Originally Posted by Barkingeddie
And what I mean is that although bhp ≠ hp, hp = PS. In a direct translation, that is.
So "Seems they just prefer the moniker "hp" vs PS" would depend on the language in which the power rating is given. The Germans will always use PS, or the SI unit kW, other languages may vary but generally the term hp is merely generic and not a specifically defined unit or is used a tax rating as in French and early British designations like the Citroën 2CV or the Rolls Royce 20HP.
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The sound of my point whizzing by unseen.
MY point was that the BUGATTI website chose to advertise the rating as 1001hp/736kW, not as 1001PS/736kW.
In other words... the marketing and promotional cache of "1001hp" is far more powerful than 1001PS - no matter what language you use.
Anyway, this is getting almost as silly as all the "GT-R is the messiah" threads
