List of automotive superlatives
Automotive superlatives include attributes such as the smallest, largest, fastest, lightest, best-selling, and so on.
This list is limited to automobiles built after World War II. The list is also limited to production road cars that:
- Are constructed principally for retail sale to consumers for personal use transporting people on public roads. No commercial or industrial vehicles are included
- Have had 25 or more instances made by the original vehicle manufacturer offered for sale to the public in new condition
- Are street-legal in their intended markets and capable of passing any official tests or inspections required to be granted this status
Vehicle dimensions
Length
- Shortest
- * Current production car – – 2011 Peel P50
- * Four seat production car – – 1957–1959 BMW 600
- Longest
- * SUV – – Cadillac Escalade IQL
- * Van – – Iveco Daily 50C
Width (without mirrors)
- Widest
- *Car
- **Current production car – – Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4
- **Limited production convertible – – 1938–1943 Mercedes-Benz 770 W150
- *Pickup truck – – Ford Super Duty DRW
- *Van
- **Current van – Ford Transit
Height
- Tallest
- *Van – Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 906 L4H3
- *Mid-size SUV – Mercedes-Benz G-Class
- *Mid-size pickup truck – Ford Ranger Raptor
Track
- Widest front
- *Car
- **Production car – – 2022 Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4
- Widest rear
- *Car
- **Production car – BMW i8
- **Production convertible – – BMW i8 Roadster
Curb weight
- Heaviest
- *Car
- **Production car – – 2017 Mercedes-Maybach S600 Pullman Guard
- Lightest
- *Current production car – – Caterham 7 170
Engines
Engine displacement
Largest
- Production car
- * Three-cylinder – – 2020 Koenigsegg Gemera
- * Five-cylinder – 3.7 litres – 2007 Chevrolet Colorado/GMC Canyon/Isuzu i-370
- * Ten-cylinder – 8.4 litres – 2008 Dodge Viper
- * Sixteen-cylinder – – 2025 Bugatti Tourbillon
Power
Highest power by engine type
- Petrol engine – – Aston Martin Valkyrie, Cosworth V12
- Diesel engine – – Ford Super Duty, turbocharged Powerstroke V8
- Electric motor – – Rimac Nevera R
- Hybrid engine – – Koenigsegg Gemera, V8
Highest power by body style
- 4-door sedan – – 2024 Lucid Air Sapphire; three electric motors
- Pickup truck/ute – 2024 Ford F-150 Raptor R; V8 petrol
- SUV – 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat; V8 petrol
- SUV – 2025 Zeekr 9X; I4 petrol PHEV
- Van – 2021 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana; V8 petrol
- Heavy truck – non-hybrid Shacman X6000; V8 diesel
Highest specific engine output (power/unit displacement)
- Petrol piston engine – per litre – 2008 Ariel Atom 500 3.0 L V8
- Biofuel piston engine – per litre – 2020 Koenigsegg Jesko twin-turbocharged V8 on E85 fuel
- Diesel engine – per litre – 1993 Mercedes E 300 diesel DIN 2.996 L OM606 I6
- Diesel engine – per litre – 2020 BMW Alpina D5 S 3.0 L I6 triturbo
Highest power by cylinder count (production cars)
- Three-cylinder – – – 2020 Koenigsegg Gemera
- Five-cylinder – – – 2022 KTM X-Bow GT-XR
Torque
Highest torque by engine type
- Forced induction petrol engine – – 2020 SSC Tuatara, V8
- Naturally aspirated petrol engine – – 2013-2017 Dodge Viper, V10
- Forced induction diesel engine – – 2022 Ford Super Duty, V8
- Naturally aspirated diesel engine – – 1988–94 Ford F-250/350 IDI diesel, V8
- Electric motor – – 2021 Rimac Nevera
- Hybrid engine – – 2020 Koenigsegg Gemera, 3-cylinder
Highest torque by body style
- Car – – 2020 Koenigsegg Gemera, [Hybrid Electric motor|electric vehicle|hybrid] 3-cylinder + 4 electric motors,
- Pickup truck – – 2022 Ford Super Duty, V8
- SUV – – Audi Q7 V12 TDI, V12 diesel
- Van – – 2014 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana, V8 diesel
Highest specific torque (torque/unit displacement)
The mean effective pressure is a useful comparison tool, giving the average cylinder pressure exerted on the piston.- Petrol engine – MEP, per litre – 2019 BAC Mono R
- Petrol engine – MEP, per litre – 2014 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ440 MR
- Petrol engine – MEP, per litre – 2005 Mazda RX-8
- Petrol engine – MEP, per litre – Mazda RX-7 turbo
- Diesel engine – MEP, per litre – 1999 Nissan AD Van (Y11) 2.184 L Nissan YD
- Diesel engine – MEP, per litre – 2021 Mercedes-Benz C300d 1.992 L OM654 D 20 R SCR
Fuel economy
Most economical
The following are all vehicles once certified for sale in the United States. Some vehicles from other countries have better fuel economy. Figures are based on laboratory estimates, not consumer data.- All-diesel production vehicle – 1984 Nissan Sentra with 41 combined / 37 city / 46 highway.
- All-petrol production vehicle – 1986 Chevrolet Sprint ER with 48 combined / 44 city / 53 highway
- All natural gas production vehicle – 2012 Honda Civic GX with 31 combined / 27 city / 38 highway
- E85 production vehicle – 2013 Ford Focus SFE FWD FFV with 22 combined / 19 city / 27 highway
- Production electric hybrid – 2021 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid with 59 combined / 58 city / 60 highway
- Production plug-in electric hybrid – 2017/2023 Toyota Prius Prime with 133 combined MPGe and 54 MPG combined city/highway
- Production all-electric vehicle – 2025 Lucid Air Pure RWD with 19 inch wheels with 146 combined / 149 city / 142 highway MPGe
- Volkswagen XL1, diesel-electric PHEV, on the New European Driving Cycle
Fuel capacity
All below amounts are total capacities for fuel tanks, batteries and other energy storage devices, not usable/net capacity.- Diesel off-road van - Toyota Land Cruiser 70 series Troopcarrier,
- Diesel SUV - Ford Excursion,
- Half-ton pickup truck - Toyota Tundra,
- EV - GMC Hummer EV Edition 1, 246.8 kWh
- PHEV - Leapmotor D19, 80.3 kWh, Zongheng G700,
- Smallest EV - Wuling Hongguang Mini EV, 9 kWh
- Smallest PHEV - BMW i3, 9 L
Price
- Most expensive – – Bugatti Chiron Sport
- Least expensive – official general inflation – 1922 Briggs & Stratton Flyer
- Most expensive – 1957 Uhlenhaut Coupé
- Most expensive – 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO
- Most expensive – 2005 Maybach Exelero
Performance
Acceleration
- Quickest with 1 foot rollout – 1.74 seconds – Rimac Nevera
- Quickest with 1 foot rollout – 1.81 seconds – Rimac Nevera
- Quickest with 1 foot rollout – 3.21 seconds – Rimac Nevera
- Quickest with 1 foot rollout – 4.42 seconds – Rimac Nevera
- Quickest with 1 foot rollout – 9.22 seconds – Rimac Nevera
- Quickest with 1 foot rollout – 20.68 seconds – Koenigsegg Regera
Top speed
- Highest top speed – Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ –
- Highest top speed – McLaren F1 –
- Highest top speed – BMW Alpina D5 S –
- Highest top speed – Rimac Nevera –
- Highest top speed – Lamborghini Urus SE –
- Highest top speed – Dodge Ram SRT-10 –
Highest rpm redline
- Internal combustion piston-engined production car – Gordon Murray T.50 – 12,100 rpm
- Internal combustion Wankel rotary-engined production car – Mazda RX-8 – 9,000 rpm
- Electric production vehicle – Zeekr 001 FR – 20,620 rpm
Sales
;Best-selling models- Best-selling vehicle nameplate – Toyota Corolla '
- Best-selling single model – Volkswagen Beetle '
- Best single-year sales – 1.36 million – 2005 Toyota Corolla
- Best single-month sales – 126,905 – July 2005 Ford F-Series