Convert 500 kW to HP – Kilowatts in Horsepower Converting Calculator

Do you want to know the equivalent value of 500kW in HP?

When converted, 500kW to HP is 680 and this refers to fast cars. However, this is only half of a supercar’s performance. The 680 horsepower category features a wide range of car types ranging from hybrid to electric. The top speed of these vehicles is more or less 200 miles per hour or almost 350 kilometers per hour.

In mechanical engineering, the horsepower plays an important role for cars. Horsepower is not about how fast your car is, but it refers to how efficient your car in maintaining its speed.

If you want to know your car’s horsepower, then you can easily do so by determining the vehicle’s torque. Look for the manual and visit the Technical Specs section. Look for the torque and the engine speed of your car. Multiply both values and divide the product by 5,252. The quotient is your horsepower.

Another easiest way is by simply looking at the list below and find out whether your car falls under vehicles with about 680 horsepower.

Manufacturer Car Model Top Speed
Chevrolet 2014 Corvette Z06 C7 189 mph
Chevrolet 2007 Corvette C6 ZR1 205 mph
Chevrolet 2009 Corvette C6 ZR1 6.2 205 mph
Dodge 2013 Viper SRT 206 mph
Ferrari 2011 Sa Aperta Pininfarina 6.0 208 mph
Ferrari 2010 599 GTO 208 mph
Ferrari 2015 488 GTB 3.9 Turbo 205 mph
Ferrari 2015 488 Spider 3.9 Turbo 202 mph
Ford 2012 Mustang Shelby GT500 202 mph
Gumpert 2005 Apollo Twin Turbo 223 mph
Lamborghini 2011 Aventador LP700 – 4 217 mph
Lamborghini 2013 Aventador LP700 – 4 Roadster 217 mph
Lamborghini 2009 Reventon Roadster 190 mph
Lamborghini 2007 Reventon 6.5 211 mph
McLaren 1995 F1 LM 6.0 220 mph
McLaren 2015 675 LT 3.8 Twin Turbo 205 mph
McLaren 2014 650S 3.8 Twin Turbo 207 mph
McLaren 2014 650S Spider 3.8 Twin Turbo 207 mph
Mercedes 2008 SL Class 65 AMG Black Series R230 199 mph
Mercedes 2009 SLR Class McLaren Stirling Moss 217 mph
Mercedes 2006 SLR Class McLaren 722 209 mph
Mercedes 2008 SLR Class McLaren 722 S Roadster 208 mph
Noble 2009 M600 225 mph
Pagani 2008 Zonda Cinque 217 mph
Tesla 2014 Mode S P85D 155 mph