We’ve got two identical cars, one makes 1000 hp and 500 lb-ft, the other 500 hp and 1000 lb-ft. The question is: who wins in a quarter mile? Horsepower or torque? That’s what we’re figuring out today, ...

More horsepower generally means a car has a higher top speed, while more torque generally means a car can accelerate faster. Unless we're talking about a big work diesel or something, where you'd have ...

There is no such thing as a torque motor. Any engine that has torque has horsepower. Any engine that produces 300 lbs.-ft. of torque at 3000 rpm has 171 hp at that engine speed.Anyengine—long stroke, ...

Honda S2000 Gasoline Horsepower vs Nissan Leaf Electric Torque Is torque or horsepower more important? Sponsored By Formula E Because electric cars produce peak torque at zero RPM, you might be ...

Some of the marine racing R/C nitro engines can twist out 5 hp from 11cc. It's comical that the tuned pipe is usually physically larger than the engine. UPFRONT Warning - I'm not covering everything..