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What is BHP (brake horsepower)?

BHP (brake horsepower) is a measure of an engine's power. This is a slightly old-fashioned unit and has mostly been replaced by PS or metric horsepower.

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HorsepowerHorsepower is a measure of how much power an engine makes, sometimes used interchangeably with brake horsepower (BHP)

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PS - pferdestärkePS (pferdestärke) is the German word for metric horsepower. As a result, an engine's PS figure will be exactly the same as its metric horsepower (hp) number.

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RPMRPM (revolutions per minute) is a measure of how many times a thing spins around in one minute. For cars, this refers to how fast the engine is spinning.