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Old 07-23-2008, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve Cassani View Post
Of the four guages shown in the center console one is labeled 'Torque' with measurements in lbs/foot. How would they measure this? If its simply that torque increases with revolutions per minute the 'Torque' guage doesn't measure anything not already indicated by the tachometer; the 'information' it conveys is rpm's, using a different unit of measure.

I suspect marketing has pulled a bait-and-switch. Am I missing something?
Two LED sensors. One on the front of the driveshaft and one at the rear. The amount of deviation front to rear due to twisting force can be measured thru the cars computer.


Uhhhh, . . . . I just made that all up.

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