If the SAME HP, at the SAME weight, the engine that has the higher USEABLE rpm can be geared to accelerate quicker and stalled to leave higher, with more average HP during the run on fallback and recovery. A MECHANICAL advantage.

This is the vehicle I'd bet on. Does anyone here think a SS/AH engine actually makes peak power at almost 10,000rpm??? That's where the killers cross at. Now ask yourself why.

You can keep the torque numbers at down low and open a nice taxi company.