Gas vs Diesel (I've read the FAQs!!)
Hello to All, We *still* have the Thor Jazz in my sig, and it's still a going concern, but the wife is up for a change and "we" are wondering if a Class A would fit the bill. Many of our trips are ...
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Daveinet wrote:Bruce Brown wrote:Your conclusion is a little misleading, as both HP numbers are the same. Of course if the HP is the same, the higher torque is more desirable. But the OP's question was about the speed an RV will go up a given hill. The torque rating has ZERO to do with the answer to that question. This is absolute indisputable fact.
Do you want a 300HP/600#/ft diesel or do you want a 300/950#/ft diesel?
Me? Ignorant as I may be I'm skipping the HP number and going for more torque.
I totally agree and, for once, we should all be on the same page.
More torque can make for a more pleasurable driving experience, but even that is subjective and is most noticed by people for whom driving is "fun" and not just a way to get from place to place.
I will admit that I love to drive and when I was a teenager my folks had a Ford powered by the old 352 V8 (not to be confused with the 351 Windsor and Cleveland V8's of the 70's). The 352 was basically a truck engine put into Ford's cars to fill a marketing hole at the low end of the V8 range. It was a horrible gas guzzler and my parents brought it back to the dealer several times to see if they could do something to improve the mpg. But to make up for these shortcomings it had a huge amount of low-end torque (just what you want in a truck engine). Looking back at it, I realize that my mother could have gotten somewhat better gas mileage if she hadn't enjoyed punching the accelerator so much! By comparison a few years later we bought my Mustang with a 289 V8 and it seemed anemic by comparison, even though the HP numbers weren't all that different. Plain and simple, torque makes driving fun!:)
