torque & bhp ?

[sweetchuck]

My question is what is the difference between torque and bhp and how does either effect a cars performance?

[khao_san]

Torque is how much a motor can pull.

Horsepower is how fast it can do it.

[andrewbrickn]

hello, BHP (brake horse power) is basically the pulling power of the engine,ie the more BHP the more powerful the engine.The BHP is usually the reason for a fast car been fast on both acceleration and top speed. Torque is the engines mid range pulling power ie. 40-120mph rough estimates on a fast car. Both do effect the performance of a motor.