Just wondering...
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Just wondering...
Why don't most car manufactures just add more torque too their engines and have less horsepower, not really less. Take Bentley for example the Arnage 500 hp and 1000 Nm. True the car weighs a ton.
Why not have like a 200 hp with like a nice amount of torque?
Too me it feels like a stupid question.
Why not have like a 200 hp with like a nice amount of torque?
Too me it feels like a stupid question.
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i think some clarification of horsepower vs torque is needed here
heres a good read
http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/jk/020327.htm
heres a good read
http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/jk/020327.htm
Horsepower is related to torque, and torque is turning force. Place a lever on the engine's crankshaft and measure the twisting force produced, and you have torque. Note that time is not a factor - torque can be constant over time. Horsepower, on the other hand, is the rate at which the torque is produced.
Why don't most car manufactures just add more torque too their engines and have less horsepower, not really less. Take Bentley for example the Arnage 500 hp and 1000 Nm. True the car weighs a ton.
Why not have like a 200 hp with like a nice amount of torque?
Too me it feels like a stupid question.
Why not have like a 200 hp with like a nice amount of torque?
Too me it feels like a stupid question.
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