horsepower
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I have seen the horsepower listed at 14 and let me tell you, I have experienced all 14 of them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025
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
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
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
