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 200-300 500 Good question! Well I think my E30 is powerful enough with it’s 136hp M42B18is swap. But it depends on the weight. :) dependa on weight 200 for me seems just short on power. 250+. But depends on the weight of the car 370 brake hosepowers depends on the car type and p/w ratio, for hatches 150+ sedans 200+ in my book 250-280 is pretty much enough for a 1300-1350kg car 250 Depends on the weight but generally I don’t care about anything with less than 180. Except the 500 Abarth and the miata what about the lotus elise :( Pagination Page 3 Next page Next Page Previous page Prev Page Latest News News Behold, The Production-Spec RML GT Hypercar News Even The Peugeot 308 Has A Light-Up Badge Now News The 294mph Yangwang U9 Track Edition Is The Fastest EV Ever News Sayonara, Godzilla: This Is The Last Ever R35 Nissan GT-R News The New Audi Q3 Sportback Is Here To Be Confusing News Land Rover’s Latest Classic Defender V8 Pays Tribute To Winston ChurchillSubscribe 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?
Good question! Well I think my E30 is powerful enough with it’s 136hp M42B18is swap. But it depends on the weight. :)
Depends on the weight but generally I don’t care about anything with less than 180. Except the 500 Abarth
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Good question! Well I think my E30 is powerful enough with it’s 136hp M42B18is swap. But it depends on the weight. :)
dependa on weight
200 for me seems just short on power. 250+. But depends on the weight of the car
370 brake hosepowers
depends on the car type and p/w ratio, for hatches 150+ sedans 200+ in my book
250-280 is pretty much enough for a 1300-1350kg car
250
Depends on the weight but generally I don’t care about anything with less than 180. Except the 500 Abarth
and the miata
what about the lotus elise :(