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Originally Posted by fordracing65
I care about hp, torque is so overrated in a 2300 pound car, tq is for towing and heavy vehicles, spinning the tires with 600 ft tq sounds cool, Ill wait for the bb at the finish line, and on a road course forget about it, revs is what wins on the track, not tq.
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Torque gets you moving, and HP keeps you there. Torque is what pulls you out of the corners, and up the hills.
I have raced against high HP and low torque cars. Their top speed is higher than mine. But I can outrun them because I get up to speed quicker, and pull the hills without shifting.