It needs it to lug all those batteries around. Compare the 3000 ft pounds and 4.8 second 0-60 time to the veyron’s 900ft/lbs and 2.5s 0-60 time
not to mention the veyron is a fat pig that weighs over 2 tons! Or the fact that the electric motors put out all that torque instantly instead of at “peak” RPM.