what makes cars hp more than others? Like why can’t all cars be 800hp like a challenger for example

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what makes cars hp more than others? Like why can’t all cars be 800hp like a challenger for example

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>what makes cars hp more than others?

Horsepower is only an rating of the power put out by the engine, while it’s sitting on a concrete pad. It completely ignores weight, and what really determines your vechicle’s overall performance is its power to weight ratio.

>Like why can’t all cars be 800hp like a challenger for example

Because the Dodge Demon is a dragster. It doesn’t burn gasoline, it burns ethanol, it isn’t street legal, it doesn’t meet emissions or safety requirements.