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JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – On product specification data car in brochures, or when reading news about automotive, often come across the term power (power) and torque. However, in fact there are many not yet understand the meaning of the two words.
Service Part Division Head of PT Astra Daihatsu Motor (ADM) Anjar Rosjadi said the torque is a torque or the force produced machine, usually for acceleration. While the power (power) is related to engine speed, usually for speed.
If the definition is too technical, Anjar tries to make it lighter.
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“To make it easy to understand, power (power) is the energy that the engine releases to reach top speed. Meanwhile, torque is the energy released by the engine, from stationary to moving, ”said Anjar when contacted by Kompas.com.
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Regarding the unit itself, Anjar said, for torque it is common to use Newton (Nm) or Kgm. Then for horsepower (HP) it can also be PS (from German Pferdestarke).
Talk about which one is better, big torque or big power. Anjar said, it depends on the need for driving. However, on average for commercial vehicles that tend to carry a lot of payload, large torque is needed.
Meanwhile, for racing cars, they usually have huge power up to hundreds of hp, because they are chasing high speeds.
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