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Originally Posted by thebrander
... and torque is not power. Torque is "force times lever arm" so you can think of it as translating to a "push force" on the car. Power is the ability to "push" the car at a speed (once again, it is power = constant x force (or torque) x speed).
A truck with high torque has a lot of push, but if it's low power it can't push at a very high speed. A Ferrari has relatively low torque, but high power meaning it still has the relatively low torque at a very high speed (where the truck cannot produce that torque).
Calculus: Energy = Force x distance, Power = time derivative of Energy = Force x velocity (assuming dF/dt = 0 - constant force)
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I don't think you read this part: