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Difference Between Horsepower and Torque

What Is Torque?

How to Calculate Torque?

What Is Horsepower?

How to Calculate Horsepower?

What Are the Differences Between Torque and Horsepower?

Following are the differences between Torque and Horsepower:

Parameters

Torque

Horsepower

Measurement

Torque is applicable for measuring the rotational force of your car engine.

HP measures the amount of power transmitted from your car’s engine to the wheels.

Purpose

Torque helps with smoother and efficient acceleration.

HP measures the all-over power and speed of your vehicle.

From acceleration’s perspective

Torque enables your car to move soon after you accelerate.

When your car is running, HP will enable you to maintain your driving speed.

From driver’s perspective

When you want a quick acceleration then torque comes into play.

If you want fast driving, then you can go for horsepower.

Fuel consumption

If your car has a high horsepower, it will be going to burn more fuel during normal driving as well as on acceleration.

Relying on your driving style, if your car has more low-end torque, it will burn less amount of fuel.

You can now have a better understanding of  the concept of torque vs horsepower. Torque represents rotational or twisting force. It signifies the "strength" of a vehicle. On the contrary, horsepower indicates the amount of power generated by an engine. In vehicles, horsepower refers to speed. Thus, if you want to enhance your car's speed, you will need more horsepower.

 

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