-torque wins street races (1-2nd gear, top out at the speed limit)
-horsepower wins 1/4 mile races (1-2-3-4+ gear at over 100mph)
challenge him to a street race to show him the differance :lol:
this is pretty vague but look at the big picture, a 200hp/400ft-lb car will beat a car with 400hp/200ft-lbs getting to 50mph but anything after that the hp dominates.