What's the most powerful car you have owned?

[macky17]

TobyLaRohne]acky17 said:

570bhp GTR

505bhp C6 Z06

Power to weight ratios all roughly equal - GTR gave the illusion of being faster due to turbo midrange and fast gear changes but I suspect the Z06 was faster in-gear. quote]
For what it is worth, I was chasing a GTR this weekend and my 530bhp Z06 was identical in terms of acceleration from exiting the corner at around 50mph all the way to the end of the main straight which I was clocking around 150mph...around the rest of the track I destroyed him.

I'm not surprised at all - if he'd been swapping cogs as well you would have been faster on the straights also. When you tell people your Corvette handled better than your GTR they look at you as though you are nuts but it's true - accurate, flat handling like a big ol' Elise whereas the GTR always felt heavy and attempting to trail brake was terrifying. GTR had more grip - that's about it.

[Nigel_O]

Fiat Coupe 20vt - best-ever dyno figure was 502bhp, but it was starting to detonate, so it was backed off to 488bhp. I run it at a slightly lower boost setting for most driving - around 450bhp

[AClownsPocket]

420BHP Monaro. Just kept pulling all the time. Although the sensation of speed wasn't great until you looked at the speedo and got a surprise.

[macky17]

Hi Nigel! You still have the 20VT? Awesome. What are its current stable mates? I owned 3 Fiat coupes back in the day and loved them all.

[Vladimir]

Nigel, holy st!!! Was it driveable?!

[Patch888]

Fiesta ST 200hp. (Mr200). Seems very tame after reading through this.

[V8LM]

Approximately 447 420 W

[macky17]

Patch888 said:

Fiesta ST 200hp. (Mr200). Seems very tame after reading through this.

Yet the ST is probably just as fun, or more so, than many of the big bhp monsters. A lot of supercars are a little disappointing when you drive them or try to live with them.

[George7]

Only owned 2 cars, but the most powerful is my ZT with 190hp. I need more power!

[Patch888]

macky17 said:

Patch888 said:

Fiesta ST 200hp. (Mr200). Seems very tame after reading through this.

Yet the ST is probably just as fun, or more so, than many of the big bhp monsters. A lot of supercars are a little disappointing when you drive them or try to live with them.

I've never been in a super car but I hope that's true, I look forward to every drive anyway.

[TOYNEG]

my current car (B7 RS4) on the dyno hit 431 so that is the most powerful car i have owned, the most powerful I have driven is a DMS Tuned 997 Turbo with about 620BHP and was in a different league......

[Coldfuse]

245 for my S2000
or 230 for my DC5.

[Nigel_O]

Vladimir said:

Nigel, holy st!!! Was it driveable?!

Oh yes... Until six months ago, it was my daily driver, doing 30,000 miles a year. Engine has now done about 280,000 miles (although the original shell went the way of most Italian cars)

Its very tractable - no torque steer to speak of. Understeer is almost non-existent (Quaife ATB fitted). It'll do mid to high 30s mpg when cruising, but it will also run a 12.3 quarter mile and an estimated 175mph top end

[ninjacost]

600 bhp sl55 amg

[rohrl]

240bhp. 4 litre Jaguar Sovereign.

[Davie]

Cavalier Turbo so far...

I've yet to break the 300bhp barrier - might have to get a remap for the Volvo.

[dgcbev]

1947 Bentley Mark 6 with a 6.9 litre rolls royce engine from the 70s.

Car was completely rebuilt by my dad and it is a 2 seater sports car now. I would say the engine produces about 250hp. although the car drives like a tank due to the weight, but what a sound.

Also speed six bentley which is 6.5l but that is only about 190hp..

so my current octavia vrs is probably about 5 times faster at 200hp

[willisit]

Owned.. my Monaro with 439bhp (last time I RR'd it). Driven? Not sure... probably a Corvette ZR1 (638bhp). I do like my Chevy V8s

Edited by willisit on Thursday 5th December 13:52

[caiss4]

Owned S4 - 344bhp. Driven, probably a GTR - stock is 480bhp but I'm pretty sure the one I drove had probably been tweaked.

[kayzee]

Owned a 320bhp Impreza STI which was fun, but not so much on the petrol and servicing. Driven? Gallardo... which tbh didn't feel that much quicker.