ahhh my 2 cents.
Lets take a look at a couple of the bad things torque does, BENDING & SNAPPING, power will do this too, but is less likely as power delivery is more progressive.
Its all well and good to have 600 nm of torque at 2500rpm, but did anyone consider what drivetrain sacrifiices have to be made, let alone what it does to the chassis of our little dattos. Take gearboxes for example, full of numerous breakables. Any significantly abrupt change in the turning moment (torque) can cause breakeage in the driveline anywhere. So to remedy this u buy stonger heavier parts with more angular momentum, giving less acceleratory response than would be achievable with power. To put the "power" (torque) down u have to get wider tyres which dont handle in the wet and before u know it your car becomes a train, only capable of running the quarter mile. Cars were built with steering wheels, made to go around corners. Torque and power are equally important, but what is more important is the delivery of this power. F1 cars for example, have an relatively short range of useful power compared to their total RPM range, however this delivery is smooth and allows easier throttle control, and due to the physical size of the engine and its lateral weight distribution the car still remains competitive.
Power suits its application, remember, first u get the money, then u get the power, then u get the women.