How many BHP does it take for you to consider a car "powerful"? Gabz 26 Feb 2016 Previous At what age did you pass your driving test? Next The Pikes Peak Hill Climb: Everything You Need To Know Sponsored PostsComments 300 Depends on the weight of the car A 600 kilo car is powerful with 200hp IMO it also depends on the use aswell. Whether you use it on streets, offroading, racing or drifting, the ‘’power norms’’ vary aswell. I would have to say anything under 9000 is too low Totally agree. My pug may only produce 170 bhp but only ways 750 kg 350 Weight to power ratio matters most to me,but i’d say from 230bhp 375-400 Around 300. 250-300bhp usable brake Depends on the weight. I would say .20hp/kg Depends on the car, but 250+ is pretty powerful for 1000-1150 kg 600 Pagination Page 1 Next page Next Page Latest News News Sigh – Pininfarina Is Helping Develop A Hypercar With ‘AI-Assisted Design’ Top Gear This Ex-Top Gear Mini Could Be Yours News The Rolls-Royce Phantom Has Celebrated Its 100th Birthday By Going For A Swim News Nissan X-Trail Nismo Unveiled For Japan News Random: Welsh Football Team Introduces Motorsport-Inspired Gulf Livery Shirt News The 1527bhp Xiaomi SU7 Ultra Could Be Coming To EuropeSubscribe to our NewsletterGet the latest car news, reviews and unmissable promotions from the team direct to your inboxFor more information see our Privacy Policy Leave this field blank Latest Reviews Reviews 2025 MGS5 Review: Invisible, But Solid Reviews 2025 Mercedes-AMG E53 Review: A Muted (Stop)Gap Reviews 2025 Porsche Taycan Review: Still The Best Of Its Kind Reviews 2025 Renault 4 Review: What Difficult Second Album? Reviews Audi RS4 Edition 25 Review: Brilliant, But One For The Audi Superfans Reviews Lotus Emeya Review: A Good Electric Car, But Is It A Great Lotus?
IMO it also depends on the use aswell. Whether you use it on streets, offroading, racing or drifting, the ‘’power norms’’ vary aswell.
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Depends on the weight of the car
A 600 kilo car is powerful with 200hp
IMO it also depends on the use aswell. Whether you use it on streets, offroading, racing or drifting, the ‘’power norms’’ vary aswell.
I would have to say anything under 9000 is too low
Totally agree. My pug may only produce 170 bhp but only ways 750 kg
350
Weight to power ratio matters most to me,
but i’d say from 230bhp
375-400
Around 300.
250-300bhp usable brake
Depends on the weight. I would say .20hp/kg
Depends on the car, but 250+ is pretty powerful for 1000-1150 kg
600