Comments by "" (@charlesvan13) on "An Introduction to the Hummer" video.

  1. It's funny people comparing it to a Porsche or Ferrari V8. It's a utility vehicle, not a sports car. You want torque from 1000-3500 rpm. The hp doesn't even matter. I had a 6.2 liter diesel truck, and it was the best truck I've driven. It had an absurd sounding 130 hp rating. But I was able to tow a trailer with a tractor on it.
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  2.  @iI_Principe  My point is just that it worked better than a comparable gasoline engine, with much higher ratings. The numbers can be misleading. Diesels tend to work better for a heavy truck.
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  3. It should have more pep with a 350. A truck version should have about 200 net hp and 300 net ft lbs of torque. A hot rod version would be about 300 hp.
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  4. Horse power is not a good metric for a truck. Put the Toyota or Volvo engine in it and it would run much worse. It needs a lot of torque at low engine speeds, and ability to take loads.
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