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What is 125PS?

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  • 27-04-2005 10:55am
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    LegacyUser
    Registered Users Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    I've prepared myself for a roasting asking this question, but what is 125PS, obviously something to do with performance, but what is PS and what does it stand for?

    Thanks

    *waits sheepishly for slagging*


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    garthv
    Registered Users Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭garthv


    You sure its not PSI?
    Then it would be pounds per square inch as in tyre pressure


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    LegacyUser
    Registered Users Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Mondeo 1.8 zetec 125PS i think it was described as


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    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 65,399 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    PS is German for BHP


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    Eurorunner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,393 ✭✭✭Eurorunner


    I've prepared myself for a roasting asking this question, but what is 125PS, obviously something to do with performance, but what is PS and what does it stand for?
    PS is Pferde Starke - German for horse power!
    ie. PS = BHP


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    Alun
    Registered Users Posts: 21,464 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    Pferdestärke or Horse Power in German. Not (quite) the same as BHP ... multiply by 0.9863 to get BHP.

    Most engine spec sheets now give the power output in DIN (Deutsche Industrie Norm) PS nowadays anyway, so there's not much point in converting for comparison purposes.


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    LegacyUser
    Registered Users Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Thank you


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    Ratchet
    Registered Users Posts: 1,175 ✭✭✭Ratchet


    Eurorunner wrote:
    PS is Pferde Starke - German for horse power!
    ie. PS = BHP



    also used
    in japan


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    peasant
    Registered Users Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    Actually ...
    according to DIN / ISO or european legislation of your choice :D , PS is no longer a valid unit for measuring the power output of an engine. The official unit now is KW (Kilowatts).
    But nobody really understands Watts outside the context of a hoover or hairdryer, therefore car makers still publish PS / HP / BHP figures alongside the KW.
    And as one KW is somewhere around 1.4 PS, PS just sounds "more"


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    causal
    Registered Users Posts: 1,184 ✭✭✭causal


    peasant, unlike ME, you are so pedantic :D
    It should really be kW, not KW :p
    KW is Kelvin Watts - maybe a good brandname for clothing ;)

    causal


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