What is 125PS?

LegacyUser

I've prepared myself for a roasting asking this question, but what is 125PS, obviously something to do with performance, but what is PS and what does it stand for?

Thanks

*waits sheepishly for slagging*

garthv

You sure its not PSI?
Then it would be pounds per square inch as in tyre pressure

LegacyUser

Mondeo 1.8 zetec 125PS i think it was described as

unkel

PS is German for BHP

Eurorunner

I've prepared myself for a roasting asking this question, but what is 125PS, obviously something to do with performance, but what is PS and what does it stand for?

PS is Pferde Starke - German for horse power!
ie. PS = BHP

Alun

Pferdestärke or Horse Power in German. Not (quite) the same as BHP ... multiply by 0.9863 to get BHP.

Most engine spec sheets now give the power output in DIN (Deutsche Industrie Norm) PS nowadays anyway, so there's not much point in converting for comparison purposes.

LegacyUser

Thank you

Ratchet

Eurorunner wrote:

PS is Pferde Starke - German for horse power!
ie. PS = BHP

also used
in japan

peasant

Actually ...
according to DIN / ISO or european legislation of your choice , PS is no longer a valid unit for measuring the power output of an engine. The official unit now is KW (Kilowatts).
But nobody really understands Watts outside the context of a hoover or hairdryer, therefore car makers still publish PS / HP / BHP figures alongside the KW.
And as one KW is somewhere around 1.4 PS, PS just sounds "more"

causal

peasant, unlike ME, you are so pedantic
It should really be kW, not KW
KW is Kelvin Watts - maybe a good brandname for clothing

causal