#HorsePower

daromidaromi
2025-08-24

Discover how James Watt’s 1769 steam engine improvements changed everything. This personal, humorous post dives into the messy, glorious history of the machine that powered the modern world. #1769 machinin.blogspot.com/2025/08/

Yonhap Infomax Newsinfomaxkorea
2025-08-22

Ferrari has launched its new 296 Speciale supercar in South Korea, boasting 880 horsepower, advanced aerodynamics, and a price tag starting at $475,000.

en.infomaxai.com/news/articleV

🐎🎥 A heartwarming tale of family and resilience! The film East of Wall follows a mom and teenagers bonding through horses, inspiring hope and connection.

@goodnews

#EastOfWall #FamilyBonds #InspiringFilm #HorsePower #GoodNews
npr.org/2025/08/16/nx-s1-54237

Volkswagen makes horsepower a subscription: this needs to STOP!

peertube.gravitywell.xyz/w/aNB

2025-08-16

1/ Horsepower subscriptions

It is happening. Subscriptions for basic services are becoming more commonplace. Greedy companies keeping you out of something they have already sold to you. Physically, it's in your hands.

They still choose gatekeeping through perpetual fees which they unilaterally control. The ethical and moral depravity is only comparable to what I have seen in software.

autoexpress.co.uk/volkswagen/3

#volkswagen #cars #subscriptions #horsepower #SubscriptionEconomy

Aaron Gonzalezdaaman81
2025-08-10

It’s so good to see you again on TV @Broncos. We have missed you.

Es muy chido verlos de nuevo en la TV @BroncosEspanol. Como los extrañaba.

2025-07-27

@schratze #WellActually

3000 RPM is exactly the middle of the range of a standard consumer car #engine. And for combustion engines it's where they are the most efficient in terms of horsepower over fuel consumption. You don't want to put any load, even moderate acceleration on your engine at low #RPM, which is basically idling.

See. You want to accelerate, ok, moderately, but still to accelerate. You need some amount of energy for that. The energy comes from burning fuel, nothing else. So, to accelerate at a certain rate you need some volume of fuel. Now, lets shift gears the way so the engine keeps low RPM, let's say 1500 RPM, the half of 3000 to simplify the math. At 1500 it will make half the strokes per second than at 3000. But you still have to pour the same amount of fuel per second to keep up with the acceleration. So the engine is forced to burn twice as much fuel per stroke. That means more compression in the cylinder, more stress on moving parts, more heat. And more heat means more energy lost into the environment. So no, accelerating even moderately at low RPM is not efficient. That's why automatic #transmissions are configured to rev up when #acceleration is requested.

3000 RPM is louder, yes. But in this mode the engine mostly blows air through its cylinders if the load is moderate. It produces relatively less heat because it burns less fuel per stroke. Also when the transmission is on lower gear the engine endures less stress.

So, no, it's not a scream. It's a song :)

PS: Very high RPM, like at 6000 is also not most efficient but it's used for max #horsepower the engine can produce when needed (Sports Mode).

Bryan's Garagebryansgarage
2025-07-11

American sports cars like the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Corvette deliver raw power and thrilling performance. Their bold designs and roaring engines elevate every drive, blending heritage with modern tech.
bryansgarage.com/american-spor

JamesCurriedrjamescurrie
2025-03-11

Did you ever wonder how horsepower is determined? (Also, the Canadian National Film Board is a treasure!)

nfb.ca/film/horsing-around/

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