adding to connor's post, ther eare 2 ways of having high hp - by either having a crazy redling and no torque, or a low redline and heaps of torque. (i.e. a little honda vs a lazy v8)
If i have minimal torque until 7000 RPM, I could have the same power output as a v8 but be heaps slower, so the shape of the torque curve is important, moreso than the peak hp curve. Much like how you consider the RMS power output of a speaker rather than the peak
The torque curve is what you feel on the road
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