Originally Posted by Gst_LmJ
So what your saying is one of those diesel trucks that has a shit load of torque is faster than a car that has less than half?
Dont Hummers have a shit load of torque and no HP, and they take forever to accelerate?
I really dont get this.......
that comes down to weight. most of the full size trucks with diesels weigh close to 10,000 pounds. Most semi trucks have around 300HP but 1000+ ft/lbs of torque. against a car a semi will never win a race, but if you try to make your 300HP car pull the weight of the semi, it will not be a close race at all
if you take two vehicles that are very close in every aspect, but one has more torque, that one will accelerate faster.