Convert 172 Kilowatts to Horsepower
How much power is 172 kilowatts? What is 172 kilowatts in horsepower? 172 kW to HP conversion.
From
To
swap units ↺
172 Kilowatts ≈
230.65580 Mechanical Horsepower
result rounded
Decimal places
Result in Plain English
172 kilowatts is equal to about 231 horsepower.
In Scientific Notation
172 kilowatts
= 1.72 x 102 kilowatts
≈ 2.30656 x 102 horsepower
Kilowatts
A kilowatt is 1,000 watts. Usain Bolt's maximum power output while sprinting was about 2.6 kilowatts.
Horsepower
Mechanical horsepower is commonly used to measure the maximum power of a car's engine in the United States. It is slightly different than Metric horsepower, which is used in Europe.