The Definitive Torque vs. Horsepower post
Year after year, I keep seeing the same old debates about torque vs. horsepower. Everyone seems to have a general idea that we are referring to power, but most don't really understand the relationshi...
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RCMAN46 wrote:
Bottom line to all of this.
The engine that generates the most horsepower will do the most work and will get a load to the top of the hill first regardless of the torque rating of that engine.
This all assumes that the engine has a transmission and rear end that will allow the engine to run at the rpm where it generates the most horsepower. This is true with all of the modern pickup trucks.
I respectfully disagree with you. The torque is the turning force that propels a vehicle. This may help: HP vs TQ also this: Horse Power vs Torque
