Can a Toyota Tercel be as faster than expected?

Can a Toyota Tercel be as fast as a Dodge Charger, Mustang, gt, or honda civics because my friends and other show offs say it's all in the Horsepowers, but i'm sure my car is fast enough to take on them because I love my car… Anything would help!

It has all to do with power to weight ratio not the total horsepower. A car weighing 3 tons with 300 bhp will be as fast as a car with 100bhp weighing 1 ton - roughly speaking as aerodynamics and gearing come into it as well