Itās all relative to what you want out of a car.
As everyone knows, diff. motors/builds depend on many things. Among many others, just straight up size/layout/weight of a vehicle make a pretty big diff. in what you āneedā to go fast, or however you want your car to perform (fast is a redundant term). Honestly, the idea of a big heavy car with a huge engine that perfoms strong in the straights means little to me. But thatās me. Iāll take a sub 2000 lb. car any day of the week with an MR layout that can run circles on most vehicles with wheels (carts aside). Again: thatās me.
If you re-read my post youāll see that I mention size/weight/layout. My point is you donāt always need something that makes crazy power. 150 WHP can often be enough for 12ās or better, depending on those factors.