On 09/04/2016 16:51, TomSawer wrote:

Torque is irrelevant to performance. I know it's hard for you to
understand, and it doesn't agree with your prejudices, but it's true.

Try towing!

Are you suggesting that it isn't power that accelerates a car and towed
trailer to a desired speed?

If you regard torque as the single indicator of performance, you have a
strange sense of performance.