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Originally Posted by MNBoxster
[list]Maximum acceleration at any speed occurs at the HP peak.
Maximum acceleration in any gear occurs at the torque peak
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Wow. Don't confuse torque with power, they're directly related but totally different and can't be used like this.
If you go back to the fundamentals, force=mass*acceleration, torque is a twisting force. It can be directly calculated to force by the wheel/tire radius, therefore it is the property that defines acceleration.