when they say 'low torque' did they mean it had a small amount of torque? Or it kicked in low down??
As it is an RX8, I think it is the latter. Torque, very generally is a good indication of in gear acceleration. Whicle raw BHP is a good indication of top speed. If you have a small amount of torque, when you put your foot down, it takes ages to pick up speed, but if you have a lot of torque you pick up speed quickly.
There is a certain rev-range in earch car, where torque is at an optimum. So when they say 'low torque', they may mean the torque is strong at low revs, which means you can be lazy with your gears.
If, lets say, your torque kicks in at 5,000 rpm, then while you are accelerating, you will feel the car accelerate quicker when you hit 5k, but if it kicks in at 1500rpm, then the car will in general accelerate quickly.
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