Torque is simply force applied at a leverage. If we imagine a wrench and a hand pushing on that wrench, force is the force, so the strength with which we push onto that wrench with our hand. The ...

We’ve got two identical cars, one makes 1000 hp and 500 lb-ft, the other 500 hp and 1000 lb-ft. The question is: who wins in a quarter mile? Horsepower or torque? That’s what we’re figuring out today, ...