“Always get the big engine” your grandpa used to say, typically while unwrapping a Werther’s Original candy and shouting at The Price is Right as it gave away yet another economy model. But in these days of 300-hp four-bangers, is there still value in choosing the bigger engine?
Certainly the answer depends on the car and the carmaker. And so we busied ourselves with the list below, an overview of which automaker’s optional horsepower is the cheapest.
We began by compiling the prices and outputs of a selection of available performance vehicles. In the interest of simplifying what is still not a simple data set, we counted only trim levels and optional engines, ignoring performance-enhancing exhausts and other stand-alone power bumps. Then we minimized redundancies whenever two or more body styles share a common platform and engine and, still faced with more cars than we could fit on these pages, pared our list to the cars we consider the most interesting. So the next time you feel the urge to shout at the television, you’ll be armed with real data.
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 Standard Model: Power, Base Price ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  Upgrade Model: Power, Price, $ Per Additional HP*
*All dollar-per-hp calculations are relative to the power and price of the base model. |
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| 1. Audi A3 1.8T: 170, $31,825 2.0T: 220, $35,125, $66 S3: 292, $43,425, $95 |
2. Audi A8 3.0T: 333, $82,425 4.0T: 450, $91,425, $77 W-12: 500, $140,125, $346 S8 Plus: 605, $115,825, $123 |
3. Audi TT: 220, $43,825 TTS: 292, $52,825, $125 |
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4. Bentley Continental GT V-8: 500, $201,225 V-8 S: 521, $213,425, $581 W-12: 582, $217,325, $196 Speed: 626, $242,125, $325 |
5. BMW 228i: 240, $33,845 M235i: 320, $45,145, $141 M2: 365, $52,695, $151 |
6. BMW 428i: 240, $42,845 435i: 300, $49,145, $105 M4: 425, $66,395, $127 |
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| 7. BMW Gran Coupe 640i: 315, $80,495 650i: 445, $91,895, $88 M6: 560, $119,495, $159 Alpina B6: 600, $123,195, $150 |
8. Cadillac ATS 2.5: 202, $34,210 2.0 Turbo: 272, $36,240, $29 3.6: 333, $42,335, $62 ATS-V: 464, $61,460, $104 |
9. Cadillac CTS 2.0 Turbo: 268, $47,050 3.6: 335, $54,775, $115 Vsport: 420, $61,445, $95 CTS-V: 640, $85,990, $105 |
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| 10. Chevrolet Camaro 2.0 Turbo:275, $26,695 V-6: 335, $28,190, $25 SS: 455, $37,295, $59 |
11. Chevrolet Corvette Stingray: 455, $56,395 Z06: 650, $80,395, $123 |
12. Dodge Challenger SXT: 305, $27,990 R/T: 375, $32,990, $71 Scat Pack: 485, $39,990, $67 SRT Hellcat: 707, $65,190, $93 |
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| 13. Ford Focus 2.0-liter: 160, $19,890 ST: 252, $25,300, $59 RS: 350, $36,605, $88 |
14. Ford Mustang V-6: 300, $25,045 EcoBoost: 310, $26,545, $150 GT: 435, $33,295, $61 GT350: 526, $49,995, $110 |
15. Jaguar F-type: 340, $65,995 F-type S: 380, $78,295, $308 F-type R: 550, $104,595, $184 |
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| 16. Jaguar XJ: 340, $75,395 Supercharged: 470, $92,995, $135 XJR: 550, $118,995, $208 |
17. Lexus RC200t: 241, $40,935 RC300: 255, $43,550, $187 RC350: 306, $43,720, $43 RC F: 467, $63,745, $101 |
18. Mercedes-Benz C300: 241, $39,875 C450 AMG: 362, $51,725, $98 AMG C63: 469, $66,175, $115 AMG C63 S: 503, $75,875, $137 |
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| 19. Mercedes-Benz CLA250: 208, $32,975 CLA45 AMG: 355, $50,425, $119 |
20. Mercedes-Benz CLS400: 329, $67,825 CLS550: 402, $75,025, $99 AMG CLS63 S: 577, $108,725, $165 |
21. Mercedes-Benz S550: 449, $96,575 S600: 523, $171,675, $1015 Maybach S600: 523, $191,975, $1289 AMG S63: 577, $144,175, $372 AMG S65: 621, $227,275, $760 |
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| 22. Porsche 911 Carrera: 350, $85,295 S: 400, $99,895, $292 GTS: 430, $115,195, $374 GT3: 475, $132,395, $377 GT3 RS: 500, $176,895, $611 Turbo: 520, $152,095, $393 Turbo S: 560, $183,695, $469 |
23. Porsche Cayman: 275, $53,595 S: 325, $65,095, $230 GTS: 340, $76,195, $348 GT4: 385, $85,595, $291 |
24. Porsche Panamera V-6: 310, $79,095 S: 420, $94,195, $137 S E-hybrid: 416, $97,095, $170 GTS: 440, $114,395, $272 Turbo: 520, $142,295, $301 Turbo S: 570, $181,295, $393 |
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| 25. Subaru Impreza: 148, $19,090 WRX: 268, $27,390, $69 WRX STI: 305, $35,490, $104 |
26. Tesla Model S 70: 315, $71,200 70D: 328, $76,200, $385 85: 373, $81,200, $172 85D: 417, $86,200, $147 P85D: 463, $106,200, $236 |
27. Volkswagen Golf TSI: 170, $19,315 GTI: 210, $25,815, $163 Golf R: 292, $36,470, $141 |
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