Thread: Seat Ibiza 1.4 16V SE

Im thinking about buying the above car but ive got a few questions about it. in the information booklet i have under the engine section it says Compression ratio for the SE is 10.5, Maximum power (PS/kW/rpm) is 85 / 63 / 5000 and Max Torque (Nm/ lb.ft/rpm) 132 / 97 / 3800

Ive no idea what this means, could someone possibly explain what the Torque is and what the bits in the brackets are

thanks in advance

Originally Posted by pakmoto

PS=85 kW=63 RPM=5000

A manufacturer quotes the power of a vehicle at 250PS (Pferdestärke - German for horsepower, equal to metric horsepower and sometimes referred to as 'continental horsepower') converted to watts this would be 183874.7 (250 x 735.4988) and converted to horsepower (imperial) it would be 246.58 (183874.7 / 745.7)

And RPM is engine Revolutions Per Minute,

Therefore the engine produces 85PS/63kW at 5000RPM this is the peak power from the engine.

Nm=132 lb.ft=97 RPM=3800

Newton Meters is a measurement of Torque or acceleration so the more Newton Meters the better the engine for climbing or drag racing, again Pounds per Feet (lb.ft) 1 Nm=0.73756214837 is the other measurement for Torque.

Therefore the engine produces it's maximum torque at 132Nm/97lb.ft at 3800RPM.

Wow that took some thinking...

that is alot to take in,

thanks i appreciate it,