Too Much Torque!

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I'm just wondering what does it mean by 'Too much Torque' at 3:37?

I also wonder, does More torque= faster Acceleration? I noticed that my SLS when modified to S700, it's more faster in straight line than the Enzo?​
 
Well, you're quoting a movie which doesn't always mean the writer even know what they are talking about. As to why she said "too much torque", did the Taxi have to catch up to the BMW in this chase scene and that's why she said that?
In any case, torque is the turning force applied to an object. So if you were to look at its most basic form, yeah, more torque will yield greater acceleration in a car.
There are far more factors that will make cars faster like weight reductions, proper trans and final gear ratio tunings, tires, horsepower and more.
So, if you want compare the two cars (SLS tuned and Enzo), we'd need the numbers from both cars to figure out exactly why it is faster.
 
Torque is part of the basic specification of an engine: the power output of an engine is expressed as its torque multiplied by its rotational speed of the axis. Internal-combustion engines produce useful torque only over a limited range of rotational speeds (typically from around 1,000–6,000 rpm for a small car). The varying torque output over that range can be measured with a dynamometer, and shown as a torque curve. The peak of that torque curve occurs somewhat below the overall power peak. The torque peak cannot, by definition, appear at higher rpm than the power peak.
Understanding the relationship between torque, power and engine speed is vital in automotive engineering, concerned as it is with transmitting power from the engine through the drive train to the wheels. Power is a function of torque and engine speed. The gearing of the drive train must be chosen appropriately to make the most of the motor's torque characteristics. Power at the drive wheels is equal to engine power less mechanical losses regardless of any gearing between the engine and drive wheels.
Steam engines and electric motors tend to produce maximum torque close to zero rpm, with the torque diminishing as rotational speed rises (due to increasing friction and other constraints). Reciprocating steam engines can start heavy loads from zero RPM without a clutch.

Torque arrives at different RPM in each engine, and it's more useful at certain times than others. A car with a lot of low end torque will be good at pulling away whereas a car with high end torque will be good at overtaking and will be good on the track where it'll always be in the best rev range.
 
Torque is what your butt feels. Horsepower is what the stopwatch sees.

Horsepower is torque X RPM (divided by a constant), so more torque = more horsepower at a given RPM. But when everyone says "torque" they usually mean low end torque. So "more torque" tends to imply an engine that is more grunty and pulls harder at low revs. Great for towing things, climbing hills, and converting rubber into smoke...but you need power to get anywhere quickly. Farm tractors make plenty of torque, but they won't outrun a DOHC Honda.

Diesel racecars convert their extra grunt into speed (or RPM at the wheels) via taller gearboxes, but they're also highly specialized for their task and make plenty of power too.
 
Too much torque can make it hard to put to power on the road, Just spins up.

This explains why my Enzo powered F355 C will spin the tires every time i spin off the track. :D
 
Horspower is how quick you hit the barrier
Torque is how far you take the barrier with you.

Everyones short answer are correct, But this HAS to be the best way to put it! 👍
 
LOL, now I'm confuse. So why does Big Torque =/= faster acceleration? Is it also a factor why Corvette Z06 C6 is able to outrun the F430 in drag race?
 
LOL, now I'm confuse. So why does Big Torque =/= faster acceleration? Is it also a factor why Corvette Z06 C6 is able to outrun the F430 in drag race?

Leicht, unfortunately, torque and acceleration aren't as simple as people are making it out to be.

If every other number stays constant, yes, more torque will mean faster acceleration. But you can't just say a C6 is faster than a F430 because it has more torque. There are far more factors that come in to play that can make a car accelerate faster. These factors include weight, final gear ratio, trans gearing, horsepower, and more.

The ONLY way we can figure out why one car is faster than another is took look at the numbers or spec sheet.

And why does more torque mean more acceleration? Well, in its simplistic form, torque is the turning or twisting force applied to an object. So, if more turning force is applied to the crankshaft , more force is applied to the trans and so forth down to the wheels. Make sense?
 
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