"Joseph Oberlander" > wrote in message
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> Elle wrote:
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>> Horsepower is commonly and rightly accepted as one measure of how
>> powerful
>> an engine is.
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> Yet this is as meaningless as "watts" are in audio. That it is
> commonly accepted as such is meaningless. Torque is how powerful
> the engine is. The rest is gearing, and any idiot can calculate
> ratios or add another gear to the transmission.

Watts are not at all regarded as meaningless in audio. The unit is
misunderstood, misused, and like horesepower, does not tell the whole story.
You might want to review your basic physics with regard to the meanings of
the terms torque and power.

Leonard