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HDi fun · 20-01-2008, 06:15 PM

BHP is a derivitive of torque and revs. You can't have one without the other.

It is torque that shoves you in the seat when you accelerate. Torque is twisting force. So more torque is more twist which means more acceleration.

It's the lack of revving ability that makes diesels feel breathless as revs rise hence the constant gear changing.

20-01-2008, 06:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
HDi fun Moderator The Torque Meister Car: Peugeot 406 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SOUTH EAST Posts: 1,830	Re: Do you talk power or drive torque? BHP is a derivitive of torque and revs. You can't have one without the other. It is torque that shoves you in the seat when you accelerate. Torque is twisting force. So more torque is more twist which means more acceleration. It's the lack of revving ability that makes diesels feel breathless as revs rise hence the constant gear changing.