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800 plus. It all depends on what you have. Once you get used to a certain power output, you will want more.
I say a car above 130hp like the twingo 133 for me is fast but I would say anything above 330hp (around e46 m3 territory) is really quick.
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800 plus. It all depends on what you have. Once you get used to a certain power output, you will want more.
350+
Depends on the car, but the 400hp mark typically gets my attention on anything
200ps and more
I say a car above 130hp like the twingo 133 for me is fast but I would say anything above 330hp (around e46 m3 territory) is really quick.
Obviously depends on weight and class but 400+
Depends on the weight but 300+ seems fair enough
250 is already good
Anything under a 10:1 lbs:hp ratio is
400hp,depends on weight to power ratio