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Re: Torque vs. horse power: what's the difference?
Posted by Mason (more from Mason) on Fri, 7 Mar 2003 09:55:25
In Reply to: Torque vs. horse power: what's the difference?, A layman, Fri, 7 Mar 2003 09:40:25
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In layman's terms, horsepower gives you top speed while torque gives you acceleration. Of course, you can only drive so fast legally, so to a point horsepower doesn't mean a lot.
If you look at muscle cars like the Ford Mustang, it may have only a few more HP than say a 240 HP Honda Accord, but the Accord doesn't accelerate as fast because the Mustang has about 100 more ft/lb of torque.
That's why large trucks (semis, etc.) use diesel engines. Diesels are known for big torque and low horsepower. The reason this is important is because heavy vehicles need torque to accelerate. Those vehicles need the torque so they can be driven in traffic. Without the torque, it would take them forever to get to speed.
With that said, an Arc/Vector is likely to blow away a TSX.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Torque vs. horse power: what's the difference?, A layman, Fri, 7 Mar 2003 09:40:25
- HP at high RPM's, turbo torque where you drive....., Mike Lynch
, Sat, 8 Mar 2003 14:27:23 - Re: Torque vs. horse power: what's the difference?, ted, Sat, 8 Mar 2003 02:05:13
- Re: Torque vs. horse power: what's the difference?, mikeo, Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:02:13
- Torque is for burnouts, HP is for racing, SLAAB
, Fri, 7 Mar 2003 10:21:34 - Re: Torque vs. horse power: what's the difference?, e smith, Fri, 7 Mar 2003 10:18:14
- Re: Torque vs. horse power: what's the difference?, mike TX
, Fri, 7 Mar 2003 10:04:01 - Re: Torque vs. horse power: what's the difference?, Lutfisk, Fri, 7 Mar 2003 10:02:37
- Re: Torque vs. horse power: what's the difference?, Mason, Fri, 7 Mar 2003 09:55:25 <-- Viewing This Message
- It's area under the curve that makes the difference (-), Vlad, Fri, 7 Mar 2003 09:49:24
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