+1 on the transmission shifts. I find the 35d to be very pleasant to drive in the mountains as there is very little downshifting when climbing, while most gasoline engines like to down shift one or two gears to get the engine into a higher RPM range.

But there are many old sayings which go

"Horsepower is what you read about, Torque is what you feel."

"Horsepower is what you see on the speedometer with your eyes, torque is what you feel with your butt."

""Horsepower sells motor cars, but torque wins motor races"

"horsepower is how fast you get to the wall, torque is how far you go thru the wall."


Etc.