horsepower
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The Elettrica boasts 1,000 horsepower and a range of at least 329 miles, but its success hinges on appealing to traditional Ferrari enthusiasts.
From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025
The driver had also told police his Evo sports car had 330 brake horsepower but Tregonning told the Accelerate YouTube channel that he had souped it up to almost 900 brake horsepower.
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025
Please note also that if you want the full measure of horsepower and torque from either engine you have to use premium-grade gasoline.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025
The Prius Plug-in has 220 horsepower and can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in less than 7 seconds.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2025
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
