Used Occasionally. overpowering is one of the 30000 most commonly used words in the Collins dictionary.
In its first year, the 1953 Corvette is powered by 235-horsepower straight six engine and generates 150 horsepower to hit a top speed of 108 mph.
For 1963 the best engine available in the Corvette was the highly developed, 360-hp, L84 327-cubic-inch small-block V8 capped by Rochester mechanical fuel injection. Despite being the most powerful engine in the range that year, it was also easygoing and flexible.