tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246987755651065286.post579926429089460213..comments2024-02-22T16:15:42.388-08:00Comments on cbloom rants: 10-26-11 - Tonscbloomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714564834899413045noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246987755651065286.post-18893731715866718202011-10-31T10:57:22.733-07:002011-10-31T10:57:22.733-07:00Oh sorry, my poor on clarification - I meant when ...Oh sorry, my poor on clarification - I meant when looking at the mass (in a brochure/whatcar etc.) that they'll give it in kilograms. It's even like this on your link - then in the column right next to it they state the power:weight in bhp/ton!Mezzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258611090993840143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246987755651065286.post-29297779799487157402011-10-31T10:24:43.613-07:002011-10-31T10:24:43.613-07:00"Which incidently, all car masses are given i..."Which incidently, all car masses are given in."<br /><br />Not true! I did a quick scan of evo or autocar or something when I was writing this and I found that a lot of their "bhp per ton" figures were for imperial tons. And in general they seem to mostly use "tons" not "tonnes".<br /><br />http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/cardata/?cat=superminis&page=1&sort=bhp_ton&order=desc<br /><br />(there are mistakes in it too; for example the Honda NSX bhp per ton was done with metric tonnes; the vast majority are imperial tons though).<br /><br />The official manufacturer stats seem to all be metric tonnes though. eg. the Caterham R400 is named for 400 bhp per *tonne*. All the press releases seem to be tonnes.cbloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10714564834899413045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246987755651065286.post-7838888275023022292011-10-31T06:31:38.713-07:002011-10-31T06:31:38.713-07:00Addenda: I've never heard somebody say 'to...Addenda: I've never heard somebody say 'tonne' and mean the imperial measurement, they mean 1000kg. Which incidently, all car masses are given in. Though most human weight scales measure in stones and pounds.Mezzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258611090993840143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5246987755651065286.post-88686870981143870412011-10-31T06:28:30.411-07:002011-10-31T06:28:30.411-07:00The UK is a slightly bizarre mixture of metric and...The UK is a slightly bizarre mixture of metric and imperial measurements. Produce in shops/supermarkets is labelled metric (grams, litres etc.) but sometimes the quantities which match imperial ones. For example, we buy 568ml cartons of milk. Other things - mainly depending on some kind of inertia or laziness - use imperial quantities. For example, we get 'miles per gallon' stats in car advertisement, despite fuel at the pump being priced and measured per litre. However, all the road signs and speed limits use miles rather than kilometres. We do however get a 'CO2 emitted per kilometre' stat, but the only reason to give a shit about that is that the government bases their vehicle taxation on that (rather than actual efficiency). If you go into a pub, you still ask for a pint of beer, but spirits are given in measures of 25ml. Fuck me sideways.Mezzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258611090993840143noreply@blogger.com