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04-05-2013, 10:54 AM | #16 |
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Im going to agree with the others here and say its about weight
Tuner/Import--north of 300 is alot Musclecar--north of 500 super/hypercar--800 or more Saiyan--above 9000 |
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Its relative. Once a factory engine makes over 400hp I think its considered potent.
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As a general statement upwards of 700 for me is when things get crazy.
But as a not so general statement it depends entirely on weight, 400-500HP can feel ridiculous in car that's sub 3000lbs or even more crazy if it's sub 2500lbs.
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If we're just talking about the engine, anything north of 600 hp I'd consider pretty impressive.
If we're talking about speed, it's relative to weight for me. Anything under 6.00 lbs/hp is pretty damn impressive.
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I'd like to take into consider the size of the tire, weight of the car and amount of downforce.
300hp in a CRX is a LOT of power but 300hp in an Indy Car is not. I think when a certain amount of HP reaches the "whoa" factor for me is directly proportional to much power in excess of what the car/tires can handle exists. I've been in a 250hp CRX on a track and thought, "Holy crap this thing is fast!" Then I was in a 500hp Corvette, going several MPH faster than said CRX, and felt like I was on a Sunday drive. The Corvette was LOTS faster but didn't feel like it. mmmm, isn't relativity fun.
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Hmmm well.....~400 out of the tC, guess u get used to it when i made the jump of about 140 HP it was a wow factor....what happened to first and second? dammit.....
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In the BR-Z/FR-S? 300/350 would be perfect, 500-600 is "oh shit" territory. In something like a Lotus, 400 is approaching that territory, but in a bigger sports car, 700 is getting up there.
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My 85 GTI had around 100 horse and was fun to drive. Same era Corolla GTS had approx. 115 and was peppier. Fast forward to the present and there is a 1400 HP Supra dynod on YouTube.
All things relative I guess. My 08 Accord had 268 HP and the most any of my cars has had. If I were to get another vehicle with 400 plus ponies like a Mustang GT that would seem like a lot to me.
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