In 1967, the Ford GT40 was one of the fastest cars on the planet. How quaint: Today’s Honda Accord Sport, a family-sedan schlepper, can run neck and neck with the vintage Ford to 60 m.p.h. Plenty of luxury sedans, S.U.V.s and sports cars bring 400 to 600 horsepower. Muscle cars have swelled to button-popping heights; the Dodge Demon feels true to its name with 808 horses. Welcome to the next front in the horsepower war, whose battles have raged since the dawn of the automobile, pausing only for actual wars, fuel crises or bids to rein in pollution.

Source: New York Times October 29, 2020 10:00 UTC