact impact wrench is likely enough for 95 percent of the situations ...