Originally Posted by FLAT_LINER
basically i think it is....
torque gets you moving
horsepower keeps you moving
No, they both do both.
People associate the term "torque" with low rpm. A motor can make a lot of torque at high rpm and be really crappy off the line.
Torque is force, horsepower is a calculation based on force and rpm.
So to modify your colloquialism, "low rpm torque gets you moving, high rpm horsepower keeps you moving."