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There is a whole section devoted to the metric hp. Here is the difference: 100 metric horsepower (98.632 bhp) 100 brake horsepower (101.387 PS) There is no reason we should use this abbreviation for metric hp, except that Germany, South Korea, and Japan all do - for somewhat unclear reasons. For many car lovers in the US (and UK), foreign cars ...
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.
The “70” and the “100” both defined the manufacturer's claims regarding car's actual power output as defined in metric horsepower. In Germany tax horsepower, which had been defined by statute since 1906, was based on the dimensions of the cylinders in the engine. Unlike the systems used elsewhere in Europe, the German tax horsepower ...
On the Mercedes 24/100/140 PS the “24” defined the car's tax horsepower, used by the authorities to determine the level of annual car tax to be imposed on car owners. The “100” and the “140” both defined the manufacturer's claims regarding car's actual power output as defined in metric horsepower. In Germany tax horsepower, which ...
Engine power is the power that an engine can put out. It can be expressed in power units, most commonly kilowatt, pferdestärke (metric horsepower), 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 ISO 1585.
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It produces 91 to 107 metric horsepower (67 to 79 kW; 90 to 106 hp) and 78 kilowatts (106 PS; 105 hp). The turbocharger includes an "overpower" feature which temporarily boosts power output in 2nd, 3rd and 4th gears at engine speeds of more than 4,500 rpm (5 horsepower (4 kW) extra power and 6 newton-metres (4 lbf⋅ft) extra torque).
Conversion of units is the conversion of the unit of measurement in which a quantity is expressed, typically through a multiplicative conversion factor that changes the unit without changing the quantity.