Because torque is power !! Thats why my 206 horsepower, 5,500 RPM, 3200 lb Mustang will WALK my 227 hp,7800 RPM, 2600 lb Integra, cuz the Stang puts out more than twice the amount of TORQUE as the Integra. Torque is how much the horse can pull, Power is how far it can carry it.