GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
I'm not sure if equating automobile engines to aircraft engines, in regards to torque, is a good comparison.
With a vehicle, the engine is propelling a mass on a surface, so a smaller displacement engine that takes advantage of torque through gearing can perform with impressive results.
With WWII aircraft, torque doesn't seem to as much of an in issue unless the engine was driving a shaft, like the P-39/63, Do335, etc.
In these cases, the shaft needed to be robust enough to handle the output of the engine under full load.
With a vehicle, the engine is propelling a mass on a surface, so a smaller displacement engine that takes advantage of torque through gearing can perform with impressive results.
With WWII aircraft, torque doesn't seem to as much of an in issue unless the engine was driving a shaft, like the P-39/63, Do335, etc.
In these cases, the shaft needed to be robust enough to handle the output of the engine under full load.