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.
It depends on the the boat and how it is set up.    Most race boats go 100mph +. However, speed boats usually go  upwards of about 60.    The term speed boat â¦ mostly refers to the design of the hull of  the boat, and its intended purpose(to go fast) not the speed.   The current record is 317.596 mph, set by the well-know Australian  racer, Ken Warby.ow, if you were to install hydrofoils (do a Google â¦ search) to the bow and transom area of the same boat, you could go upwards of 45 MPH +. Although not very common today, hydrofoils are currently used on Italian, and American navy battleships...crazy fast.