Torque is a word freely bandied about by car manufacturers, advertisers and car reviewers, and it's every bit as important as the other headline figures you'll come across, such as horsepower, mpg and ...

Which is better? Here’s how you quash that bar-night debate. Yogi Berra, never known to dwell on engine particulars, would have concluded that torque and horsepower are the same thing, only different.