tblazer

Another way of thinking about torque at zero RPM is to take an electric drill and hold the chuck with your hand while slowly pulling the trigger. You will feel a force despite the fact that the drill is not spinning.

I think having that on tap via an IMA set up would do great things for performance, not to mention fuel consumption. A stumbling block might be the flooding factor - can't have an IMA car with an engine that fails to restart...