: How is the Horsepower of a car measured? And how did they measure it for the firsts motored cars?

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: How is the Horsepower of a car measured? And how did they measure it for the firsts motored cars?

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Answer 1

Horse power was first used to sell steam engines to mines so a guy watched horses and saw how much they pulled, on average throughout the day. I believe it’s 10,000 pounds one foot in a minute, which you could do, with some leverage, but probably for five minutes, not hours.