It'd be very hard to define an average value for horsepower. To give you an idea of what I'm talking about, consider this .... a Toyota Prius gives 134 HP while a Lamborghini Veneno makes 750. Some websites may give an answer of 200 HP, but make sure you know which class the car belongs to (Hatchback, Sedan, Estate, Sports or UVs) as this gives you a better understanding.
A stock Volvo V70 has a horsepower of 300. This is based of the 2004 version of the car. This is considered to be a high number in the horsepower of an average car.
355 horsepower
it depends upon the cars cc(s) if the car is of 100cc it means it is of 1 horsepower if 200cc its 2 horsepower so like that you can identify the horsepower of an car OK Actually, CC stands for Cubic Centimeters and has nothing whatsoever to do with converting that number to horsepower. A 500 cc engine may have 25, 35 or 55 horsepower depending on how it is tuned and if it has racing parts installed. My Can AM 800 CC has 67HP. It will smoke anything in it's class.
Please don't take offense... It all depends on the model year of the car.
You can conservatively add between 8 and 15 horsepower on average.
A World of Outlaws sprint car engine can vary from about 810 horsepower to about 900 horsepower.
the horsepower of a car depends on the number of cylinders it has. The engine displacement does not affect the horsepower of a car by much.
The horsepower of true sports car varies greatly. It can be less than 100 HP. to more than 500 HP. Horsepower is not what makes a car a sports car. A true sports car is a small performance and nimble handling car that may be spartan or luxurious but high maneuverability and minimum weight are requisite. The term Sports Car is used to describe cars that are not really sports cars by the true definition.
Horsepower is the basis for a car going faster
There is no car named the "RS Focus" thus, it does not have a horsepower. However, there is a car named the "Ford Focus RS". The car "Ford Focus RS has a horsepower of 305.
The average horse can race 100 miles an hour. This is comparable to cars and their speed in which they can refer to a car as having 1 maximum horsepower.
It depends on the car. But generally speaking, yes 426 is quite a bit or horsepower.