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 my 2011 335i has a little bit over 300 Whp and 300lbs of torque and i think its fast as hell! For 1000 to 1200 kilos 250bhp is starting to be powerful. Then i remember the insurance and 115bhp sounds so powerful 😂 In a small hatchback, anything over 150bhp is pretty powerful. Heavier the car, the more power you need. it’s all about power to weight ratio I’d say 300bhp. Powerful. Doesn’t matter if lightweight or heavy. Ofcourse weight to hp ratio matters but 300hp is powerful for any weight. Except a Unimog 😊 More about experiance…. for a new driver a 90hp car feels powerfull 210 hp My car has curently 98hp so 200 would be “powerful” :P 300+ 200-300 depends on weight Pagination Page 4 Next page Next Page Previous page Prev Page Latest News News The Volvo XC70 Is Back, But It’s Not How You Remember It News Stop The Press: The New VW T-Roc Is Here 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-RSubscribe 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?
For 1000 to 1200 kilos 250bhp is starting to be powerful. Then i remember the insurance and 115bhp sounds so powerful 😂
In a small hatchback, anything over 150bhp is pretty powerful. Heavier the car, the more power you need.
I’d say 300bhp. Powerful. Doesn’t matter if lightweight or heavy. Ofcourse weight to hp ratio matters but 300hp is powerful for any weight.
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my 2011 335i has a little bit over 300 Whp and 300lbs of torque and i think its fast as hell!
For 1000 to 1200 kilos 250bhp is starting to be powerful. Then i remember the insurance and 115bhp sounds so powerful 😂
In a small hatchback, anything over 150bhp is pretty powerful. Heavier the car, the more power you need.
it’s all about power to weight ratio
I’d say 300bhp. Powerful. Doesn’t matter if lightweight or heavy. Ofcourse weight to hp ratio matters but 300hp is powerful for any weight.
Except a Unimog 😊
More about experiance…. for a new driver a 90hp car feels powerfull
210 hp
My car has curently 98hp so 200 would be “powerful” :P
300+
200-300 depends on weight