16 HP is tax horsepower, based on a formula relating piston diameter and number of cylinders, used to calculate vehicle tax rates. Tax horse power roughly matched engine horspower early in the 20th century, but by mid-century, actual horsepower was many times greater than the nominal "tax horsepower".
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16 HP is tax horsepower,…
16 HP is tax horsepower, based on a formula relating piston diameter and number of cylinders, used to calculate vehicle tax rates. Tax horse power roughly matched engine horspower early in the 20th century, but by mid-century, actual horsepower was many times greater than the nominal "tax horsepower".
According to Wikipedia, the…
According to Wikipedia, the Humber Hawk's Mark IV, launched in 1951, had a 58 bhp engine and a leisurely 0-60 time of 30 seconds!