why a diesel engine is so much more powerful than an gas engine.
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Diesel has more torque (twisting force) but less overall power.
If you have a two 2.0 litre engines one petrol and one diesel.
The petrol one will produce more overall horse power but less torque, let’s say 250hp and 300Nm of torque.
The diesel one will make more torque which gives you more low end power. Let’s say the diesel engine makes 190hp and 450Nm of torque.
So when you drive them both the petrol one will rev out higher and will produce more power but it comes later up the rev range.
When driving the diesel one it will accelerate harder lower down in the rev range but it won’t rev as high and when you get higher into the revs it loses its grunt more than the petrol.
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