Torque vs. HP Revisted

[olddog]

Originally Posted by AL427SBF

If torque was the only thing that mattered, race cars would have diesels in them.

You better let Audi and Peugeot know so they can retool their Le Mans entries.

Let me amend that. If torque was the only thing that mattered, all race cars would have always had diesels, including the Cobra.

Picking the rare exceptions to the norm to make a point, does not make the norm wrong.

Technology changes. Today's diesels can turn more rpm and we can make them lighter. You can bet your ass these diesels are making very similar Hp to the gasoline engines they compete against, regardless of what rpm they turn. Otherwise, they wouldn't be competitive.

But for the record, I like a nice flat torque curve. High rpm engines tend to break sooner and more catastrophically. Life is a balancing act.