Good source of torque curves for production cars?
Discussion
I think a nice torque curve gives you a better idea of a car's real-world performance than the simple peak power/torque numbers that you usually get. Are there any sites that provide them for most/all available cars, all in one place?
To illustrate, take the VW Up-Mii-Go, just because I happen to have stats for that car. It comes in 60 PS or 75 PS form, and reviewers seem to feel that the 75 PS is "better on motorways". But look at the charts and they're exactly the same up to 4,300 rpm. You'd have to fairly thrash the thing to notice any difference. I bet most Up-Mii-Go drivers hardly ever go above 4,300 rpm anyway. So I'm thinking that in this case the 75 PS version is pointless.
(on the graph, 44 kW is 60 PS and 55 kW is 75 PS, although eagle-eyed readers will notice that the colours are the wrong way round)
To illustrate, take the VW Up-Mii-Go, just because I happen to have stats for that car. It comes in 60 PS or 75 PS form, and reviewers seem to feel that the 75 PS is "better on motorways". But look at the charts and they're exactly the same up to 4,300 rpm. You'd have to fairly thrash the thing to notice any difference. I bet most Up-Mii-Go drivers hardly ever go above 4,300 rpm anyway. So I'm thinking that in this case the 75 PS version is pointless.
(on the graph, 44 kW is 60 PS and 55 kW is 75 PS, although eagle-eyed readers will notice that the colours are the wrong way round)
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