Metric horsepower to horsepower
Type a value in PS to get it in hp instantly.
That's 33× as much power as a kettle, while a family car is 1.5× more. That is about 33.43 electric kettles running at once.
Convert the other way: hp to PS
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 PS to hp
To convert metric horsepower to horsepower, multiply by 0.98632.
Example: 100 PS × 0.98632 = 98.632 hp.
In the other direction, 1 hp = 1.01387 PS.
Every unit
Your power in every unit
Tables
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 |
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 |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many hp is 1 PS?
- 1 PS is 0.98632 hp.
- How many hp is 10 PS?
- 10 PS is 9.8632 hp.
- How many hp is 100 PS?
- 100 PS is 98.632 hp.
The units
About these units
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.
Horsepower (hp)
Mechanical horsepower is exactly 745.6999 watts, defined by James Watt from the pulling power of a brewery horse.
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