Autocar:But just as the torque disappears, power takes over and it wangs through to the limiter with appreciable zip and smoothness.
Chris - are you sure that's what you mean? If there was no torque at high revs, you'd have no acceleration. Are you actually saying that the engine has a very flat and broad torque curve?
Personally, I think a lot of people are confused about power and torque because writers often refer to torque at low engine speeds as 'torque' and torque at high engine speeds as 'power'. It's all torque! What matters is how much and where it's delivered...
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