YOU don’t have to go back very far for 500bhp to be the preserve of only the most expensive and exclusive GTs and supercars. But thanks to the efforts of premium German brands (and a few others), such power is now much more readily within reach of everyday buyers.
With Audi, BMW and Mercedes all trying to outdo each other for horsepower for the past two decades or so, there’s an array of cars available with more bhp than anybody truly needs