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Horsepower to metric horsepower

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101.4PS

That's 34× as much power as a kettle, while a family car is 1.48× more. That is about 33.9 electric kettles running at once.

What it means

What could that run?

Appliance figures are typical. Car output is quoted at the engine, before losses through the gearbox.

The math

How to convert hp to PS

To convert horsepower to metric horsepower, multiply by 1.01387.

Example: 100 hp × 1.01387 = 101.387 PS.

In the other direction, 1 PS = 0.98632 hp.

Every unit

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Tables

hp to PS conversion table

hp to PS conversion table
hpPS
1 hp1.01387 PS
2 hp2.02774 PS
5 hp5.06935 PS
10 hp10.1387 PS
20 hp20.2774 PS
25 hp25.3467 PS
50 hp50.6935 PS
75 hp76.0402 PS
100 hp101.387 PS
150 hp152.08 PS
200 hp202.774 PS
250 hp253.467 PS
500 hp506.935 PS
1,000 hp1,013.87 PS
PS to hp conversion table
PS to hp conversion table
PShp
1 PS0.98632 hp
2 PS1.97264 hp
5 PS4.9316 hp
10 PS9.8632 hp
20 PS19.7264 hp
25 PS24.658 hp
50 PS49.316 hp
75 PS73.974 hp
100 PS98.632 hp
150 PS147.948 hp
200 PS197.264 hp
250 PS246.58 hp
500 PS493.16 hp
1,000 PS986.32 hp

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many PS is 1 hp?
1 hp is 1.01387 PS.
How many PS is 10 hp?
10 hp is 10.1387 PS.
How many PS is 100 hp?
100 hp is 101.387 PS.

The units

About these units

Horsepower (hp)

Mechanical horsepower is exactly 745.6999 watts, defined by James Watt from the pulling power of a brewery horse.

Metric horsepower (PS)

Metric horsepower, PS or cheval-vapeur, is 735.5 watts: the power to lift 75 kg by one meter in one second. European car specs use it.

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