by Craig. » Wed Jan 14, 2004 10:16 am
remember though, its not always about the horsepower, low end torque is key also weight, a taurus, is a heavy car. I am also guessing it is an automatic which doesnt help much.
then again when ya look at some cars its scarey, the Dodge viper i believe has 500hp, but has two choices of gears, close gearing with high torque means it will burn anything off the starting line, but it has a low top speed, where as the further spaced gears with lower torque might be slower off the line but its got a phenominal top speed.
all depends on how the manufacturer utilises the HP and engine size.
i believe thats correct, feel free to pick apart that which is wrong:)