Ps ?

[Cagey]

so this new measurement of power 'PS'

how many kw is 1 PS

how many hp is 1 PS

[Felix]

PS stands for "pferdestärke" which is german for "horse power".

"One measure to be aware of though is the "continental horsepower" or

PS. This stands for "PferdeStarke" - the German translation of "horse

power". In France you sometimes see the same measure being called a

"CV" for Cheval Vapeur. This measure was chosen in Europe as being the

closest thing to a horsepower that could be expressed in nice round

metric units - 75 kilogramme metres per second to be exact. It is

commonly used by car manufacturers nowadays and tends to get used

synonymously with bhp although it is actually a slightly smaller unit

of power. One PS is about 98.6% of one bhp. The conversion table below

covers the units most commonly used to express power and torque."

http://www.pumaracing.co.uk/power1.htm

The above page also provides a conversion table to enable you to

convert from one measure of power to another. The final link below

contains an online calculator/convertor.

If you require any further information on this subject please ask for

clarification and I will do my best to respond swiftly.

Further information:

http://www.onlineconversion.com/forum/forum_1063529276.htm

http://www.magtrol.com/support/power_calc.htm

1 pferdestarke = 0.986 320 072 712 horsepower [international]

1 horsepower [international] = 1.013 869 663 273 pferdestarke

1 pferdestarke = 0.735 498 75 kilowatt

1 kilowatt = 1.359 621 617 304 pferdestarke

Felix

Edited 16/03/08 10:06 AM by Felix

[Superdan]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsepower#PS

Dan

PS: (pun definately intended)anyone else think we need one standard unit of automotive power measurement???

Edited 16/03/08 10:05 AM by Superdan

[seventytwo]

http://www.onlineconversion.com/power.htm

Try this.

Not sure what PS is the only thing I could find was from Wiki

PS

This unit (German: Pferdestärke = horse strength) is no longer a statutory unit, but is still commonly used in Europe, South America and Japan, especially by the automotive and motorcycle industry. It was adopted throughout continental Europe with designations equivalent to the English "horsepower", but mathematically different from the British unit. It is defined by the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)[1] in Braunschweig as exactly:

1 PS = 75 kp·m/s = 0.73549875 kW = 0.9863201652997627 hp (SAE)

The PS was adopted by the Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN) and then by the automotive industry throughout most of Europe, under varying names. In 1992, the PS was rendered obsolete by EEC directives, when it was replaced by the kilowatt as the official power measuring unit. It remained in use for commercial and advertising purposes, as customers were not familiar with the use of kilowatts for combustion engines.[citation needed]

[seventytwo]

quick and the dead around here.