Mice that roared...

No replacement for displacement? Try sub 2000lb cars with 200hp or so or more...

here's four cars you may or may not know that would drop some jaws...

2005-? Lotus Elise - sub-2,000-pound weight, a 189 hp Toyota-sourced engine, good for 0-60 in about 4.7 seconds,  super sharp handling, one of the best driver’s cars on the planet...

The 2008 version Elise SC sported a non-intercooled supercharger producing 218 hp (163 kW). 0-60 mph in 4.3 seconds...

1964-66 Griffith 200 -  0-60 time of 3.9 seconds, 85.5-inch wheelbase, handling was said to be as nervous as a badger on PCP...

The Griffith Series 200 could be fitted with a high-powered 289 cubic inches (4.74 l) that put out 271 horsepower (202 kW), the car had a 150 mph (240 km/h) top speed.

1983-1986 Renault R5 Turbo - turbocharged 1.3-liter engine, the R5 turbo was capable of performance that would surprise many unwary Porsche 911 owners...158 horsepower and 163 lb·ft torque, 2,138 lb curb weight.

This my friends, is the grandad of the Renault Clio V-6 ...

1996-99 Panoz AIV Roadster - 32-valve, 4.6-liter Ford SVT Cobra V-8, 176 produced...

I have to say, I'm a huge fan of the Shelby Cobra's, but this Panoz was an unknown to me and I really like it, if you squint real hard, it looks like a Caterham with a tad more testosterone. Question is, does it perform as well...

Top speed

140 mph (225 km/h)

Acceleration 0-60 mph (0–96 km/h)

4.3 sec

Engine type

V8 DOHC 32 valves

Displacement

281 ci (4,604 cc)

Transmission

5-speed manual

Maximum power

305 bhp (227 kW; 309 PS) @ 5,800 rpm

Maximum torque

300 ft·lbf (410 Nm) @ 4,800 rpm

Weight

2,570 lb (1,170 kg)

Fuel economy

19.9 mpg (7.04 l/100 km)