DougE wrote:
4x4ord - I think you just proved my statement on page 3 that torque determines how steep a hill you can climb and horsepower determines how fast you can do it.
Torque on its own is actually quite meaningless, but you are right that if two similarly geared vehicles were to pull similar trailers up an increasingly steep hill the one capable of producing more torque would be able to climb the grade further than the other. As well if the vehicles are geared such that they can best utilize their power the one making the most power will climb the hill faster than the other. The thing about all this is that engineers need to understand how HP Torque and gearing all relate and they design their vehicles to do the intended job. Marketing persons know that advertised torque and power numbers sell vehicles so they push the idea that more torque is always better or more power is better depending on what they are trying to sell.
