It is a legal requirement in the UK that the power of motor vehicles is quoted for "commercial, public health, public administration or public safety purposes", it be quoted in kW with HP being permitted at a "supplementary unit".
For some reason, advertising has not been deemed to be a "commercial purpose", so motor car manufacturers advertise their wares using HP and journalists use HP when writing about the latest "hot thing" to hit the market. However, buried in the cars handbook, the power is always quoted in kW with HP in parenthesis. -----Original Message----- From: Jon Saxton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 03 February 2008 19:54 To: [email protected] Cc: Baron Carter; Bill Hooper; Brian White; Carleton MacDonald; Cole Kings; D Darling; David King; Eric Burns; Ezra Steinberg; Gary Brown; Gene Mechtly; Han Maenen; Harry Wyeth; Howard Ressel; James Frysinger; Jason Darfus; John Dunlop; John Hynes; John Steele; John Ward; Jon Saxton; Linus Sweers; Lorelle Young; M F Moon; Mark King; Martin Vliestra; Michael Koener; Michael Payne; Mike Millet; Mike Palumbo; Nat Hagar; Norm Werling; Pat Moore; Pat Naughtin; Paul Armstrong; Paul Trusten; Phil Chernack; Pierre Abbat; Remek Kocz; Rich Kim; Richard M; Robin Paice; Scott Hudnall; Stan Doore; Stan Jakuba; Stephen Gallagher; Tom Wade; Walter Meier Subject: Re: [USMA:40351] RE: No more 'horsepower' on small engines in USA I think Stephen is an asset to this group. His opinions may be at variance with the majority of subscribers but it is always useful to have a contrary view. Daniel Jackson wrote: > > > I can't wait to see the response from Stephen Humphreys. I wonder > how he will twist this into "HP is very popular in the UK" and > "Nobody talks in killy-whats". >
