Just been reading info on cars. Vectra blar. blar.blar......2.0 ltr 240PS.....Is it another name for BHP or what...............:confused:

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 :eek:

http://www.citroen.co.uk/conversion/c_converter_rates.asp?pagetype=c_converter_rates

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 :eek:

http://www.citroen.co.uk/conversion/c_converter_rates.asp?pagetype=c_converter_rates

Thanks for that WW, intresting chart...............................Andy..

Yep , it's the metric equivalent of a horsepower.

1PS is fractionally less than 1HP IIRC

So divide by 100 and add to the bhp figure to get PS. Easy enough. I've learned something new today!

Courtesy of the VW website:

The maximum power output figures are quoted in PS (or Pferdest

Oh go on then I will say it...............

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