Eli5: 2 cars have the same Horsepower but different engine in terms of displacement (2.0L TDI vs 3.0L TDI) but what difference does it make and which one is better?
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It depends on what you want to do with the car. If you want to go fast on a track, low weight is good and low end torque is not as important as horsepower.
If you want to haul heavy loads, a higher torque engine will move better as its usable power is in lower rpms.
Turbochargers allow you to reach higher horsepower output but require a higher rpm than a big normally aspirated engine.
And gearing in your transmission also matters. A lot of sports cars try to stay in the most usable power band of the torque curve so that is why they have more gears.
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