How many BHP does it take for you to consider a car "powerful"? Gabz 26 Feb 2016 Share Previous Article At what age did you pass your driving test? Next Article Is it going to be an upgrade or a downgrade? Related Articles Ask Car Throttle I have the opportunity to buy a super high-mileage (+400k miles) Skoda Octavia for £200. Would you want to see a series on it? And if so, what should we do with it? Ask Car Throttle South African CTzens! What car stuff should I be doing in/near Cape Town? Ask Car Throttle What do you think are the benefits of living with a car guy? Ask Car Throttle CT fans of India! We might be heading to India soon for video fun - what cool stuff should we do/see with cars?! Ask Car Throttle Where are the most expensive places to buy used cars? Ask Car Throttle The 10 Best Comments On CT Last WeekComments Depends on the weight of the car and the type of engine If you’d of asked me 2 years ago I’d of said 180bhp but nowadays I’d say 300bhp upwards 100hp per door Below 100 - well ok100-150 - solid150-200 - nice200 - 250 very nice250+ epicPowerful? 200+ I’d say 160+ depends on weight really though. In a Mazda Miata, 200+ horsepower is enough Having more than 250bhp is what I would consider fast having been in a Mk 3 focus ST which is an absolute rocket ship on ordinary roads :) it is powerful when you can reach it’s limits with quite a lot of effort to be considered powerful around 250 bhp is required 200 BHP Pagination Page 8 Next page Next Page Previous page Prev Page Latest News News The 1,050bhp Lamborghini Revuelto SV Will Hit 62mph in 2.4 Seconds Workshop Stay Fresh with the Clarke Jetstar 1850B Pressure Washer Workshop We Wish We’d Discovered Clarke’s CBBT1 Bluetooth Battery Tester Sooner Features These are the Last 10 Petrol-Powered Hot Hatches Left in Britain in 2026 News JCB Hydromax Hits 406mph, Smashes Hydrogen Speed RecordSign up for The Car Throttle NewsletterYour info will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Leave this field blank More News Gaming The Cars Gran Turismo Helped Turn Into Icons News MINI Gives Its Hottest Hatch A Rally-Inspired Makeover Gaming 11 Exciting Driving Games Still to Come in 2026 and Beyond Features 8 Brilliant Cars That Lived In Their Sibling’s Shadow News Try Not to Cry as a Rotary-Powered Mazda Le Mans Racer Goes up in Flames
Having more than 250bhp is what I would consider fast having been in a Mk 3 focus ST which is an absolute rocket ship on ordinary roads :)
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Depends on the weight of the car and the type of engine
If you’d of asked me 2 years ago I’d of said 180bhp but nowadays I’d say 300bhp upwards
100hp per door
Below 100 - well ok
100-150 - solid
150-200 - nice
200 - 250 very nice
250+ epic
Powerful? 200+ I’d say
160+ depends on weight really though.
In a Mazda Miata, 200+ horsepower is enough
Having more than 250bhp is what I would consider fast having been in a Mk 3 focus ST which is an absolute rocket ship on ordinary roads :)
it is powerful when you can reach it’s limits with quite a lot of effort
to be considered powerful around 250 bhp is required
200 BHP