What does 170 horsepower at the wheels equal in terms of horsepower?

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170 horsepower at the wheels is equivalent to 170 horsepower, where 'horsepower' is the colloquial term for the measure of power. Below is more information about horsepower: 1. The concept of horsepower: Horsepower is a commonly used unit of power 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. 1. Metric horsepower: Metric horsepower is an artificially defined unit, set to a value very close to imperial horsepower. It is defined as 1 metric horsepower being the work done to lift a 75-kilogram force·meter in 1 second. That is: 1 metric horsepower = 75 kilogram-force·meters/second = 735 watts. 2. Imperial horsepower: Countries like the UK and the US use imperial horsepower. 1 imperial horsepower equals 550 foot-pounds/second, which is equivalent to 735.7 watts.