mark kibort

So, as long as amount of air and fuel remains the same, no matter how you do it (high rpms, low torque, or low rpms and high torque) , the power will be the same. AND, as we now all hopefully know, if the HP is the same at any given speed, the acceleration will be the same.
why??

acceleration = power/(mass x velocity)

and if the power curves dont mirror each other you can make up for a lower hp range by using closer gears. The maximum acceleration that any car will be able to have would be if it could operate all the time at max HP. (ie. using nfinitely variable gears) Then, gearing discussions would end their life, like the dinosaurs.

mK