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Originally Posted by Mart1000
Going on my experience, torque makes for a quicker road car than out & out bhp, diesel or petrol. I hated my old type R for this reason alone, kept it for 4 months before going to a big derv and never looking back.
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Nearly all the hot hatch backs top out mid 140s early 150mph even if they are 200bhp or 240bhp with far more torque.
Aerodynamics come into it a lot at that stage and hot hatchbacks are not aerodynamic.
Torque gives you a sensation of changing speed quicker than you really are. Type Rs are the opposite where lack of torque removes the sensation.