Electric vs. nitro, watts/horsepower.

[BrianG]

Yeah, it's the same with 1:1 vehicles. Manufacturers only list the peak HP, which is usually at or near the top of the RPM range, which is kinda useless as you don't have much RPM left to take advantage of the power before you have to shift. Torque is almost always rated at its peak as well and is usually only for a narrow RPM range. An electric motor has almost full power at all RPMs which makes it feel much stronger. If you were to average out a Nitro engines' torque or HP over its full revv range, you'd find it is probably less than half its rated value.