POLL: What is the lowest HP value of any car you have owned?

[DivideBYZero]

Mine was 43hp Original Mini. My first car. I expect I will win.

NOTE: Cars only!

 

[Demon-Xanth]

77HP that went through a 3 speed automatic in a 1980 Plymouth Champ. My sister's '71 Beetle with 53HP could beat me to 60. I also drove a 40HP '64 Beetle.

 

[franksta]

'59 Beetle with 36hp, I think.

 

[KentState]

Are you not allowed to participate in the survey if you had anything between 150 and 200?

The lowest was my first vehicle. S-10 with the 4.3L V6 which made 180hp and 230lb/ft of torque I believe.

 

[BassBomb]

115 Honda Civic

My parents used to have a Datsun which I would assume was less than 100

 

[DaveJ]

Originally posted by: BassBomb
115 Honda Civic

My parents used to have a Datsun which I would assume was less than 100

My first car was a 1979 Datsun 210 wagon with a whopping 65hp. Both of my parents had Datsuns as well (1980 and 1981) and I'm sure theirs had a similar engine.

 

[ponyo]

183hp. 1997 Toyota 4runner. My first car. I gave this to my sister in 2000 who then gave it to her in-laws couple years later. I'm going to get it back from them when they're tired of it. It has sentimental value to me as my first car.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Cars: 95 hp 914.
All Vehicles: The 50cc moped I had when I was 14. I would imagine that it made all of 2 hp.

ZV

 

[Arkaign]

~88hp '87 Ford Taurus MT-5 (rare 5-speed 1st-gen Taurus). Actually a pretty good car, our family got about 150k out of it with absolutely horrible maintenance habits. Not technically a car I ever owned, but drove it a bit when I came of age.

Lowest HP car I've personally owned was a '91 Civic LX, had a 1.6L DOHC 16V 4-banger pushing something like 105HP.

 

[AdamK47]

I have had many toy cars that were one human power. That same human engine powered all of the cars and wasn't very efficent even by human power standards.

 

[Colt45]

I'm gonna buy a trabant so I can win. 18hp two stroke.

 

[Toastedlightly]

I had a Volkswagen Cabriolet that was only firing on ~3 cylinders (blew the spark plug out of one.... I just threaded something in the make the bitch last me a bit long). They usually have ~75hp... so I think I am close.

 

[BW86]

~75hp 1987 Subaru GL Coupe 5MT

 

[PricklyPete]

I had a Corolla in HS that probably had a bit over 100. Since then the lowest I've had was around 185 with a '92 Camry (I believe that was the rating). My wife still drive a Civic that just won't die...and it has like 110 or 120...something really low.

 

[kalrith]

Lowest for me was a '94 Escort station wagon with 88hp. I don't miss the (lack of) power, but I certainly miss the near-40mpg on the highway.

 

[Gillbot]

Ford Festiva, WOOOOOOO

 

[TehMac]

Dodge Minivan 1994 Had about 90bhp.

Second place: Volvo S70, has around 143 bhp.

 

[MrPickins]

'87 Ford Tempo : 95hp

 

[SJP0tato]

1991 Crx-Hf: 62hp at 4500rpm

I think that's the newest car I know of with such a small amount of horse power.

 

[SearchMaster]

I drove a '78 (?) Datsun B210 for a while though it was my Dad's - I think it was probably ~75-80hp.

The first car I owned was an '81 Chevy Citation with the venerable Iron Duke at 85hp. I've also owned a '92 Sentra with 110hp and currently own a '92 GMC Sonoma, ironically also with the Iron Duke though with a whopping 105hp.

 

[shabby]

Originally posted by: Colt45
I'm gonna buy a trabant so I can win. 18hp two stroke.

Hahah trabant, i remember seeing those when i was a kid.
My 95 ford escort had around 88hp i think.

 

[scorp00]

'93 geo storm with 90hp, worst car ever everything broke and it sucked to drive. After the engine and tranny both went out within a few months I got a V8 and have never had anything less than 275hp. I'm at 350 now and my next car will be 400+. I will never own an underpowered car again. The car would overheat in traffic on a hot day with the AC on.

 

[Jeeper94]

1990 Suzuki Samurai: 66hp

 

[compman25]

70 VW Bug, 40hp.

 

[Bignate603]

I've never driven anything under 100 hp. My old caddy had a V6 though and that was a DOG. Slab side caddys are not meant to have V6's.