12-06-2014, 07:23 PM
This thread is actually really interesting! Cheers Ru, learnt quite a lot from your explanation.
Ive heard this a lot and its always confused me. As far as i understand it, the more torque you have, the more power it feels like you have (i mean the more of a kick in the back of the head you get when you boot it) but I've learnt this just isn't the case. It may feel quick due to a boot of torque but in reality, its not. Like for instance last year i had a VW tiguan which FELT like it had some power and a shit load more than a 6. In reality once i pulled up next to Ed at the lights in his almost standard 6, i got dicked all over big time and i had 70lbft more torquez.
(12-06-2014, 02:56 PM)Ruan Wrote: That is the difference... So all the plonkers who say "I don't need power, I've got lots of torque" - means that they don't understand how any of this works.
Ive heard this a lot and its always confused me. As far as i understand it, the more torque you have, the more power it feels like you have (i mean the more of a kick in the back of the head you get when you boot it) but I've learnt this just isn't the case. It may feel quick due to a boot of torque but in reality, its not. Like for instance last year i had a VW tiguan which FELT like it had some power and a shit load more than a 6. In reality once i pulled up next to Ed at the lights in his almost standard 6, i got dicked all over big time and i had 70lbft more torquez.
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