US HP vs Euro HP?

STE92VE · 05-10-2007, 11:47 AM

I got a print out of the specs for my car. Under power it specifies 172. Is this the equivalent of 230 in the US?

bmw0perat0r · 05-10-2007, 11:54 AM

I think 172 is in kilowatts and must be the equivalent to 230hp. Makes sense to me...don't flame, I know I could be wrong.

scpage · 05-10-2007, 12:08 PM

1 kilowatts = 1.34102209 horsepower says google..so yes they are equivalent for sure

reash44@ · 05-10-2007, 12:10 PM

It is kW. 1kW = 1.341 hp

bronco · 05-10-2007, 12:16 PM

231 hp

STE92VE · 05-10-2007, 12:45 PM

Thanks all for your replies....now I can sleep peacefully tonite knowing that I didn't get shortchanged!

vAnt826 · 05-10-2007, 02:19 PM

Learn something new everyday.

I laughed when I saw the kilowatts comparison as if someone was being sarcastic. I never knew horsepower could be converted into watts!

Gort · 05-10-2007, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by vAnt826

Learn something new everyday.

I laughed when I saw the kilowatts comparison as if someone was being sarcastic. I never knew horsepower could be converted into watts!

Now I know that the light bulb in my office is 0.1341022 horsepower.

rjs · 05-10-2007, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by vAnt826

Learn something new everyday.

I laughed when I saw the kilowatts comparison as if someone was being sarcastic. I never knew horsepower could be converted into watts!

They're both units of power.

google says: 172 kilowatts = 230.655799 HP

SteveMD · 05-10-2007, 03:05 PM

Wow!

Who doesn't know that 1 HP is about 750 watts?

(It is also about 33,000 ft lbs/min).

They teach physics here in the US right?

e92sam · 05-10-2007, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveMD

Wow!

Who doesn't know that 1 HP is about 750 watts?

(It is also about 33,000 ft lbs/min).

They teach physics here in the US right?

Primarily to those who didn't have girlfriends, and went to class that day!

tjnptel1 · 05-10-2007, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Gort

Now I know that the light bulb in my office is 0.1341022 horsepower.

your light bulb is fast!

pearlwhites · 05-10-2007, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by e92sam

Primarily to those who didn't have girlfriends, and went to class that day!

haha true

akhbhaat · 05-10-2007, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveMD

They teach physics here in the US right?

No, from what I've observed, American primary schools generally cater to the lowest common denominator.

BMW F22 · 05-10-2007, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Gort

Now I know that the light bulb in my office is 0.1341022 horsepower.

awesome

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