Biggest bang-per-buck cars

Top 40 cars with highest engine power relative to price. Updated July 2025.

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

Sources

All data sourced from manufacturer's official figures.

List authored by Christian Zelcs. Last updated on 07/22/2025, last addition - Renault 21 2.0.