{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"CHINA: Updated Denza D9, BYD Sues Trump and Chery Claims Braking Breakthrough | 09 Feb 2026","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/china-updated-denza-d9-byd-sues-trump-and-chery-claims-braking-breakthrough-09-feb-2026","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8860531.mp3?modified=1770915971&sid=5051980&source=rss","description":"Can you help me make more podcasts? 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The all-wheel drive adds a rear-mounted motor at 70 kilowatts, which is up 25 kilowatts on the old version. So combined power on that 410 kilowatts or 550 horsepower.","canonicalId":"term:horsepower","priority":0.9,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"explanation":"Horsepower is a unit of measurement for power, commonly used to describe the power output of engines and motors. It indicates how quickly work can be done, with higher horsepower typically resulting in better performance.","simplifiedExplanation":"Horsepower is a way to measure how powerful an engine or motor is. 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