03-06 BHP?

[HassanZ]

Hi all,

 

I've always wondered why the 03-06 models are sometimes listed as having 276 bhp and sometimes as 287 bhp. Which one is the correct figure and why are there different figures specified?

 

Thanks guys,

Hassan

[Beavis]

The bhp figures are 276 bhp for MY03 models, 296 bhp for MY 06 models and 05 GT4 models which have the rev-up engine

 

No 287bhp model.

[rtbiscuit]

2 different methods of measureing car power outputs, and people confuse the 2 and refer to both as BHP when they are actualy different

[HassanZ]

I know one is PS and one is BHP. So basically are you saying that the 287 is PS and not BHP?

[rtbiscuit]

I know one is PS and one is BHP. So basically are you saying that the 287 is PS and not BHP?

 

yes

[lrh]

No 287bhp model.

287bhp was the figure quoted in the US for all 03-06 models and automatics from 06 onwards. Not aware of any actual difference from ours.

[HassanZ]

No 287bhp model.

287bhp was the figure quoted in the US for all 03-06 models and automatics from 06 onwards. Not aware of any actual difference from ours.

 

Hmm...that's confusing me even more

[rtbiscuit]

its the difference between PS and BHP

 

its the same reason some people say say the latest version is a 313 bhp its not its 309 bhp, and 313 ps

[HaydnH]

its the same reason some people say say the latest version is a 313 bhp its not its 309 bhp, and 313 ps

 

Don't you mean: its the same reason some people say say [sic] the latest version is a 313 bhp its not, that's just a figure pulled out of the air for marketing purposes?

[HassanZ]

What springs to mind is the C63 AMG with the 6.3 badge on the wing. But the actual engine size is a 6.2 litre

 

But when you're talking about a power plant as big as a house, 0.1 litre won't make much of a difference...

[lrh]

its the difference between PS and BHP

Sorry no, 276bhp = 280PS. Again the engine was listed as 287bhp in the US.

 

276bhp = 280PS (03-06)

296bhp = 300PS (06-07 + GT4)

309bhp = 313PS (07-09)

[ATTAK Z]

276bhp = 280PS (03-06)

296bhp = 300PS (06-07 + GT4)

309bhp = 313PS (07-09)

 

Spot on

 

Though it’s still commonly used by carmakers, PS or Pferdestärke (horse strength in German) was actually replaced by kW as the EEC‘s ‘legal’ measurement of engine power in 1992.

 

One PS is about 98.6% of a single brake horsepower – the two are virtually interchangeable, and PS is sometimes referred to as 'metric horsepower'

 

Some manufacturers quote the power of their engines in kilowatts – especially on the Continent – but this measurement is used far less frequently than PS or bhp. A kilowatt (kW) of power equates to around 1.34bhp

[rtbiscuit]

to be honest i've never heard anyone refer to it as 287 bhp for the early cars, i think thats just wishful thinking, most of them aren't even 276bhp as a lot have foudn when they went and dyno'd their car, some had lots of mods and still weren't close.

[Adam rs]

My insurance states my 2004 uk car as 287bhp.

Filled in the number plate part of the quote and thats what came up,I tried altering the car spec but it was always 287.

I had obviously only just got the car and as i wasnt sure about power i left it at that.

[JetSet]

My insurance states my 2004 uk car as 287bhp.

Filled in the number plate part of the quote and thats what came up,I tried altering the car spec but it was always 287.

I had obviously only just got the car and as i wasnt sure about power i left it at that.

 

Insurance companies often get it wrong, I remember some posts about the 370Z which some companies think is a 3.8 (or is that 3.9)

 

 

Pete

[HassanZ]

My insurance states my 2004 uk car as 287bhp.

Filled in the number plate part of the quote and thats what came up,I tried altering the car spec but it was always 287.

I had obviously only just got the car and as i wasnt sure about power i left it at that.

 

So it's not just me who came across the car being listed as a 287bhp model. Weird hey...

[HassanZ]

My 330ci was 231 bhp but on some websites etc it was listed as a 227 bhp vehicle, I guess a lot of cars have this issue