Sentence examples for average horsepower from inspiring English sources

(Average horsepower is 70percentt higher in new cars now than it was in the mid-1980s, the institute said).

In response railroads have invested in more powerful locomotives to haul longer coal trains: since 1990 the average horsepower of their fleet has risen by 72%.

By 1959 Chrysler was producing a 375 hp, 413 CID engine for its Chrysler 300, triple the average horsepower of just a decade earlier.

Mr. Baxter noted that during the period the national speed limit was in place, cars averaged 118 horsepower; today they average 223 horsepower.

The Solar Impulse's four 10-horsepower motors give it about twice the propulsion of the average riding lawn mower.

With a grand total of 40 horsepower, the average cruising speed is 38 knots, or about 44 miles an hour, so progress is slow.

There are petrol and diesel engines – with capacities of 2.0 and 2.2 litres respectively, the same as in the old car - but tweaks mean that the petrol has five more horsepower and average emissions are down by twelve per cent.

The mileage rating (19 city, 26 highway) is above average for this kind of horsepower.

Since 1981, the average vehicle has 93percentt more horsepower and is 29percentt faster in going from 0 to 60 miles an hour.

For instance, the Cadillac CTS-V, Mercedes E63 AMG and Ferrari FF wagons — the latter the most unexpected of all — make a combined 1,784 horsepower, and their average top speed is nearly 195 m.p.h.

Over the last two decades, the average vehicle has doubled to about 200 horsepower from 100.