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 (cars modified by either professional tuners or individuals are not eligible)
  • Are street-legal in their intended markets and capable of passing any official tests or inspections required to be granted this status

Calendar years rather than "model years" are used except when explicitly marked as otherwise.

Vehicle dimensions

Length

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  • Shortest
  • Current production car – – 2011 Peel P50
  • Four seat production car – – 1957–1959 BMW 600 (international)
  • Longest
  • SUV – – Cadillac Escalade IQL
  • Van – – Iveco Daily 50C

Width (without mirrors)

thumb|Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4

  • Widest
  • Car
  • Current production car – – Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4
  • Limited production convertible – (armoured) – 1938–1943 Mercedes-Benz 770 W150
  • Pickup truck – – Ford Super Duty DRW
  • Van
  • Current van – Ford Transit

Height

thumb|Lincoln Navigator (78.3 in tall) in front of a Ford Fusion (56.9 in tall)

  • Tallest
  • Van – Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 906 L4H3
  • Mid-size pickup truck – Ford Ranger Raptor

Wheelbase

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Track

  • Widest front
  • Car
  • Production car – – 2022 Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4
  • Production convertible – – BMW i8 Roadster
  • Lightest
  • Current production car – – Caterham 7 170

Engines

Engine displacement

Largest

  • Production car
  • Three-cylinder – – 2020 Koenigsegg Gemera
  • Five-cylinder – – 2007 Chevrolet Colorado/GMC Canyon/Isuzu i-370
  • Six-cylinder – – 1996 Ford F-Series
  • Eight-cylinder – – 1976 Cadillac Eldorado
  • Ten-cylinder – – 2008 Dodge Viper
  • Sixteen-cylinder – – 2025 Bugatti Tourbillon

Power

Highest power by engine type

  • Petrol engine (naturally aspirated) – – Aston Martin Valkyrie, Cosworth V12
  • Diesel engine (forced induction) – – Ford Super Duty, turbocharged Powerstroke V8
  • Electric motor – – Rimac Nevera R
  • Hybrid engine (PHEV) – – Koenigsegg Gemera, V8

Highest power by body style

  • 4-door sedan – – 2024 Lucid Air Sapphire; three electric motors

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  • Pickup truck/ute – 2024 Ford F-150 Raptor R; V8 petrol

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  • SUV – 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat; V8 petrol

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  • Van – 2021 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana; V8 petrol

Highest specific engine output (power/unit displacement)

  • Petrol (naturally aspirated) piston engine – per litre – 2008 Ariel Atom 500 3.0&nbsp;L V8
  • Biofuel piston engine – per litre – 2020 Koenigsegg Jesko twin-turbocharged V8 on E85 fuel
  • Diesel engine (naturally aspirated) – per litre – 1993 Mercedes E 300 diesel DIN 2.996&nbsp;L OM606 I6
  • Diesel engine (forced-induction) – per litre – 2020 BMW Alpina D5 S 3.0&nbsp;L I6 triturbo

Highest power by cylinder count (production cars)

  • Three-cylinder – – – 2020 Koenigsegg Gemera

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 (2023 MY) 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 3-cylinder + 4 electric motors,
  • Pickup truck – – 2022 (2023 MY) 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 (MEP) is a useful comparison tool, giving the average cylinder pressure exerted on the piston.

  • Petrol engine (naturally aspirated) – MEP , per litre – 2019 BAC Mono R
  • Petrol engine (forced-induction) – MEP , per litre – 2014 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ440 MR
  • Petrol engine (naturally aspirated pistonless rotary engine) – MEP , per litre – 2005 Mazda RX-8
  • Petrol engine (forced-induction pistonless rotary engine) – MEP , per litre – Mazda RX-7 turbo
  • Diesel engine (naturally aspirated) – MEP , per litre – 1999 Nissan AD Van (Y11) 2.184&nbsp;L Nissan YD
  • Diesel engine (forced-induction) – MEP , per litre – 2021 Mercedes-Benz C300d 1.992&nbsp;L OM654 D 20 R SCR

Fuel economy

Most economical

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The following are all vehicles once certified for sale in the United States. Some vehicles from other countries have better fuel economy. Figures (showed in miles per US gallon units) 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 (Ioniq Blue) with 59 combined / 58 city / 60 highway
  • Production plug-in electric hybrid – 2017/2023 Toyota Prius Prime with 133 combined MPGe (EV mode) and 54 MPG combined city/highway (petrol)
  • Production all-electric vehicle – 2025 Lucid Air Pure RWD with 19 inch wheels with 146 combined / 149 city / 142 highway MPGe

The following are as sold in Europe:

  • Volkswagen XL1, diesel-electric PHEV, on the New European Driving Cycle

Fuel capacity

All below amounts are total capacities for fuel tanks, (lithium based) 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 (production) – – Bugatti Chiron Sport
  • Least expensive (production) – official general inflation – 1922 Briggs & Stratton Flyer
  • Most expensive (auction) – 1957 Uhlenhaut Coupé
  • Most expensive (private sale) – ( at June 2018 exchange rates) 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO (2018)
  • Most expensive (concept car) – 2005 Maybach Exelero

Performance

Acceleration

  • Quickest with 1 foot rollout – 1.74 seconds – Rimac Nevera
  • Quickest with 1 foot rollout – 4.42 seconds – Rimac Nevera

Top speed

  • Highest top speed (forced induction petrol engine) – Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ –
  • Highest top speed (naturally aspirated engine) – McLaren F1 –
  • Highest top speed (forced induction diesel engine) – Porsche Panamera 4S Diesel –
  • Highest top speed (electric production vehicle) – Yangwang U9 –
  • Highest top speed (unibody SUV) – Lamborghini Urus SE –
  • Highest top speed (production half-ton pickup truck) – 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

thumb|Toyota Corolla

  • Best-selling vehicle nameplate – Toyota Corolla (50,000,000+ units sold since 1966)
  • Best-selling single model – Volkswagen Beetle (21,529,464 units sold between 1938 and 2003)
  • Best single-year sales – 1.36 million – 2005 Toyota Corolla
  • Best single-month sales – 126,905 – July 2005 Ford F-Series

See also

  • List of largest machines (including land vehicles)

References