horsepower

Example Sentences

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"What we've done is taken two of our 74 horsepower engines from our construction machines, we've laid them on their side and we've turned the power up," Lee Harper, chief engineer at JCB, explained.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Demand may also need time to catch up with that extra datacenter horsepower, while macro cycles are still an important consideration.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Mercedes-Benz unveiled its AMG GT four-door coupe, a high-end EV with 1,153 horsepower and a zero to 60 mph time of about two seconds.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

For 12 seasons, Wolff could count on Lewis Hamilton to wring every last drop of horsepower out of any car he gave him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

In order for the Erebus to make its way through the thickest ice fields, the British Admiralty equipped the vessel with a fifteen-ton, twenty-five horsepower railroad locomotive engine.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler