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1.1 kW (1.5 hp; 1.5 PS) First production car [57] Peugeot Type 15: 1897 6 kW (8 hp; 8 PS) Peugeot's first in-house engine [58] Daimler Phoenix 1899 17 kW (23 hp; 23 PS) First four-cylinder road car [59] Mercedes 35 HP: 1901 26 kW (35 hp; 35 PS) Originally designed as a race car, developed for road use [60] Mercedes Simplex: 1902
Two common definitions used today are the imperial horsepower as in "hp" or "bhp" which is about 745.7 watts, and the metric horsepower as in "cv" or "PS" which is approximately 735.5 watts. The electric horsepower "hpE" is exactly 746 watts, while the boiler horsepower is 9809.5 or 9811 watts, depending on the exact year.
Car [iv] Year [v] Propulsion Time Notes Porsche Taycan Turbo GT 2024 Electric 2.186 s [151] 760 kW Audi RS e-tron GT performance: 2024 Electric 2.19 s [152] 680 kW Porsche 911 Turbo S (992) 2020 ICE 2.5 s [153] [154] 478 kW Tesla Model S Plaid 2023 Electric 2.5 s [155] 760 kW Porsche 918 Spyder: 2013 Hybrid 2.53 s [156] 652 kW Porsche 911 GT2 ...
The inverse of power-to-weight, weight-to-power ratio (power loading) is a calculation commonly applied to aircraft, cars, and vehicles in general, to enable the comparison of one vehicle's performance to another. Power-to-weight ratio is equal to thrust per unit mass multiplied by the velocity of any vehicle.
1952–1964 OHV (215, 223, 262) 215-223 used in car and non-HD pickups. 262 used in HD trucks only. 144 CID straight-6 in a 1964 Ford Falcon. 1960–1993 (Longer in Australia) 'Falcon Six' OHV (144, 170, 200, 250) car usage. 1964–1996 OHV (240, 300, 4.9 L) truck 6 built in Cleveland, Ohio; 1988–2002 Ford Australia SOHC I6 Falcon engines
The veteran exec is also still driving a new Camaro ZL1, a 650-horsepower gas-guzzling beast of a muscle car that promises to go zero to 60 in 3.5 seconds.
Diesel engine (naturally aspirated) – 33.4 kW (45.4 PS; 44.8 hp) per litre – 1993 Mercedes E 300 diesel 100 kW (136 PS; 134 hp) DIN 2.996 L OM606 I6 Diesel engine (forced-induction) – 100 kW (136.0 PS; 134.1 hp) per litre – 2020 BMW Alpina D5 S 3.0 L I6 triturbo 300 kW (408 PS; 402 hp) [ 32 ]
Engine power is the power that an engine can develop. It can be expressed in power units, most commonly kilowatt, metric horsepower (often abbreviated PS), or horsepower.In terms of internal combustion engines, the engine power usually describes the rated power, which is a power output that the engine can maintain over a long period of time according to a certain testing method, for example ...
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