Dear John, Stan and ALL, I just looked through the 'Drive' pages of Saturday's copy of 'The Age' a Melbourne newspaper, where there were 32 pages of new and used car advertisements.
Here are some general observations: Power All mentions of power were specified in kilowatts. The abbreviations kw and KW were used as well as the correct SI symbol, kW. Usually there was no space between numbers and units, eg, 125kw. Horsepower was not mentioned in any of the advertisements. A tendency that I noted was for there to be few mentions of power in the advertisements; power references seemed to be restricted to more powerful cars. I didn't find any reference to power ratings below 100�kW and references to 135�kW and 145�kW motors were more common. Engine capacity All engine capacities listed were in litres. Cubic centimetres and millilitres were not mentioned at all. I thought that I had found one but it turned out that it was a model designated as 206�CC, which had a capacity of 2.0L. Distances All distances were in kilometres. However, most were incorrectly written as kms, Kms, or as K's as in 'low K's'. Wheel sizes All references to wheel sizes were in inches -- without exception. I have no way of explaining this anachronism within an otherwise all metric industry. As you say in the USA, 'Go figure!' Cheers, Pat Naughtin LCAMS Geelong, Australia Pat Naughtin is the editor of the free online newsletter, 'Metrication matters'. You can subscribe by sending an email containing the words subscribe Metrication matters to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- on 3/2/04 9:09 AM, G. Stanley Doore at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > You should check the hybrid Toyota Prius and write-ups for it. Power is given > in kW for both the gasoline engine and for the electric drive. > > Stan Doore >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: john mercer <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> To: U.S. Metric Association <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 4:15 PM >> >> Subject: [USMA:28482] Mazda MPV >> >> >> >> Hello last week Doreen and i went to our local Mazda dealership and picked >> up a brochure on the 04 Mazda MPV. All the dimentions were given in metric >> only. Of corse the engine power was given in horsepower and torque in ft >> lbs. I doubt if KW's will ever be used in North America for the power for >> engines. Cheers. >
