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Old 07-15-2002, 03:45 PM   #3
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Re: torque vs horsepower?

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Originally posted by captainlag
i was wondering what the differece is between horsepower and torque? ideally i would want a car with tons of horsepower and torque, but alas its not an ideal world and i am hella poor. well anyways, is it better to have tons of horsepower or tons of torque?
Here is how I understand it:

Torque is all the low rpm/low end power, Horsepower is all the high rpm/high end power.

I like torque... not having to really rev my engine that much to move is better than having to rev to 6k to get any power...

I would say lots of torque is better to have than lots of hp... *shrugs*

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