COSTA MESA, Calif., Nov. 14  There are plenty of powerful cars on the market today but does whopping power under the hood translate into a whopping price tag at the showroom?  Not necessarily, according to the experts at NADAguides.com

a leading vehicle pricing and information website.  While there are high-performance vehicles with MSRPs in the seven-digit range, NADAguides.com says horsepower doesn’t have to come at a premium, nor do consumers have to sacrifice quality when they buy powerful cars at a value.

Recently, the company’s editors highlighted some of their favorite ‘High Power, Value-Priced’ cars on the market today — cars with 400 horsepower minimum — and then weighed those top five picks against cars with six- to seven-digit price tags to demonstrate the difference in cost.  They also evaluated the average price per horsepower for each of their top picks. Following is the complete list.
Horsepower at a Value

  2008 Dodge Viper SRT10
  600 Horsepower
  $83,145 MSRP ($139/HP)

  2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
  505 Horsepower
  $70,175 MSRP ($139/HP)

  2008 BMW M5 Sedan
  500 Horsepower
  $82,900 MSRP ($166/HP)

  2008 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500
  500 Horsepower
  $41,930 MSRP ($84/HP)

  2008 Dodge Charger SRT-8
  425 Horsepower
  $36,155 MSRP ($85/HP)

  Horsepower at a Premium

  2008 Bugatti Veyron Supercar
  1,001 Horsepower
  $1.9 Million (MSRP) ($1,898/HP)

  2008 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
  617 Horsepower
  $495,000 MSRP ($802/HP)

  2008 Maybach 57
  543 Horsepower
  $341,750 MSRP ($629/HP)

  2008 Lamborghini Gallardo
  530 Horsepower
  $217,300 MSRP ($410/HP)

  2008 Porsche 911 Turbo
  480 Horsepower
  $136,500 MSRP ($284/HP)