Assuming everything else is equal between two or more cars....

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Assuming everything else is equal between two cars, would the car with the higher horsepower have higher top speed and vice versa?
 
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Tabaristiio said:
Assuming everything else is equal between two cars, would the car with the higher horsepower have higher top speed and vice versa?
What are your thoughts on this?