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This unit (German: ''Pferdestärke'' = horse strength) is no longer a lawful unit, but is still commonly used in Europe, South America and Japan, especially by the automotive and motorcycle industry. It was adopted throughout continental Europe with designations equivalent to the English "horse power", but mathematically different from the British unit. It is defined by the ''Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt'' (PTB)[http://www.ptb.de/] in [[Braunschweig (city)|Braunschweig]] as exactly: | This unit (German: ''Pferdestärke'' = horse strength) is no longer a lawful unit, but is still commonly used in Europe, South America and Japan, especially by the automotive and [[motorcycle]] industry. It was adopted throughout continental Europe with designations equivalent to the English "horse power", but mathematically different from the British unit. It is defined by the ''Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt'' (PTB)[http://www.ptb.de/] in [[Braunschweig (city)|Braunschweig]] as exactly: | ||
: 1 PS = 75 [[kilopond|kp]]·m/s = 0.73549875 kW = 0.9863201652997627 hp (SAE) | : 1 PS = 75 [[kilopond|kp]]·m/s = 0.73549875 kW = 0.9863201652997627 hp (SAE) | ||