Caterham Seven Superlight R500

Power-to-Weight Ratio: 263 hp / 1,115 lbs = .235 0-60 mph: 2.88 seconds Top Speed: 150 mph What the F12 achieves through sheer power, the Caterham R500 does even better with just one thing -- weight, or rather the lack thereof. Essentially an updated version of Colin Chapman’s Lotus Seven and the embodiment of his saying, “Adding power makes you faster on the straights. Subtracting weight makes you faster everywhere,” the Superlight R500 comes with a relatively microscopic 2.0-liter Ford Duratec four cylinder that provides just 263 hp at 8,500 rpm and 177 lb-ft of torque at 7,200 rpm. This high-revving little hornet will ricochet through corners so fast your passenger will be scared sh*tless and your face will be permanently welded into a bug-splattered grin.