Automobile advertisements tend to emphasize horsepower rather than torque, unless the advertisement is for a truck. Historicall, almost all vehicles would have had more torque than horsepower, as few engines would be capable of reaching the torque/horsepower crossover point of around 5,252 revolutions per minute.
Why didn't advertisers choose to emphasize the higher torque numbers instead of horsepower, especially with torque being key for practical tasks such as acceleration and moving cargo?