Eight Non-Supercars With More Power Than a McLaren F1

​When it debuted in 1992, the McLaren F1 shocked the world with performance previously thought impossible. Much of that is owed to its 6.1-liter V12, which produces 627 horsepower. Nowadays, there's a quite a few non-supercars that make even more power. The F1's engine will always remain one of the all-time greats, but these eight cars show how far we've come thanks to the 21st Century's horsepower wars.

With a recent boost of only seven horsepower, the Bentley Continental GT Speed just barely squeezed its way onto our list. The GT Speed is sort of the anti-F1 in that it's big, luxurious, and heavy, but it's still a fun car.

Currently, the C6 ZR1 is overshadowed by the 650-hp Z06 you can buy today, but when it debuted, this was unheard for a Corvette. Never before had a 'Vette left GM's factory with this sort of muscle. Compared with the Z06, the ZR1 isn't as refined, but you still can't help but love it.

Here's a cliched statement, but one worth reiterating: If you told someone back when the F1 came out that there'd someday be a Cadillac sedan with more power, there's no way they'd believe you. We get desensitized to big horsepower figures in these crazy times, but you have to pause and appreciate a 640-hp car wearing a Cadillac crest.

Chevrolet isn't messing around with its upcoming Camaro ZL1. GM talking heads will rave endlessly about its new 10-speed automatic, but we're more interested in its engine, the same 640-hp blown V8 that's in the CTS-V. We can't wait for this car.

The Viper isn't the most powerful car on this list, however, it's arguably the most impressive, as it's the only car here that makes all its power without forced induction. It's not too difficult to make McLaren F1-level power with a turbo- or supercharger, but without? That's a much tougher task.

The fact that there are two generations of Corvette to offer more power than an F1 shows how far America's sports car has come since its fourth generation. The ultimate, dry-sumped iteration of GM's LT3 V8 makes an incredible 650 horsepower in the Z06.

We're still waiting on the follow-up to this car, but until it arrives, the old Shelby GT500 will remain king of the high-horsepower Mustangs. When new, it offered more power per dollar than virtually anything and well, not much else. Crude is an understatement here, but crude, raw speed is what makes the GT500 great.

What more can be said about the Hellcats? Few cars have been written about more than Dodge's 707-hp twins, and this trend doesn't seem like it'll stop anytime soon. All I'll add here, is that it's absurd that you can buy a big boat of an American sedan with more power than an F1. Not to mention the fact that it can be had for under $70,000. Long live the Hellcat.