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This is why I don't like the word "power". It is to general a term for when people are tryin to compare a vehicle's performance.
Horsepower is the pull you feel at the high RPM's
Torque is the pull you feel leaving a red light/ low RPM's.
Kinda like the tortoise (torque) and the hare (horsepower) It's alllllll in the Jet Pack (joke)
Horsepower is for show ………. Torque will get you out of a pickle.
If you want to race someone on the highway. you want horsepower, wanna race in the city, torque is you savior.
Most off-road situations you would want torque. IMO
With lots of toque you don't need as much gear ratio. With horsepower you need lots of gear (trans and diff) to keep it in the "powerband" where it makes horsepower.
Just my thoughts on the whole thing. Take it for what it's worth. there are pros and cons to both, just like many arguments. (no I won't go there ! )
Horsepower is the pull you feel at the high RPM's
Torque is the pull you feel leaving a red light/ low RPM's.
Kinda like the tortoise (torque) and the hare (horsepower) It's alllllll in the Jet Pack (joke)
Horsepower is for show ………. Torque will get you out of a pickle.
If you want to race someone on the highway. you want horsepower, wanna race in the city, torque is you savior.
Most off-road situations you would want torque. IMO
With lots of toque you don't need as much gear ratio. With horsepower you need lots of gear (trans and diff) to keep it in the "powerband" where it makes horsepower.
Just my thoughts on the whole thing. Take it for what it's worth. there are pros and cons to both, just like many arguments. (no I won't go there ! )
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