Bang for buck - what's your 'bhp to £' ratio?
Discussion
Following a Doug Demuro video I watched (I know, I know..) discussing overlooked enthusiast cars (a somewhat questionable list too) he made a point about the base 5.0 Mustang, and how for fifty grand you could get 450bhp - which equated to around 1bhp per hundred dollars:
$50,000 ÷ 450 = $111.11 per horsepower
This got me thinking about my best 'bang for buck' purchases, or to bring it to the UK, 'pony for pound'.
For the sake of inclusivity and interesting responses, I want to extend this calculation process to you folks - with no consideration of used vs new; standard vs modified; etc etc. This will no doubt skew the 'better' results to the used and tuned market, but I'd be keen to see what the new and nearly new car market can do, in comparison to the Mustang at least.
To start, my first car with any decent power was an Audi A4 Avant with a tuned 1.8T and a print out for 182hp - which I paid £800 for. I know, I know..
That would put my bhp = £ ratio at £4.39 per hp.
But.. it was a bit of a heap.
My current steed, a well maintained and equally tuned mk1 TT sits at 262bhp - and I paid £2,200 for it. So pony to pound comes in at £8.39.
Guess I peaked early.
This is of course just for fun - it is a completely pointless metric and arguably torque would be as / more valuable to know, but I wonder who on here might have the most impressive numbers, given that Lord Doug equated $111 per hp to a performance bargain.
$50,000 ÷ 450 = $111.11 per horsepower
This got me thinking about my best 'bang for buck' purchases, or to bring it to the UK, 'pony for pound'.
For the sake of inclusivity and interesting responses, I want to extend this calculation process to you folks - with no consideration of used vs new; standard vs modified; etc etc. This will no doubt skew the 'better' results to the used and tuned market, but I'd be keen to see what the new and nearly new car market can do, in comparison to the Mustang at least.
To start, my first car with any decent power was an Audi A4 Avant with a tuned 1.8T and a print out for 182hp - which I paid £800 for. I know, I know..
That would put my bhp = £ ratio at £4.39 per hp.
But.. it was a bit of a heap.
My current steed, a well maintained and equally tuned mk1 TT sits at 262bhp - and I paid £2,200 for it. So pony to pound comes in at £8.39.
Guess I peaked early.
This is of course just for fun - it is a completely pointless metric and arguably torque would be as / more valuable to know, but I wonder who on here might have the most impressive numbers, given that Lord Doug equated $111 per hp to a performance bargain.
TREMAiNE said:
Ford Mustang GT
I paid £33,500 for 420bhp
79p per bhp.
But I then sold the car a couple of months ago for £34,000.
So, I was actually paid 1.2p per bhp over my ownership
987.2 Boxster S
I paid £30,000 for 315bhp
95p per bhp
I'll stop there...
Mustang was good value though!
I suspect a decimal point error here!I paid £33,500 for 420bhp
79p per bhp.
But I then sold the car a couple of months ago for £34,000.
So, I was actually paid 1.2p per bhp over my ownership
987.2 Boxster S
I paid £30,000 for 315bhp
95p per bhp
I'll stop there...
Mustang was good value though!
TREMAiNE said:
Ford Mustang GT
I paid £33,500 for 420bhp
79p per bhp.
But I then sold the car a couple of months ago for £34,000.
So, I was actually paid 1.2p per bhp over my ownership
987.2 Boxster S
I paid £30,000 for 315bhp
95p per bhp
I'll stop there...
Mustang was good value though!
You typed all that up and couldn’t see the obvious!????I paid £33,500 for 420bhp
79p per bhp.
But I then sold the car a couple of months ago for £34,000.
So, I was actually paid 1.2p per bhp over my ownership
987.2 Boxster S
I paid £30,000 for 315bhp
95p per bhp
I'll stop there...
Mustang was good value though!
tters.
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