Is Torque King?

You Have to look at Units to make any sense of this. The Units of Work are Foot Pounds. Horse Power units are Foot Pounds Divided by Time, or seconds. Torque units are Foot Pounds. Horse power can be calculated from a timed event, 1/4 mile. Since we have weight of the car, The length of the track, 1320 feet, and how many seconds it took to get there. Torque starts at the engine crankshaft and is multiplied by the Transmission, then multiplied by the differential, and then divided by the effective OD of the tire. The efficiency of applying Work or Torque, since they have the same units, is why a 273 in an early Barracuda can beat a 440 in a Dart. All things are Never equal, including traction, friction, aerodynamics, efficiencies, weight transfer, torque curves, or the quickness or ability to keep within the power band. Everything in between keeps it interesting.