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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FighterforLovers" data-source="post: 3307288" data-attributes="member: 98867">Torque is a measurement of turning effort. It is possible to have torque but no movement, like when you tension a bolt. HP is measurement of work achieved within a time frame i.e. one horsepower = 33000 ft.lbs of work. per minute. Therefore horsepower is what determines how fast you get up the hill. Where torque comes into effect is in the engines characteristics. A peaky high horsepower engine needs more gears so that the engine can operate within its narrow effective spread of power, where as an engine like a truck may have less power but a flatter torque curve and can operate effectively over a wide range. In an ideal world where both motors can get the power to the ground effectively the higher horsepower engine is going to be the fastest up the hill.</blockquote>