Kilowatts to horsepower (mechanical) converter on this page calculates how many horsepower (mechanical) are in 'X' kilowatts (where 'X' is the number of kilowatts to convert to horsepower (mechanical)). In order to convert a value from kilowatts to horsepower (mechanical) (from kW to hp) type the number of kW to be converted to hp and then click on the 'convert' button.