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I’m going with Enzo on this one. HP is cool and all but without torque you have nothing. When it comes to the argument of "how could a 400hp car loose to a 350hp car in time trials", well its simple kids. My truck has probably 225hp or so and maybe a little less torque. Now give me a Subaru with 140hp and no torque and I bet you 200 bucks I could beat a pro driver in my truck with that little Subaru. Why is this? How could a V-8 loose to a h-4?
Design!!! Yes my comparison was drastic but its all about design. Aerodynamics, Gears, torque, powerbands, tires, brakes, handling, is it all wheel drive? So when you say that the new NSX will slaughter the porches current times I laugh. It would be 11% time cut. A drop of 49 places in current standings. Is this going to happen? No.
So I ask you to not just look at HP. Don’t even look at HP and Torque. Look at everything. What good is 500hp and matching torque if the gearing is wrong and your rearend doesn’t have posi, locker, or some type of traction control? Nothing. Its far to easy to say that a car will do well if its just throwin on a dyno.
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