Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 20:37:47 +1200 From: Bill <wguestnopsam.co.nz> Subject: Re: Horsepower or Torque? Which is more significant?
It depends a bit on where your driving is mostly done. I live in a city with a lot of hills, and torque matters much more to me than power, as it gives me a good pull-away on the hills without always changing down. However, my Australian friends often prefer power, because so much of their driving is long distances over relatively easy terrain. You need to take a reasonable test drive in the Saab. I recommend that you make sure that you try out some hill work, and some open highway work. My bet is that you will like it a lot. Bill Douglas S. Arnson wrote: > I am soon to part with my 92 nissan maxima se with 3.0 v6 and 190 hp > and 202 ft/lb (I think) torque. > > I am considering the saab 9-5 with 178 hp v4 turbo with 207 torque at > 1800 rpm. (The v6 turbo is almost $3000 more!!) > > I have loved the responsiveness of the nissan v6 and didn't want to > settle for a lower horsepower engine in a new car. > > Isn't torque more significant in terms of performance? Just because > the saab has a lower hp engine doesn't mean it will be less > performance than I am used to...right? > > No flames, please...I am somewhat clueless on these technical items. > Thanks,DSA
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