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OK...................what's a PS
This is a discussion on OK...................what's a PS within the General Car Chat forums, part of the Members Area category; Just been reading info on cars. Vectra blar. blar.blar......2.0 ltr 240PS.....Is it another name for BHP or what..................
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21-07-2006, 18:42
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|  OK...................what's a PS Just been reading info on cars. Vectra blar. blar.blar......2.0 ltr 240PS.....Is it another name for BHP or what............... 
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21-07-2006, 18:45
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| Re: OK...................what's a PS PferdeStarke - well basically horse power in German (I definitely didn't spell that right as I can't be bothered  )It's not the same as bhp never thought I'd refer to a citroen site for this  http://www.citroen.co.uk/conversion/...onverter_rates
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21-07-2006, 18:56
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| Re: OK...................what's a PS Yep , it's the metric equivalent of a horsepower. 1PS is fractionally less than 1HP IIRC
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21-07-2006, 19:52
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| Re: OK...................what's a PS So divide by 100 and add to the bhp figure to get PS. Easy enough. I've learned something new today! 
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22-07-2006, 18:11
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| Re: OK...................what's a PS Courtesy of the VW website: The maximum power output figures are quoted in PS (or Pferdestärken), which is the metric equivalent of horsepower. To convert from metric to imperial horsepower, divide the PS figure by 1.0139. 
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| Re: OK...................what's a PS Oh go on then I will say it............... Post Script
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