Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 00:40:17 -0500 From: "Matt O'Toole" <mattnospamanet.com> Subject: Re: Saab Quick?
ma_twain wrote: > The engine power listed on paper is just one way of advertising the > car. The new Toyota Corolla XRS lists 170 Hp - at 7,600 RPMs but the > max torque is only 127 lb/ft at 4,400 RPMs. This car sounds fast, but > it probably has nothing out of a dead stop. I drove an Altima that > listed 175 Hp, but it felt slower than a 1990 900S - both cars had > manual transmissions. In the real world, it's not the HP peak that matters, but the area under the curve. Matt O.