Biggest bang-per-buck cars

Powerful and affordable cars are hard to find and things are getting worse with the overall trend of downsizing and gradual extinction of multi cylinder engines.

Electric cars are not yet democratizing power as we might have hoped either - mostly due to cost of batteries. All we have left is good old American muscle and some European-style "hot" hatchbacks.

This list presents cars with highest power to price ratio - the most horsepower you can buy for $10,000.

#	make & model	Hp/$10k▼
1.	1964 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 F-85 Cutlass Holiday Coupe	822
2.	1956 Elva Mark II	740
3.	1961 Lotus Super Seven	680
4.	1961 Studebaker Lark-8 4-door-sedan	666
5.	1960 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato	556
6.	1955 Aston Martin DB2/4	534
7.	1952 Jaguar XK-120 SE	457
8.	1954 Maserati A6G 2000 Sport Coupe	361
9.	1951 Jaguar XK-120 C-type	333
10.	1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	311
11.	1957 Porsche 356 A 1600 GS Carrera GT Coupe	307
12.	1953 Austin-Healey 100	282
13.	1962 Peel P50	226
14.	1965 Peel Trident	221
15.	1958 Renault Dauphine Gordini	204
16.	1969 Ford GT40	184
17.	1954 Porsche 550 Spyder	183
18.	1971 AC Model 70 Invacar	180
19.	1962 Ferrari 250 GTO	164
20.	2025 MG IM5 Performance	153
21.	1955 BMW 507	151
22.	2024 Zeekr 001	148
23.	1958 Porsche 356 A 1600 Convertible D	139
24.	2018 Chevrolet Camaro SS	130
25.	2022 Zeekr 001 Performance AWD	119
26.	2015 Ultima Evolution	106
27.	2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS	105
28.	2017 Dacia Sandero SCe 75	103
29.	2006 Mazda 3 MPS	103
30.	2022 BYD Seal AWD	102
31.	2000 Ultima GTR 720	101
32.	2019 Ultima RS	100
33.	1991 Ginetta G33	99
34.	2011 Dodge Challenger SRT-8 392	98
35.	2024 Tesla Model 3 AWD Long Range	98
36.	1986 Renault 21 2.0	98
37.	2016 Ford Shelby Mustang GT350R	97
38.	2019 SsangYong Tivoli 1.5 T-GDI	96
39.	2011 Ford Mustang RTR	96
40.	2024 Xiaomi SU7	95