Lol even though brian said that patrick said something like.... everyones saying 'wow yeah spot on brian, great idea!'
don't get me wrong, brians a smart guy and all, I just thought that was amusing :)
And when you say V8s have a lot of power *and* torque, it makes them sound like the best of the best, but the two are directly related via rpm, so the statement (imho) should be made in terms of torque and rpm for the same given power output
2 pole = sportsbike engine = high rpm low torque
4 pole = 6 or 8cyl = mid rpm mid torque
outrunner = diesel = super low rpm super high torque.
juts my 0.02 :P