Horsepower only shows one side of the story when it comes to a car's speed – if you really want to know how fast a car is check out the weight-to-power ratio. Just like golf, lowest number wins.
10.) Pagani Huayra
2980 lbs
740 hp
4.14 lbs/hp
If this list is starting with a wild 740 hp Pagani you know it's going to be interesting. The Huayra is staggeringly light for a car with a V12.
Suggested By: Chinchillacious, Photo Credit: Axion23
9.) Porsche 918 Spyder Weissach Package
3616 lbs
887 hp
4.08 lbs/hp
The 918 barely edges out the Huayra, but only if equipped with the stripped out Weissach Package, otherwise the Pagani would just have it.
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8.) Caterham 620R
1201.52 lbs
310 hp
3.88 lbs/hp
Performance like this in a car that was designed in 1957 is just bonkers. This unassuming little thing is keeping some seriously impressive company here.
Suggested By: Stig-a-saw-us-wrecks, Photo Credit: Caterham
7.) McLaren P1
3196.7 lbs
903 hp
3.54 lbs/hp
The McLaren P1 is impressively light given its complex hybrid drivetrain – lighter than a Corvette Stingray.
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6.) Bugatti Veryon Super Sport
4162 lbs
1184 hp
3.52 lbs/hp
Unfortunately for the McLaren, the Veryon Super Sport's raw power gives it the slightest edge in weight-to-power. Still though, this is the heaviest car on the list by far and away.
Suggested By: Chinchillacious, Photo Credit: Bugatti
5.) LaFerrari
3150 lbs
950 hp
3.32 lbs/hp
Both the name and the performance of LaFerrari could be described as silly, but we're talking about two different definitions of silly.
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4.) Ariel Atom 500
1213 lbs
500 hp
2.43 lbs/hp
Holy crap. Talk about a quantum leap forward: the Atom 500 has nearly a pound less per hp than LaFerrari. Think about that for a minute.
Suggested By: Steve Kuhn, Photo Credit: Ariel
3.) Hennessy Venom GT
2743 lbs
1244 hp
2.205 lbs/hp
God bless America. And England too I guess, since the Venom GT is based off of a Lotus. The incredible ratio explains why it can do this.
Suggested By: Prime Davis, Photo Credit: Hennessy
2.) Koenigsegg One:1
2954.19 lbs
1340 hp
2.2046 lbs/hp
Koenigsegg's crazy One:1 just barely inches out the Venom GT. It's so close,"inches out" might be an overstatement. Crazy that cars like this exist – almost as crazy as the people who make them.
Suggested By: Raphael Orlove, Photo Credit: GF Williams/Jalopnik
1.) Caparo T1
1212.54 lbs
575 hp
2.11 lbs/hp
The Caparo T1 is more like a LeMans prototype than a road car but these things are road legal in the UK. Jeremy Clarkson said it accelerated in a way he'd "never ever experienced" which makes sense, given it's absurd weight-to-power.
Suggested By: Stig-a-saw-us-wrecks, Photo Credit: Caparo
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