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Originally Posted by TESLAASTRO
Thanks all....I think I understand ....HP without Torque doesnt give you the feeling of power beginning in lower RPMs......I've driven my boss's S4, and my G somehow feels like a toy compared to it......
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Hrmm, think of it this way, a big engine with alot of torque (Cobra/Vette) have alot of grunt...!
The smaller engine; ie: the new BMW M3 (4.0 liter) has the SAME horsepower as the big block Cobra/Vette, but alot less torque, but it makes up for it because the engine spreads it's power out over a greater distance...
ie the fact that the new BMW redlines at 8,400rpms..!!
The Corvette's limit is 6,500rpms..! (SVT 6,200rpm's)
You
feel the power of the Corvette more because it has more torque down low where you usually drive. High reving motors breath better and are more elastic and great for the track due to their ability to keep their torque and horsepower high in the revband for maintained peroids of time.
The difference is that you really need to "dig" into a higher-reving engine ,to get the rush...! It's intoxicating when you do though!
-Garrett