Top 50 "bang per buck" cars 2026

"Power sells" - perhaps most important specification for performance cars is maximum engine power. Given enough power, even heavy car can accelerate well and reach high speeds.

"Beng per buck" is a jargon term used to describe how much performance a car or motorcyle provides for given amount of money.

The following list includes cars which provide highest horsepower (displayed here in metric "PS" unit) per €10000.

Price used in calculations is average between base and fully equipped price in European Union. It is not inflation adjusted.

This list is limited by available data and new vehicles will be added as new data arrives.


Rank Make and model Power / €10k
1. Zeekr 8X 221 ps
2. MG IM5 Performance 155 ps
3. Zeekr 9X 152 ps
4. Zeekr 001 (facelift) 150 ps
5. Leapmotor C10 AWD 133 ps
6. Chevrolet Camaro SS (MK VI) (Facelift) 132 ps
7. HiPhi Model A 120 ps
8. Ford Mustang GT (Mk IV 218 PS) 114 ps
9. Baic BJ30 1.5 Turbo 4WD 113 ps
10. Ultima Evolution (1034 PS) 108 ps
11. Chevrolet Camaro SS (Mk V) 106 ps
12. Smart #5 Pulse (588 PS) 106 ps
13. Smart #5 Brabus 106 ps
14. Dacia Sandero SCe 75 (Mk II) 104 ps
15. Mazda 3 MPS 104 ps
16. BYD Seal AWD 103 ps
17. Ultima GTR 720 103 ps
18. Ultima RS (1217 PS) 101 ps
19. Xiaomi SU7 Ultra 101 ps
20. Ginetta G33 (3.9i) 100 ps
21. Dodge Challenger SRT-8 392 100 ps
22. Tesla Model 3 AWD Long Range (facelift) 100 ps
23. Ultima Evolution Convertible (1034 PS) 99 ps
24. Renault 21 2.0 (120 PS) 99 ps
25. Ford Shelby Mustang GT350R 99 ps
26. Zeekr 001 Performance AWD 98 ps
27. Ford Mustang RTR 97 ps
28. Deepal S05 AWD 97 ps
29. Xiaomi SU7 96 ps
30. XPeng G6 AWD Performance (487 PS) 94 ps
31. Kia EV6 GT (facelift) 93 ps
32. MG 4 XPower 93 ps
33. Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 93 ps
34. XPeng G6 AWD Performance 92 ps
35. Fisker Ocean Ultra 92 ps
36. Ford Mustang GT Convertible (Mk VI 421 PS) 92 ps
37. Ford Focus ST 91 ps
38. BYD Sealion 7 EV 91 ps
39. Zeekr 001 FR 90 ps
40. DFSK Seres 5 90 ps
41. KGM Musso EV 4x4 90 ps
42. Chevrolet Camaro SS (Mk VI) 89 ps
43. Ford Mustang GT (Mk VI 426 PS) 89 ps
44. Renault Clio RS Cup (Mk III facelift) 89 ps
45. Tesla Model 3 AWD Long Range 89 ps
46. Dacia Sandero TCe 90 (Mk II) 89 ps
47. Ford Mustang GT (Mk VI 441 PS) 89 ps
48. TOGG T10X (AWD) 88 ps
49. Ford Mustang GT (Mk VI Euro-Spec) 88 ps
50. Chevrolet Camaro SS (Mk V 405 PS) 88 ps
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Hoppelmoppel123  1m ago

@FastestLaps @humana please check where the prices of the old cars are from, the Euro didnt exist back then


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...  2m ago

Thankfully, we didn't get as far as Rolls-Royce/Bugatti

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humana  9m ago

Maybe adding new price for a bunch of cars from the 50s wasn't a good idea, given it's now boxing out the true #1, which is at #18 for the moment, the MG IM5

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humana  9m ago

@FastestLaps can you make this list 100 cars? it only displays 50

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humana  2y ago

@fastestlaps theres at least 2 broken lists on supercarlists, https://supercarlists.com/cheapest-mid-engine-cars, which is truly broke, and https://supercarlists.com/most-expensive-sedans which lets in SUV's

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humana  2y ago

@fastestlaps can you make a list like this using the USD measurements?

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raekmackelyx  2y ago

Volvo S60/V70 T5 1st gen + BSR Stage 1
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Saab Aero models + Maptun
1500ps/10k€

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humana  2y ago

@fastestlaps can you make this list 100 cars? it only displays 50

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Zeekrfan   2y ago

new zeekr 001, 230.4 ps per 10k €

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Corvolet3  2y ago

I like how the two best bangs for buck are cars before the inflation.

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Shwingbob  4y ago

Or delete the lt1, sure


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Shwingbob  4y ago

camaro lt1 price should be added
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Shwingbob  4y ago

https://fastestlaps.com/models/chevrolet-camaro
$34,000 for the coupe
€29,930.20 Coupe
461 ps
€29,930.20/10k =
461/2.99302 € = 154 ps /€10k

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Corvolet3  5y ago

What the hell is a Nissan Kicks

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kalleb  6y ago

Instead of using merely power, it would be nice a list like "points in track times buck".
By points in track, I mean, you could sum the seconds of the very best positions a car has and divide this by the number of tracks it has a record on: AVERAGE SECONDS. (excluding very long or very short tracks, this number do not deviate too much... but you can use some sort of weighted mean considering the tracks' lenghts).

AVERAGE SECONDS x CAR PRICE = some number (the less the better!)

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benedekpuskas  6y ago

I'm not surprised on that Mustang is on the top of the list :-)

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