If a heavy duty pickup truck like the RAM 3500 HD and a hypercar like a Bugatti Chiron both have around 1000 lb-ft of torque, then why can’t the Bugatti tow as much weight as the RAM?

Question

If a heavy duty pickup truck like the RAM 3500 HD and a hypercar like a Bugatti Chiron both have around 1000 lb-ft of torque, then why can’t the Bugatti tow as much weight as the RAM?

In: Engineering

Answer 1

towing capacity is not only about power. it’s also about suspension and brakes and frame strength. the addition of stronger frame, suspension, brakes, would mean more weight. which would slow down a bugatti.