List of power to weight ratios

[ObseSSed]

I had been giving some thought to the idea of what makes a car expensive and what we look for in cars. Most vehicles now, especially with any performance sense, handle ok for the street. I wanted to look at some "straight line" numbers and put together something that was just a different look at the cars.

There are four numbers in this list. The horsepower, price, lbs per horsepower and finally, points that indicate how far your money goes considering horsepower to weight. The lower the number, the more bang for the buck. I simply took the price of the vehicle, (if it was $28,000, I just used 28) and multiplied it by the hp to weight ratio. It was the simplist thing I could come up with.

This does not take into consideration ANYTHING except for for what I stated. I threw some odds and ends in there for comparison too, like supercars and turds to give you an idea where these other cars stand.

Please, I spent quite a bit of time on this list, please do not just post and copy without posting my name with it and where you got it. Trying to give not only me some props, but give some up for the board too for advertising.

If there are any you would like added, please let me know and I will edit this post and add it to the list.

Model=HP / Price / lbs per horsepower / Points

Acura TSX=205 / $29000 / 15.7 / 455
Acura TL=286 / $39000 / 12.6 / 491

Audi TT=255 / $40000 / 10.9 / 436
Audi A3=250 / $34000 / 12.9 / 438
Audi RS4=420 / $66000 / 8.6 / 567

BMW 3 Series=300 / $41000 / 10.9 / 446
BMW Z4=330 / $51800 / 9.1 / 464

Bugati Veyron 16.4 =987 / $1,200,000 / 4.2 / 5040

Buick LaCrosse=240 / $29000 / 14.5 / 476
Buick Lucerbe=275 / $35000 / 13.6 / 420

Cadillac CTS-V=400 / $51000 / 9.2 / 469
Cadillac STS-V=469 / $77000 / 8.2 / 631

Chevy Cobalt SS=205 / $22000 / 13.5 / 297
Chevy Corvette C6=400 / $45000 / 7.95 / 357
Chevy Corvette Z06=505 / $70000 / 6.3 / 441
Chevy Impala SS=303 / $28000 / 11.7 / 327
Chevy Malibu SS=240 / $25000 / 13.2 / 330
Chevy Monte Carlo SS=303 / $28000 / 11.0 / 308
Chevy Trailblazer SS=395 / $33000 / 12.0 / 396

Chrysler Crossfire=215 / $40000 / 14.0 / 560
Chrysler PT Cruiser=230 / $29000 / 13.3 / 385
Chrysler 300C SRT-8=425 / $40000 / 8.7 / 348

Dodge Caliber SRT-4=300 / $24000 / 9.8 / 235
Dodge Charger SRT-8=425 / $36000 / 8.9 / 320
Dodge Viper SRT-10=510 / $84000 / 6.7 / 562

Ford Mustang GT500=500 / $41000 / 6.7 / 274
Ford Mustang GT=300 / $28000 / 11.5 / 322

Honda S2000=237 / $34000 / 11.9 / 404
Honda Civic Si=197 / $24000 / 14.6 / 408

Hyundai Tiburon=172 / $20000 / 17.3 / 346

Infinite G35=315 / $35000 / 11.1 / 388

Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8=425 / $40000 / 11.2 / 448

Lexus IS350=306 / $35000 / 11.3 / 395

Lincoln MKZ=263 / $35000 / 12.9 / 450

Lotus Elise=190 / $43000 / 10.4 / 447
Lotus Exige=243 / $80000 / 8.1 / 648 (Not street legal)

Mazda MX-5=170 / $28000 / 14.35 / 401
Mazda RX-8=238 / $28000 / 12.7 / 355
MazdaSpeed3=260 / $24000 / 10.3 / 247
MazdaSpeed6=287 / $30000 / 11.1 / 333

Mercedes CLK=475 / $85000 / 7.5 / 637

Mini Cooper S=175 / $25000 / 14.5 / 362

Mitsubishi Evo XI=286 / $35000 / 11.18 / 391
Mitsubishi Eclipse=260 / $29000 / 14.1 / 408

Nissan Altima=365 / $30000 / 11.5 / 345
Nissan 350Z=315 / $42000 / 10.6 / 445

Pontiac Solstice GXP=260 / $26000 / 11.5 / 299
Pontiac G6=252 / $29000 / 13.4 / 388
Pontiac Grand Prix=303 / $28000 / 11.4 / 320

Porche Boxter S=295 / $65000 / 9.7 / 630
Porche Cayman S=295 / $70000 / 10 / 700

Saleen S7 Twin Turbo=750 / $600000 / 3.9 / 2340

Saturn Ion=205 / $21000 / 13.4 / 281
Saturn Sky=260 / $29000 / 11.2 / 324

Scion tC=161 / $17000 / 18.0 / 306

Subaru STI=293 / $33000 / 10.3 / 339
Subaru Legacy=250 / $34000 / 12.2 / 414

VW Jetta=200 / $24000 / 16.1 / 386
VW GTI=200 / $23000 / 15.8 / 363

Volvo V50=218 / $35000 / 14.8 / 518
Volvo S60=300 / $36000 / 11.6 / 417
Volvo V70=300 / $37000 / 10.98 / 406
Volvo S80=311 / $45000 / 11.2 / 515

[Alchemist]

hmm, interesting.

point-wise, very few of the examples made it in the 200s, and the Veyron has over twice as many points as the S7

[IntegraDC5]

id be curious to see how my car ranks on there. cheaper then the TSX, similar HP, lighter...

[ObseSSed]

id be curious to see how my car ranks on there. cheaper then the TSX, similar HP, lighter...

201hp / $24000 / 14.1 / 338

Actually, it was $23000 in 2002.

Still not bad. It seems anything in the 300s and lower is decent.

[golden chicken]

you comparo uses some slightly off numbers. for example, a civic si with nav goes around $24k, but a regular civic si goes around $21k. a jeep grand cherokee srt-8 goes around $44k, etc. etc. which basically means that your numbers are too flexible to have a real comparative value.

it's a nice way to put that the srt-4 is great bang-for-the-buck, but we already knew that

[ObseSSed]

you comparo uses some slightly off numbers. for example, a civic si with nav goes around $24k, but a regular civic si goes around $21k. a jeep grand cherokee srt-8 goes around $44k, etc. etc. which basically means that your numbers are too flexible to have a real comparative value.

it's a nice way to put that the srt-4 is great bang-for-the-buck, but we already knew that

Actually, I used all fully loaded numbers, you just happened to find one of two that I did not. The TBSS and the Jeep GC SRT-8 were the only ones I did not use fully equipped prices for. I could not find the price for the GC fully loaded and didn't feel like looking up the TBSS. LOL The rest are as accurate as I could get them.

I wanted it to be as equal as possible, so I figured using all fully loaded vehicles would be easier.

[CF-Mike]

Damn good thread

[ObseSSed]

BTW, check out the MazdaSpeed3. That is pretty good too. I almost bought a Speed6 and had I bought it and found out the Speed3 was faster, I would have kicked Mazda's ass. LOL

[Trucking84]

Interesting read.

[ObseSSed]

it's a nice way to put that the srt-4 is great bang-for-the-buck, but we already knew that

Sure, everyone knew it was a good bang for the buck, but what every did not know was how much it was compared to other vehicles. Also, I was anxious to see how some of the other vehicles did, like the Vette, GT500, Charger etc. I could have simply excluded the SRT-4, but why, when it was a good comparison?