Horsepower to metric horsepower
Type a value in hp to get it in PS instantly.
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.
Convert the other way: PS to hp
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
Your power in every unit
Tables
hp to PS conversion table
| hp | PS |
|---|---|
| 1 hp | 1.01387 PS |
| 2 hp | 2.02774 PS |
| 5 hp | 5.06935 PS |
| 10 hp | 10.1387 PS |
| 20 hp | 20.2774 PS |
| 25 hp | 25.3467 PS |
| 50 hp | 50.6935 PS |
| 75 hp | 76.0402 PS |
| 100 hp | 101.387 PS |
| 150 hp | 152.08 PS |
| 200 hp | 202.774 PS |
| 250 hp | 253.467 PS |
| 500 hp | 506.935 PS |
| 1,000 hp | 1,013.87 PS |
PS to hp conversion table
| PS | hp |
|---|---|
| 1 PS | 0.98632 hp |
| 2 PS | 1.97264 hp |
| 5 PS | 4.9316 hp |
| 10 PS | 9.8632 hp |
| 20 PS | 19.7264 hp |
| 25 PS | 24.658 hp |
| 50 PS | 49.316 hp |
| 75 PS | 73.974 hp |
| 100 PS | 98.632 hp |
| 150 PS | 147.948 hp |
| 200 PS | 197.264 hp |
| 250 PS | 246.58 hp |
| 500 PS | 493.16 hp |
| 1,000 PS | 986.32 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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