
The go-to means of conveying capability in cars is usually quoting their 0-60 and horsepower figures. Nowadays, even affordable and sensible cars and SUVs like the Honda CR-V have the better part of 200 horsepower or so, and even the sensible Toyota RAV4 comes in a hot PHEV variant with over 300 hp, making it stellar hp-per-dollar value, and the cheapest 300-hp hybrid you can buy. Powerful cars are now within the reach of everybody.
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