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What Do You Need Most, Torque or Horsepower?

Wednesday August 1, 2007
You'll see two words in just about every truck review you read -- torque and horsepower. Those terms both describe measurements of power -- but they're two different types of power. Drivers usually want to know if they should buy a truck with top specs for both, and the short answer to that question is probably not. The power combination that's best for you depends on how you use your truck.
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August 23, 2007 at 5:13 am
(1) purple says:

very informative tips..honestly, people had always prefer commercial autos than weighing its performances and quality, even me.i owned saturn for about three years and im contented with its horsepower and torque..for me its m0re imp0rtant to do a lot of maintenance to my car just like with my saturn center shoulder seatbelt, the hood, engines, etc..i rather send these tips to a friend too.

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