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What does PS mean

Postby micknew » Sun Apr 11, 2010 10:40 pm

What does PS mean, my van engine is 85PS?
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Re: What does PS mean

Postby AndyG » Sun Apr 11, 2010 10:42 pm

(German) Pferdestärke = horse strength
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Re: What does PS mean

Postby micknew » Sun Apr 11, 2010 10:44 pm

Thanks for the quick reply, been puzzleing me!
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Re: What does PS mean

Postby executivetravel » Sun Apr 11, 2010 11:09 pm

it may MEAN horse power (in german) (why use it?) but PS and BHP arent the same, i think PS is a bit less per BHP

another useless Euro-ism, like Nms - whats more descriptive than Lbs/ft?, as for "KW" - thats a bloody electric fire int it?
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Re: What does PS mean

Postby spospe » Sun Apr 11, 2010 11:19 pm

If you would like to know some more, take a look at:

http://www.which.co.uk/advice/power-converter/index.jsp
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