Torque and horsepower

[rayban7g]

...What's really important to the driver is the amount of torque available at all points along the rpm range.

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One example of this is the 2L Civic FD, torque starts from 2.5k-3k all the way 5.5k rpm (if I'm not mistaken or up to 6k rpm pa nga ata, giving it a range!), you can still feel the pull of the improved K20.

Most rally cars are like this too, though for racing application only, a governed max. of 300hp, but torque depends on every racing team's tuning, ranging from 520nm to an axle-breaking 600+nm (yup, like Loeb's Xsara). Availability of torque starts from a low 2.5k rpm up to a redline of 7.5-8k rpm, (i.e. Subaru) ....now that's a LOT of torque, geesh!