Hoovey689

iTrader: (16)

Number of 500+HP vehicles on sale tops 70

We've long maintained that we live in the best era of automotive history to date. Today's vehicles are safer, more efficient, faster, more powerful and more controllable than ever before.

Need proof? In an age dominated by talk of ever tighter fuel economy regulations, buyers now have access to a staggering number of vehicles with more than 500 horsepower. Just 10 years ago, if you wanted to bring home a showroom stock vehicle with that kind of power, your options were limited to either the Ferrari 575M or the Lamborghini Murcielago. Now there are over 70 models with that kind of grunt on tap.

All told, there are over eighteen brands with at least one 500+hp model for sale in their ranks right now. Even better, those dyno numbers are being accomplished with smaller, more fuel-efficient engines. While most of the big-power vehicles come from European brands like BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi, General Motors and Ford have also entered the fray lately. Chrysler will do the same with the company's soon-to-be-unveiled SRT Viper.

Interestingly enough, buyers have an even loftier horsepower goal to look toward these days. Of every car sold in the U.S., just 13 produce more than 600 horsepower.

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/03/n...-sale-tops-70/

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THE 500 CLUB

Aston Martin
DBS coupe & convertible (510 hp)
V-12 Vantage (510 hp)

Audi
R8 V-10 (525 hp)
A8 6 W-12 (500 hp)
R8 coupe & spyder (525 hp)
R8 GT coupe & spyder (560 hp)
2013 S8 (520 hp) (summer launch)

Bentley
Continental GT, GTC, Flying Spur (567 hp)
Continental Flying Spur Speed (600 hp)
Continental Supersports convertible (621 hp)
Continental Supersports IRS convertible (631 hp)
Mulsanne (505 hp)
2013 GT and GTC (500 hp) (new V-8)

BMW
Alpina B7 (500 hp)
2013 M5 Sedan (560 hp)
X5 M (555 hp)
X6 M (555 hp)
M6 coupe & convertible (560 hp)
760Li (535 hp)

Cadillac
CTS-V sedan, wagon, coupe (556 hp)

Chevrolet
Camaro ZL1 (580 hp)
Corvette Z06 (505 hp)
Corvette ZR1 (638 hp)

Ferrari
458 Italia (558 hp)
458 Spider (558 hp)
FF (651 hp)
F12 Berlinetta (740 hp)

Ford
2012 Mustang Shelby GT500 coupe & convertible (550 hp)
2013 Mustang Shelby GT500 coupe & convertible (650 hp)

Jaguar
XFR (510 hp)
XKR coupe & convertible (510 hp)
Jaguar XKR-S coupe & convertible (550 hp)
Jaguar XJ Supersport (510 hp)

Lamborghini
Aventador (691-700 hp)
Gallardo (553-562 hp)

Land Rover
Range Rover Sport Supercharged (510 hp)
Range Rover Supercharged (510 hp)

Lexus
LFA (552 hp)

McLaren
MP4-12C (592 hp)

Maybach
57 and 62 (543 hp)
57S and 62S (620 hp)

Mercedes-Benz
C63 AMG Black Series (510 hp)
CL600 (510 hp)
CL63 AMG (536 hp)
CL65 AMG (621 hp)
CLS63 AMG (518 hp)
E63 AMG (518 hp)
E63 AMG wagon (518 hp)
ML63 AMG (518 hp)
G55 AMG (500 hp)
SLS AMG coupe (563 hp)
SLS AMG roadster (563 hp)
S600 (510 hp)
S63 AMG (536 hp)
S65 AMG (621 hp)
2013 SL63 (530 hp) (July launch)
2013 SL65 AMG (612 hp) (fall launch)

Nissan
GT-R (545 hp)

Porsche
Porsche Panamera Turbo (500 hp)
Panamera Turbo S (550 hp)
911 Turbo S (530 hp)
Cayenne Turbo (500 hp)

Rolls-Royce
Ghost (563 hp)

http://www.autoweek.com/article/2012...NEWS/120409988

ydooby

Please be on this list soon, GS-F!

Och

iTrader: (3)

They forgot the new NSX.

RX_330

I quite enjoyed the Mercedes list.

ydooby

Yeah, almost makes you feel bad about the list getting shortchanged by the loss of the R63 AMG.

rominl

iTrader: (4)

the mb list is just epic, crazy company...

hahaha depends, if they come out with something less than 500hp as rumored it's still not on the list. but i for sure hope they listen and make something north of 500

LexFather

You are not on this list, you suck (thank you LFA)

It shows that we can still build crazy HP cars and offer fuel efficient cars. 70, why not 100! Keep building them!!

Awesome list!

Mercedes-Benz FTW!!


C63 AMG Black Series (510 hp)
CL600 (510 hp)
CL63 AMG (536 hp)
CL65 AMG (621 hp)
CLS63 AMG (518 hp)
E63 AMG (518 hp)
E63 AMG wagon (518 hp)
ML63 AMG (518 hp)
G55 AMG (500 hp)
SLS AMG coupe (563 hp)
SLS AMG roadster (563 hp)
S600 (510 hp)
S63 AMG (536 hp)
S65 AMG (621 hp)
2013 SL63 (530 hp) (July launch)
2013 SL65 AMG (612 hp) (fall launch)

JessePS

Sucks that there isn't an SLK 65.

SaintNexus

Lexus needs more super saloons. The Big 3 have over half a dozen each (audi has 5, but whatever), while Lexus just has the LFA.

Will we get more super saloons within the next 5 years?

I'm thinking:

GS-F
SC-F
RX-F
LS-F
GX-F?

PVlexus

I might have missed something but what about cars companies like Bugatti, Koenigsegg, and Gumpert? I feel like this list is incomplete...

I8ABMR

So Benz in king of the 500+ HP cars. Thats what I would have thought

Hoovey689

iTrader: (16)

To that end the 2013 SRT Viper and upcoming Ford GT successor will eventually join this list too