One of the best side effects of the quest for fuel efficiency
has been the proliferation of horsepower. Technologies like turbocharging and
gasoline direct injection have allowed engineers to create cars with 400 hp or
more, when just a few years ago, 300 hp was the benchmark for high performance.
Some of the truly high-performance/high-horsepower cars are exotics, supercars
and hypercars, which is to be expected, and 1000 hp can be found on some spec
sheets. But a surprising range of everyday cars can be ordered straight out of
the factory with 400 hp or more. We’ve collected a list to demonstrate the
breadth of that range.
Here, in ascending order of horsepower, are 5 cars with 400 hp
or more.
2017
Mercedes-Benz AMG C63
When AMG applies its magic to Mercedes-Benz
vehicles, you can bet that high horsepower is going to be part of the picture.
The in-house tuner somehow manages to shoehorn a 4.0-liter bi-turbo V8 engine
under the hood of the 2017 Mercedes-Benz AMG C63, which is based on the regular
C-Class coupe. That hand-built engine produces 469 hp and 479 lb-ft of torque,
and sends it through a 7-speed automatic transmission. The C63 is very quick,
scooting from 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds. Drive at a sane pace, and you may achieve
17 mpg city/23 mpg highway, per the EPA. That kind of performance isn’t cheap,
starting at $67,000, but the C63 is the sleeper on our list, and it’s hard to
put a price on that.
When it comes to dollar per horsepower, the 2017 Dodge Charger
R/T Scat Pack is the leader in the clubhouse on our list. One of nine variants
in the Charger lineup, the R/T Scat Pack hits a sweet spot with its 6.4-liter
HEMI V8 that produces 485 hp and 475 lb-ft of torque starting at $39,995.
That’s a bargain, especially when it comes packed in a functional sedan that
can get from 0-60 in 4.3 seconds. Dodge uses its MDS (Multi-Displacement
System) with Fuel Saver Technology to squeeze 15 mpg city/25 mpg highway by
selectively deactivating pairs of the HEMI’s cylinders in low-demand
situations, like highway cruising. Pretty high-tech for just $82.46 per
horsepower.
2017 Jaguar
F-Type R
Jaguar Head of Design Ian Callum may have produced his
masterpiece with the F-Type, but the roadster is really a triumph of
engineering even more than it is a paragon of design. 550 hp and 502 lb-ft of
torque flow from the supercharged 5.0-liter V8 engine that lives beneath the
2017 Jaguar F-TYPE R’s long hood. The silky-smooth 8-speed automatic
transmission translates that horsepower into rocket-like acceleration, allowing
the F-Type R to shoot from 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds, up to a top speed of 186
mph. Thanks to a combination of design and engineering, the sleek $105,400
roadster slices through the wind and operates at an efficient 15 mpg city/23
mpg highway, per the EPA’s estimate.
BMW makes headlines with its handling, but it’s a mistake to
forget about BMW performance, especially when considering the 2017 BMW M5. BMW
has been devoted to twin-turbo engines for a while now, getting more and more
horsepower from compact engine designs. The M5’s 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 packs
a significant 560-hp punch, backed up with 500 lb-ft of torque. BMW has not yet
abandoned the manual transmission, either, as the M5 is available with a
6-speed manual or 7-speed automatic transmission starting at $94,100. The
automatic can propel the M5 from 0-60 mph in 4.2 seconds up to a top speed of
155 mph (limited), and can get up to 14 mpg city/20 mpg highway, which is
impressive for such a roomy sedan with 560 hp on tap.
2017
Cadillac CTS-V
It’s great to see Cadillac on our list of 400 hp cars. With a
heavy hitter like the $83,995 2017 Cadillac CTS-V, the American luxury maker
stakes its claim as the American performance car maker. The impressive sedan is
fitted with a supercharged 6.2-liter V8 engine that is tuned to produce 640 hp
and 630 lb-ft of torque. The CTS-V’s 8-speed automatic transmission helps to
translate that horsepower into action, resulting in a 0-60 mph acceleration
time of 3.7 seconds on the way to a 200-mph top speed. When was the last time
we heard about a Cadillac with 640 hp and a 200-mph top speed? Maybe never. And
the CTS-V is still able to post 14 mpg city/21 mpg highway fuel economy estimates.
2017 Dodge
Challenger SRT Hellcat
When it comes to prodigious horsepower, the muscle car poster
child is the 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat. It’s tempting to drop the mike
after announcing that the Hellcat makes 707 hp and 650 lb-ft of torque. The
power is so potent that Dodge delivers the Hellcat with two key fobs – one that
allows full power, and one that limits power, so that drivers are not
overwhelmed. They also offer a day of performance driver training at the
Bondurant School with purchase of the SRT coupe. That’s a lot of car and value
starting at $64,195. Especially considering that 60 mph arrives from a start at
3.5 seconds, and fuel gets burned at a rate of 13 mpg city/21 mpg highway.
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