Popular Mechanics has pointed out the most powerful machines in 2016. Interesting .. I'll put up a few -- rated by PM from 1 thru 20. And they are not all cars or trucks... 
1. The Hellcat
3. The US Navy's 5,000 mph projectile "Gun"
• After storing up a charge,the gun releases 1,200 volts in 10 milliseconds.
• Firing distance exceeds 100 miles.
• In tests the projectiles were able to pierce three walls of reinforced concrete or six steel plates.
4. Polaris RZR XP Turbo
1. The Hellcat
The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat is the highest expression of America's muscle-bound past. It's a V-8, it's rear-wheel-drive, and it's certifiably huge—elements that ought to trigger nostalgia. But in its outsize ambitions, the Hellcat is something new. From the bones of a sub-$30,000 fleet car, Chrysler builds a projectile that tops out at 204 mph. Last year Jeff Gordon qualified at pole position for the Daytona 500 with a speed of 201 mph.
The Hellcat has strong brakes and decent suspension, but those components come across as afterthoughts compared with the effort that went into the engine, a supercharged 6.2-liter V8 that makes 707 horsepower. That V8 is the Hellcat's defining feature, all thunderous exhaust and Mad Max supercharger whine, the centerpiece of the world's most powerful internal-combustion sedan.
2. Tesla Model SThe Hellcat has strong brakes and decent suspension, but those components come across as afterthoughts compared with the effort that went into the engine, a supercharged 6.2-liter V8 that makes 707 horsepower. That V8 is the Hellcat's defining feature, all thunderous exhaust and Mad Max supercharger whine, the centerpiece of the world's most powerful internal-combustion sedan.
Tesla's Model S has been around only a few years, but it has already evolved more than most cars do in a decade. It started out rear-wheel-drive and quick. Now it's got dual motors, all-wheel drive, and a Lamborghini-hounding 2.8-second zero-to-60 time. A
With 762 horsepower, the P90D is the most powerful sedan you can buy. And the most powerful electric car. And the most powerful American car.
With 762 horsepower, the P90D is the most powerful sedan you can buy. And the most powerful electric car. And the most powerful American car.
3. The US Navy's 5,000 mph projectile "Gun"
The Navy's electromagnetic railgun, which accelerates a projectile to 5,000 mph in 0.01 seconds using a simple (and enormous) charge, requires no explosives and only one man to load and fire.
It's been in production since 2005 and should be completed by 2017. A few more facts:
It's been in production since 2005 and should be completed by 2017. A few more facts:
• Each projectile is 18 inches long and weighs 23 pounds.
• The cost to fire a projectile is approximately $25,000—as much as 60 times less than traditional artillery.• After storing up a charge,the gun releases 1,200 volts in 10 milliseconds.
• Firing distance exceeds 100 miles.
• In tests the projectiles were able to pierce three walls of reinforced concrete or six steel plates.
With 144 horsepower, you need four-wheel-drive no matter what the surface: Floor it on pavement in two-wheel-drive mode and you'll leave twin stripes of rubber in your wake.
Oh, it's fun to spit a rooster tail of dirt 50 feet behind you, but if you want to really experience the RZR's full acceleration, flick the dash toggle to activate the front driveshafts.
With all four tires clawing at the dirt, the little buggy rears back and accrues speed at a truly alarming rate—but with precise control. It's like the GT-R for the desert.
5. The Three Gorges Dam - ChinaOh, it's fun to spit a rooster tail of dirt 50 feet behind you, but if you want to really experience the RZR's full acceleration, flick the dash toggle to activate the front driveshafts.
With all four tires clawing at the dirt, the little buggy rears back and accrues speed at a truly alarming rate—but with precise control. It's like the GT-R for the desert.
The Three Gorges Dam in Sandouping, China, is 607 feet tall and 1.4 miles wide—taller than the Washington Monument and several thousand feet longer than the Brooklyn Bridge.
Its 22,500-megawatt-generating capacity is 1.5 times that of the next largest dam, producing an average of 273,790 megawatts of power each day. That's enough to run Orlando. For two weeks.
Its 22,500-megawatt-generating capacity is 1.5 times that of the next largest dam, producing an average of 273,790 megawatts of power each day. That's enough to run Orlando. For two weeks.
to make it easier to sell the burned out hulk as scrap metal.
