How much horsepower does the Mercedes-Benz GLS450 have?

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Hope
07/29/25 11:44pm
Mercedes-Benz GLS450 has 367 horsepower. The concept of horsepower: Horsepower is a commonly used unit of power measurement in engineering. It generally refers to metric horsepower rather than imperial horsepower. By convention, 1 metric horsepower is defined as the work required to lift a 75-kilogram object 1 meter in 1 second. Classification of horsepower: Metric horsepower: Also known as PS (Pferdestärke), it takes a value very close to imperial horsepower. It is defined as 1 metric horsepower being the work required to move 75 kilogram-force meters in 1 second. That is: 1 metric horsepower = 75 kilogram-force meters/second = 735 watts. Imperial horsepower: Used in countries like the UK and US. 1 imperial horsepower equals 550 foot-pounds/second, equivalent to 735.7 watts. In the late 18th century, British physicist James Watt (1736-1819) defined horsepower as the work required to lift 1000 pounds by 33 feet in 1 minute to measure the power of newly manufactured steam engines. This became known as imperial horsepower, represented by the letters HP.
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