# Horsepower And Top Speed: How Closely Are The Two Related?

> Generally speaking, we tend to associate high performance with high horsepower. After all, it's pretty much common sense that if two cars are identical in every detail, but one of them has more horsepower, that car will…

- **Source:** [SlashGear](https://www.slashgear.com/1839604/does-horsepower-affect-top-speed-explained/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=680e7cea2a8df1e8a84ccd21)
- **Published:** 2025-04-27
- **Category:** Cars
- **Tags:** #horsepower #speed #high #closely #related #absurdly #associate #cars
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