True - to a point.
Getting lots of power from a small engine almost always requires that the small engine be revved higher and the power will come in a much peakier manner....in other words when that Honda jumps you you can be assured that he is in the right gear wheras with a large engine you may only have to jump on the accelerator to get going without the need for a downshift.
Torque IS what gets you there and torque is usually a by product of cubic inches (by the way I remember reading in Car and Driver about 20 years ago that when the torque is over 500ft/lbs it is spelled tork...FTF)
