What is the difference between HP, CV, PS, and kW? Why is horsepower a dumb unit? Horsepower is a unit of power created by James Watt in the 1700's. Who knew all these years later we'd still be using ...

There are lots of different things about cars that people prioritize. Some put payload on top of their priority list, while others may go for speed, or overall aesthetics, like a nice-looking color ...

The practice of measuring a car engine's overall strength in horsepower dates all the way back to 18th-century Scotland, when James Watt invented the steam engine and devised a metric to measure its ...

An engine's power output is a vital piece of knowledge, and a great marketing tool. Since the dawn of the steam engine, the power of internal combustion engines has been calculated in horsepower. It ...

Nathaniel is an experienced automotive writer with more than 10 years of automotive writing under his belt. From model reviews to industry politics to new innovations and development, he covers a wide ...

BHP, HP, PS, kW… It’s easy to glaze over at first glance. Here’s a rider’s guide to what the numbers really tell you about how your motorcycle performs on the road.

Blame it on timing. When James Watt gave the term horsepower an exact-ish definition in the 1780s, he actually borrowed the math behind it from one of Isaac Newton's assistants. It was John ...

Who knew all these years later we'd still be using a unit he developed to compare steam engines to horsepower. We'll go through Watt's back of the napkin math, discuss in simple terms what horsepower ...