Most powerful AC cars
Top 40 most powerful AC cars ever made. Updated July 2025.
The key to performance is power. Even heaviest sedans and SUVs can beat lightweight sports cars, if they have enough engine power.
Advanced fuel injection systems and high precision manufacturing is allowing for ever increasing power output and higher performance.
Advancement in battery technology and power electronics also brings electric cars amongst the most powerful of all time. Some examples are claimed to produce over 2000 horsepower - well over a megawatt!
# | make & model | Power (hp)▼ | Image |
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1. | 2026 AC GT Super Sport | 1025 | ![]() |
2. | 2009 AC Cobra MK VI GTSR | 780 | ![]() |
3. | 2020 AC Cobra Series 4 Electric | 671 | ![]() |
4. | 2025 AC Cobra GTS | 663 | ![]() |
5. | 2009 AC Cobra MK VI GT Big Block | 640 | ![]() |
6. | 2010 AC Cobra GTS | 638 | ![]() |
7. | 2017 AC Cobra 378 | 557 | ![]() |
8. | 2020 AC Cobra Series 3 Electric | 544 | ![]() |
9. | 1994 AC Cobra MK III 460 Street Competition | 485 | ![]() |
10. | 2023 AC Cobra GT | 460 | ![]() |
11. | 2012 AC 378 GT Zagato | 428 | ![]() |
12. | 1966 AC Cobra 427 | 410 | ![]() |
13. | 2020 AC Cobra Series 2 Electric | 386 | ![]() |
14. | 2001 AC Mamba Coupe | 385 | ![]() |
15. | 1964 AC Coupe Le Mans | 375 | ![]() |
16. | 2000 AC Cobra 212 S/C | 350 | ![]() |
17. | 1999 AC Ace 5.0 V8 | 350 | ![]() |
18. | 1965 AC 428 Convertible | 345 | ![]() |
19. | 1998 AC Aceca | 345 | ![]() |
20. | 1973 AC Frua 428 Coupe | 345 | ![]() |
21. | 1962 AC Shelby Cobra 260 | 335 | ![]() |
22. | 1963 AC Cobra Le Mans Coupe | 330 | ![]() |
23. | 1992 AC Cobra Lightweight 5.0 | 320 | ![]() |
24. | 2020 AC Ace RS Electric | 308 | ![]() |
25. | 2025 AC Ace | 300 | ![]() |
26. | 1983 AC Cobra Mk IV | 296 | ![]() |
27. | 1963 AC Cobra 289 | 275 | ![]() |
28. | 1993 AC Ace Brooklands | 260 | ![]() |
29. | 1998 AC Cobra 302 CRS | 225 | ![]() |
30. | 2020 AC Cobra Series 1 Electric | 201 | ![]() |
31. | 1953 AC Ace 2.6 | 170 | ![]() |
32. | 1961 AC Ace RS | 168 | ![]() |
33. | 1956 AC Aceca Ghia-Aigle | 140 | ![]() |
34. | 1973 AC 3000ME | 140 | ![]() |
35. | 1957 AC Ace Bristol Zagato | 128 | ![]() |
36. | 1960 AC Aceca Bristol | 124 | ![]() |
37. | 1956 AC Ace Bristol | 120 | ![]() |
38. | 1959 AC Greyhound | 119 | ![]() |
39. | 1956 AC Aceca | 105 | ![]() |
40. | 1955 AC Ace | 90 | ![]() |
Sources
All data sourced from manufacturer's official figures.
List authored by Christian Zelcs. Last updated on 07/09/2025, last addition - AC GT Super Sport.