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horsepower

[hawrs-pau-er] / ˈhɔrsˌpaʊ ər /






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The new model's electric motors produce about 1,000 horsepower, allowing it to accelerate from 0-62mph in 3.2 seconds.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

“They wanna bike, they wanna walk, people are driving 300 horsepower crossovers. We’re in conflict for the same space,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

To what end but ill comes a three-ton luxury SUV wielding four-digit horsepower?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

“We want to make sure that however high in horsepower we go, we still make the product affordable, with enough volume to drive some level of scale,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

It wasn’t easy, but with the strength of three horsepower, we managed to shift the wreckage so it was no longer threatening to collapse on the baby cow serpent.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan


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