what is the difference between BHP and PS

ramie2400 · 27th September 2008, 17:10

I remember owing a OHC in 1999,it was written 90BHP on the brochure,and now when i bought the Hyundai Getz 2007 its 83PS.

What is the difference between BHP and PS,how do one calculate this thing???

yzfrj · 27th September 2008, 17:16

1 PS = 75 kilopond·metre/second ~= 735.5 newton·m/s ~= 735.5 W ~= 0.7355 kW ~= 0.98632 hp

I got it from here

Horsepower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

ph03n!x · 27th September 2008, 18:40

Yup - here is the post on the same conversion I had posted earlier :http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/927640-post17.html

dadu · 28th September 2008, 10:02

and the difference is in the standards followed by various companies/ countries just like the Mile and Km thing.

BlackPearl · 28th September 2008, 10:09

I think it is 1PS = 1.015 BHP.. but I may have forgotten :-(

vivekji05 · 28th September 2008, 10:21

It's correct. PS, i believe stands for Pferdest rke and is the German for Horse power. Looking at the conversion(.98 against 1), one can assume that the German horses are weaker than European ones.

blue_pulsar · 28th September 2008, 11:12

I guess nowadays companies are sticking to PS since it turns out to be 1-2 more than bhp. Eg. i10 Kappa: 80PS. Psychologically 80 sounds more than 78.x.

ilangop · 29th September 2008, 12:12

In German; PS = Pferd (Horse) Stärke (power)

jat · 29th September 2008, 13:41

BHP is the British system and PS is used as metric system

1 PS = 75 kg x 1 g (9.8065 mts/sec2) x 1 mtr/sec = 735.4875 Watts

1 BHP is about 746 Watts

To avoid confusion, some countries are using SI units for Power (Kilowatt)

Ricky_63 · 29th September 2008, 13:54

Why can't the industry use one standard format accross the board ? Life would be much simpler. I think HP is the most widely understood & accepted term. If all companies stick to that, comparisons would be far simpler !!

Instead of BHP / HP / PS / Kw..etc etc

Cheers

redrage · 29th September 2008, 14:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackPearl

I think it is 1PS = 1.015 BHP.. but I may have forgotten :-(

1 PS = 0.986 HP

1 HP = 1.014 PS

wanderernomad · 29th September 2008, 14:38

bhp is the real thing (team bhp) while PS(photoshopped) is what you get to make it more pleasing. 78bhp = 90PS. See.

27th September 2008, 17:10	#1
ramie2400 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,903 Thanked: 66 Times View My Garage	what is the difference between BHP and PS I remember owing a OHC in 1999,it was written 90BHP on the brochure,and now when i bought the Hyundai Getz 2007 its 83PS. What is the difference between BHP and PS,how do one calculate this thing???
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27th September 2008, 17:16	#2
yzfrj BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: who cares Posts: 787 Thanked: 142 Times	1 PS = 75 kilopond·metre/second ~= 735.5 newton·m/s ~= 735.5 W ~= 0.7355 kW ~= 0.98632 hp I got it from here Horsepower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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27th September 2008, 18:40	#3
ph03n!x Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 2,565 Thanked: 5,960 Times	Yup - here is the post on the same conversion I had posted earlier :http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/927640-post17.html
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28th September 2008, 10:02	#4
dadu Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,803 Thanked: 462 Times View My Garage	and the difference is in the standards followed by various companies/ countries just like the Mile and Km thing.
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28th September 2008, 10:09	#5
BlackPearl Team-BHP Support Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Calcutta/London Posts: 3,608 Thanked: 16,998 Times View My Garage	I think it is 1PS = 1.015 BHP.. but I may have forgotten :-(
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28th September 2008, 10:21	#6
vivekji05 BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ernakulam Posts: 277 Thanked: 310 Times	It's correct. PS, i believe stands for Pferdest rke and is the German for Horse power. Looking at the conversion(.98 against 1), one can assume that the German horses are weaker than European ones.
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28th September 2008, 11:12	#7
blue_pulsar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,112 Thanked: 403 Times	I guess nowadays companies are sticking to PS since it turns out to be 1-2 more than bhp. Eg. i10 Kappa: 80PS. Psychologically 80 sounds more than 78.x.
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29th September 2008, 12:12	#8
ilangop BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 992 Thanked: 903 Times View My Garage	In German; PS = Pferd (Horse) Stärke (power)
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29th September 2008, 13:41	#9
jat BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SINGAPORE Posts: 265 Thanked: 7 Times	BHP is the British system and PS is used as metric system 1 PS = 75 kg x 1 g (9.8065 mts/sec2) x 1 mtr/sec = 735.4875 Watts 1 BHP is about 746 Watts To avoid confusion, some countries are using SI units for Power (Kilowatt) Last edited by jat : 29th September 2008 at 13:42.
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29th September 2008, 13:54	#10
Ricky_63 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,885 Thanked: 518 Times View My Garage	Why can't the industry use one standard format accross the board ? Life would be much simpler. I think HP is the most widely understood & accepted term. If all companies stick to that, comparisons would be far simpler !! Instead of BHP / HP / PS / Kw..etc etc Cheers
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29th September 2008, 14:38	#12
wanderernomad Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 2,534 Thanked: 1,276 Times View My Garage	bhp is the real thing (team bhp) while PS(photoshopped) is what you get to make it more pleasing. 78bhp = 90PS. See.
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