1. Sprint Cup car
2. IndyCar

A Sprint Cup car makes almost 900 horsepower, while an Indy car tops out around 700 horsepower (though the Indy car is much lighter).

1. 1967 Camaro SS
2. 2015 Camaro SS

The 2015 Camaro SS makes 426 horsepower, while the older Chevy 396-cubic-inch (6489-cubic-centimeter) engine made less than 400 horsepower.

1. Emma Maersk
2. space shuttle

The Emma Maersk runs on an impressive 109,000 horsepower, but the space shuttle's fuel pump alone is close to that, at 71,000 horsepower. While it's difficult to convert thrust to horsepower (they aren't really measuring the same thing), the space shuttle delivers power equivalent to about 37 million horsepower.

1. 1966 Beetle
2. Troy-Bilt mower

The '66 Beetle's 50 horsepower doesn’t seem impressive, but it's still double that of the lawn mower.

1. Sequoia
2. Tahoe

The Sequoia has about a 25 horsepower advantage on the Tahoe.

1. 1970 Chevy pickup
2. 2010 Hyundai Sonata

The 250 straight-six engine made 155 horsepower, while the more modern Sonata makes at least 175 (more at higher trim levels).

1. Olympian
2. sump pump

At their peak, the best cyclists can generate close to 3 horsepower. Most sump pumps are rated at less than one horsepower.

1. 1970 Boss 302 Mustang
2. 1995 Corvette ZR1

The Boss 302's 290 horsepower is nowhere near the power of the ZR1's 405-horsepower LT5 engine. The 1970 Boss 429, though, would probably win this drag race.

1. classic Vespa
2. modern snowblower

This one is amazingly close — the snowblower is rated at 6.5 horsepower, while the Vespa's engine topped out at 6.25 horsepower.

1. Sherman tank
2. Ford F-150

The Sherman tank with this particular engine made 400 horsepower (though some Sherman variants used different, less powerful engines). The EcoBoost F-150 is rated at 325 horsepower. Of course, a Sherman weighed roughly 15 times as much as a Ford F-150.

1. nuclear sub
2. four diesel locomotives

Each GE AC6000CW locomotive makes 6,000 horsepower for a combined 24,000 horsepower. The nuclear reactor in the sub drives a turbine at 35,000 horsepower. What an epic battle! But the sub comes out on top (or … below). Imagine how much cargo you could haul with a nuclear locomotive.

1. Honda Civic
2. Nissan Leaf

The Civic's modest 158 horsepower beats out the Leaf's electric motor, rated at 107 horsepower — but then the Leaf is all about efficiency, not power.

1. Volt
2. Fusion Energi

It's a narrow victory for the Fusion Energi — 188 horsepower to 149 horsepower.

1. 71 Caddy
2. 2005 Crown Vic police cruiser

The 1972 Eldorado's massive 500-cubic-inch engine only made 235 net horsepower. (This was the first year U.S. auto manufacturers changed to the Society of Automotive Engineering net horsepower ratings; the prior year the Eldorado's engine was advertised at 400 horsepower). This gives the 2005 Ford Crown Victoria police interceptor an edge, with 250 horsepower.

1. Ford Focus
2. Chevy Cruze

Two of the best-selling cars in the U.S. as of 2016 are wheel to wheel in the horsepower department, with the base Focus' 2-liter engine making 160 horsepower to the Cruze's 153 horsepower. The hot hatch versions of the Focus get up to 350 horsepower, but there are no performance upgrades for the Cruze.

1. Kenworth truck
2. M1 Abrams

The turbine engine in the Abrams makes a massive 1,500 horsepower. You might think a semitrailer gets close, but they're built for torque, not horsepower. The engine in the T800 makes about 400 horsepower.

1. Hellcat
2. Shelby

The Hellcat makes a brutal 707 horsepower to the Shelby's 526 horsepower.

1. Chrysler minivan
2. 49 Merc

Sad but true, the family minivan packs more horsepower than the classic 1949 Mercury — 158 to 120 horsepower.

1. Model T
2. Yamaha dirt bike

The Model T's engine made 20 horsepower. The WR250F has a fairly modest engine by modern dirt bike standards but still outstrips the Ford. But hey, that Model T engine was designed more than a century ago!

1. Gremlin
2. MINI Cooper

The MINI Cooper's 115 horsepower beats the Gremlin's 80 horsepower.

1. F1 car
2. Bugatti Veyron

Although Formula One engines make 900 horsepower or more, the Super Sport version of the Veyron makes over 1,100 — a clear winner.

1. Benz
2. BMW

At 241 horsepower to 180 horsepower, the Mercedes-Benz wins this round (but it costs almost $6,000 more).

1. Huey
2. Porsche

The Huey's 1,100 horsepower is nearly triple the Porsche's 420 horsepower.

1. monster truck
2. Lamborghini Aventador

A monster truck's engine cranks out 1,500 horsepower or more. Mansory's twin-turbo version of the Aventador is rated at more than 1,200 horsepower, but Gravedigger would still crush it.

1. Honda CR-V
2. Toyota RAV4

The CR-V makes 185 horsepower to beat the RAV4's 176 horsepower.

1. '57 Chevy
2. 2016 Impreza

The venerable '57 Chevy made 220 horsepower with that particular engine configuration, an easy win over the Impreza's 148 horsepower.

1. Nissan 370Z
2. Mazda MX-5 Miata

The Nissan 370Z makes about twice the horsepower of the Miata.

1. 1962 Corvette
2. 2016 Corvette

The modern Corvette wins this race, but only by about 100 horsepower.

1. Escalade
2. Regal

It takes over 400 horsepower for the Escalade to haul your entourage around town. The Regal only makes 182 horsepower.

1. Ferrari California
2. Alfa Romeo 4C Spider

The Ferrari's 553 horsepower wins this one, but it does cost more than $200,000, so it ought to.