What is torque in cars/vehicles? And why do pickups have such low hp but alot of torque?

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What is torque in cars/vehicles? And why do pickups have such low hp but alot of torque?

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Answer 1

There are lots of good answers already.
I will just add that, what really matters is torque at low engine speed.

Diesel engines and gasoline engines can have the same maximum torque, but on diesel engines the torque will be available on rpm twice as low.
This is what matters when you need to pull.
Similarly,