I don't know how much hp it is but all i know is that it's got to be a lot more hp than just about every body i raced with. You would think with the nemesis weighing 14lbs that other trucks weighing a lot lighter would be it easy but that's not the case at all it's just the opposite. So far it seems that i'm always out the gate with the lead and they just can't seem to catch me with that strong top end of my nememis. So 14lbs and all doesn't seem to hender this truck at all because the massive engine on this thing could pull ten nemesises around like a feather!! The only thing that would make having a nemesis better would be is all the local hobby shops carried there parts..but you don't need parts often. They only part that iv'e replaced so far has been pinion gears and iv'e had my truck for about 7 months or more.