Thread: hp to kw???
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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by RS 5tu
Is PS different to HP??
yes - it's short for the german word for horsepower and is a metric unit that is close to the imperial unti of HP. it's quite close though. 200 PS is 197 HP i think from memory

however, the correct unit for power is the Watt and we should all be using that and Nm for torque.
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