It’s Friday Junior, so I’m looking for any opportunity to take it easy. And blammo, there’s our pal Zerin of Speed Sport Life with a terrific Autopian Asks idea just there for the taking on his Twitter. I may go home early!
If someone said you have a budget of 1100 horsepower to spend on your fleet this is exactly how I’d spend it. ???? pic.twitter.com/iAohFdVnm5
— Zerin D (@SpeedSportLife) May 31, 2023
What a fun idea. You’ve got 1,100 horsepower to divvy up amongst as many vehicles as you like–or just one, I guess, but maybe you’ll have enough left over for at least a moped? It’s your call, you do whatever you like. Six Mazda Miatas? Sure thing, the math checks out. You want a Mustang GT, Mini Cooper S, Veloster N, and a Harley-Davidson Fatboy? Shoot, you’ll still have like a hundred horsepower left over! What about fourteen Mitsubishi Mirages? Uh … sure. No judgements, but many questions. Soooo many questions.
How would YOU spend 1,100 horsepower*? To the comments!
*Rollers do not count. They have to have a powertrain.
Ok. This is fun 🙂 I’m assuming price and rarity don’t matter.
2005 Lotus Elise (190 hp); my dream car
1989 Honda Street kei van (44 hp); last year they had the cute round headlights
Toyota 2000GT (148 hp); ok, this is my actual dream car but it’s completely unattainable
1970s Citroen DS (141 hp at it’s most powerful); let me feel the suspension
1960s Mini (55 hp); so cute!
Trabant (about 26 hp); The eastern bloc’s most adorable little vehicle
VW ID Buzz (rwd 282 hp); I may be bought into the hype
1990 Toyota Century (190 hp); so luxurious
Do we have to pay for the cars we pick?
A little bit of all for me:
Lucid Air — 480hp (Base model, but 500+ miles of range, I’d every day it and take it on some long jaunts)
Chevy Volt — 149hp (Perfect for my wife, who just wants a functional car, nothing fancy)
1988 Mazda 323GTX — 132hp (Had to chose, MX5 or this? This all day long. Such a childhood dream car)
2009 Honda 2000 — 237hp (Wait, I have 238hp left? Forget the MX5, let’s get 8000 screaming RPM for the rest of our budget)