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or torc
as in beads
a decorative usually metal ring worn around the neck by the ancient Gauls, Germans, and Britons
a Bronze Age torque and armlet found at the burial site
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There's no mention of any powertrain tuning, so the stock turbo-three will be left to its own devices in developing up to 97 hp and 103 lb-ft (140 Nm) of torque.
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New Atlas, 27 Jan. 2025
The 2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid Limited SUV has 231 horsepower and 271 lb-ft of torque.
—Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2025
Powering our new release, was the GM popular, 2.5L turbo dual-overhead cam, 4-cylinder engine producing 328 horsepower with 326 lb-ft of torque.
—Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2025
That’s up 3,245 lb ft of torque from the normal Q6 E-tron, which is Audi’s first vehicle built on Volkswagen’s modular Premium Platform Electric (PPE) platform (also used in the new A6 E-tron and Porsche Macan EV).
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 24 Jan. 2025
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New Atlas, 27 Jan. 2025
The 2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid Limited SUV has 231 horsepower and 271 lb-ft of torque.
—Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2025
Powering our new release, was the GM popular, 2.5L turbo dual-overhead cam, 4-cylinder engine producing 328 horsepower with 326 lb-ft of torque.
—Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2025
That’s up 3,245 lb ft of torque from the normal Q6 E-tron, which is Audi’s first vehicle built on Volkswagen’s modular Premium Platform Electric (PPE) platform (also used in the new A6 E-tron and Porsche Macan EV).
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Torque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torque. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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