Interesting.
After seeing this thread I did a little googling and as far as I can see the original series of Plus 8s with the Rover engine developed around 200 hp, less on the early versions and a little more on the late versions.
The Roadsters that followed with a similar sized engine seem to have more power than the best of the Plus 8s
It would be very interesting to see a dino chart comparing a Plus 8 the new Plus 4 SS