---
title: "What’s the Most Powerful Car You’ve Ever Driven?"
date: "2024-03-11"
modified: "2024-03-11"
authors:
  - name: "Andrew P. Collins"
    job_title: "Executive Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/andrew-p-collins"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/whats-the-most-powerful-car-youve-ever-driven"
categories:
  - "Culture"
  - "News"
  - "QOTD"
---

# What’s the Most Powerful Car You’ve Ever Driven?

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/11/dodge-demon.jpg>)
*\<em\>Dodge\</em\>*

Reading about Adam's ride in a 1,092-horsepower [Porsche Taycan Turbo GT](<https://www.thedrive.com/car-reviews/2025-porsche-taycan-turbo-gt-first-ride-review>) has me chuckling. 2.1 seconds to 60? Is that what we need to put ourselves through to feel something? But four-figure hp is the figure I really can't get over. What's the most powerful car you’ve driven?

I was going to claim the [Lamborghini Aventador SVJ](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/29949/2019-lamborghini-aventador-svj-review-an-aging-predator-still-has-fangs>) (770 hp), but then remembered that I once got to send a [Dodge Demon](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/12618/2018-dodge-challenger-srt-demon-sends-its-rivals-straight-to-hell>) down a drag strip in Indiana. That monster was famously good for a preposterous 840 hp with super high-octane fuel.

That quarter-mile run was an intense, engrossing, and exhilarating experience. But it also let me confirm that I prefer the shallow end of the proverbial pool ... and will stick to lighter, much less-powerful machines for my own dream garage. That gut-wrenching straight-line acceleration is cool, but, not the kind of stress I need in my life anymore.

Then I guess when it comes to torque, the most I've mustered was in a Ford Super Duty with the current High-Output Power Stroke diesel engine. That claims 1,200 lb-ft from the factory!

If we're talking about "most horsepower we've ever owned," my figures are far less impressive. But today we're talking about max-ever hp driving experiences—so what's been yours so far?

## Author
As Executive Editor, Andrew touches everything on the site from daily news coverage to feature stories, sponsored content, product reviews, road testing vehicles, ecommerce, and more. He's held pretty much every role there is to have at an automotive news site and has been with The Drive's publisher Recurrent since 2020. Andrew's a lifetime gearhead and longtime writer with a particularly strong penchant for road trips, off-road adventures, and archaic vehicles. His passions outside of the automotive world include skiing, obsolete video games, and his dog Bramble who occationally helps review cars.

### Author social links  
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