List of production cars by power output explained

This list of most powerful production cars in the world is limited to unmodified production cars which meet the eligibility criteria below. All entries must verified from reliable sources.

Eligible cars

Because of inconsistencies in the definitions of production cars, dubious claims by manufacturers and self-interest groups, and inconsistent or changing application of definitions, this list has a defined set of requirements. For explanation of how these were determined, see the links above.

For the purposes of this list, a production car is defined as a vehicle that conforms to at least one of the following two definitions:

(A.)

  1. Constructed principally for retail sale to consumers for their personal use, and to transport people on public roads (no commercial or industrial vehicles are eligible)
  2. Had 25 or more instances made by the original vehicle manufacturer and offered for commercial sale to the public in new condition (cars modified by either professional tuners or individuals are not eligible)
  3. Street-legal in their intended markets and capable of passing any official tests or inspections required to be granted this status

(B.)

  1. Constructed principally for retail sale to consumers, for their personal use, to transport people on public roads (no commercial or industrial vehicles are eligible)
  2. Available for commercial sale to the public in the same specification as the vehicle used to achieve the record
  3. Manufactured in the record-claiming specification by a manufacturer whose WMI number is shown on the VIN, including vehicles modified by either professional tuners or others that result in a VIN with a WMI number in their name (for example, if a Porsche-based car is remanufactured by RUF and has RUF's WMI W09, it is eligible; but if it has Porsche's WMI, WP0, it is not eligible)
  4. Pre-1981 vehicles must be made by the original vehicle manufacturer and not modified by either professional tuners or individuals
  5. Street-legal in its intended markets, having fulfilled the homologation tests or inspections required under either a) United States of America, b) European Union, or c) Japanese law to be granted this status
  6. Sold in more than one national market

Further limitations

For the purpose of manageability, this list is limited to production cars that have at least 600 kilowatts. Car models with higher-powered variants are listed only in their most powerful incarnation (for example, the Agera RS would be listed in place of the standard Agera, although the Agera makes over 600 kW). For the timeline of most powerful cars, the production car definition is only applied to modern (post-WWII) cars due to the scarcity of reliable info on Veteran and Vintage era automobiles.

Most powerful production cars

Notes!class="unsortable"
Sources
Koenigsegg Gemera1715kWPlug-in hybrid300 units to be produced.[1] <-- Tourbillon is not yet a production car. Wait until it is released and we have official figures of the production car, not estimations or figures of a pre-production that may differ from the production car.
Bugatti Tourbillon1324kWPlug-in hybrid250 units to be produced.[2] -->
Rimac Nevera/Pininfarina Battista1408kWElectric150 units to be produced of each. [3] [4]
Hennessey Venom F51355kWInternal combustionTotal 90 units to be produced.[5]
Bugatti Tourbillon1324kWPlug-in hybrid250 units to be produced.[6] -->
SSC Tuatara1305kWInternal combustion100 units to be produced. Not yet homologated for road use.[7] [8]
Koenigsegg Jesko1195kWInternal combustion125 units to be produced.[9]
Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+/Centodieci/1577.7bhpInternal combustion30 Chiron Super Sport 300+ and 10 Centodieci units produced.[10] [11] [12]
Koenigsegg Regera1500hpPlug-in hybrid80 units produced.[13]
Bugatti Chiron/Bugatti Divo/1103kWInternal combustion500 Chiron units planned, 40 Divo units produced.[14] [15]
Koenigsegg Agera RS/One:11000kWInternal combustionMax output for Agera RS with 1 MW upgrade. 25 Agera RS, 7 One:1 units produced.[16]
NIO EP91000kWElectric16 units produced. Up to 250 units planned for Evolution model.[17] [18] [19]
SSC Ultimate Aero TT960kWInternal combustionUpdated from 2007 TT model (8820NaN0). 24+ TT models produced.[20]
Czinger 21C2021932kWHybrid electric80 units to be produced[21]
Zeekr 001 FR1247hpElectric99 units produced per month[22]
Aion Hyper SSR Ultimate20231225hpElectric
Drako GTE895kWElectric25 units produced
Lucid Air Sapphire895kWElectric250 units planned.[23]
Bugatti Veyron Super Sport/Grand Sport Vitesse/1183.2bhpInternal combustion140 units produced.[24]
Zenvo TSR-S878kWInternal combustion5 units produced per year.[25] [26]
Aston Martin Valkyrie865kWHybrid electric150 units planned.[27] [28]
Zenvo ST1812kWInternal combustion15 units produced.[29]
Yangwang U8 Quad-motor808kWPlug-in hybrid[30]
M-Hero 917 BEV800kWElectric1500 units per year planned.[31] [32]
Faraday Future FF 911050hpElectric300 units planned for Futurist Alliance model.[33]
Mercedes-AMG One782kWPlug-in hybridMost powerful Mercedes road car ever made, 275 units planned.[34] [35]
McLaren Speedtail772kWHybrid electric106 units planned.[36] [37]
Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 17020231025hpInternal combustion3300 units planned
Tesla Model S Plaid/Tesla Model X Plaid2021/20221020hpElectric[38]
Lamborghini Revuelto20231001hpPlug-in hybrid
GMC Hummer EV Edition 120221000hpElectric
Ferrari SF90 Stradale1000PSPlug-in hybridUp to 2000 units per year planned.[39] [40]
Bugatti Veyron20051000PSInternal combustionFastest road car in 2005
Ferrari LaFerrari708kWHybrid electric710+ units produced.[41]
Koenigsegg Agera2010960PSInternal combustion7 units produced
Aston Martin Valhalla699kWPlug-in hybridMore than 500 units planned. [42]
McLaren P1916PSPlug-in hybrid375 units produced.[43] [44]
Porsche 918 Spyder652kWPlug-in hybrid918 units produced.[45]
Rivian R1T/Rivian R1S Quad-Motor/623kWElectric
Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E-Performance620kWPlug-in hybridMost powerful AMG GT 4-door model
Ferrari Daytona SP3840PSInternal combustion599 units to be produced.
Pagani Huayra Imola617kWInternal combustion5 units planned.[46]
McLaren Sabre2021835PSInternal combustion15 units will be produced in total, currently the most powerful non-hybrid McLaren model ever made
Ferrari 296 GTB2022830PSPlug-in hybrid[47] [48]
Ferrari 812 Competizione/Competizione A2021830PSInternal combustion999 Competizione and 599 Competizione A will be produced in total
Lamborghini Sián FKP 37602kWHybrid electric63 units produced.[49]
Koenigsegg CCR601kWInternal combustion14 units produced.[50]
Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-42022 814PSInternal combustion112 units to be produced.

Timeline of most powerful production cars

!Vehicle!Year!Power!Notes!Sources
Benz Velo1.1kWFirst production car[51]
Peugeot Type 156kWPeugeot's first in-house engine[52]
Daimler Phoenix (de)17kWFirst four-cylinder road car[53]
Mercedes 35 HP26kWOriginally designed as a race car, developed for road use[54]
Mercedes Simplex33kWSuccessor to the 35 HP[55]
Mercedes Simplex 60 HP44kW[56]
Hispano-Suiza 60/7555kW[57]
80 Napier67kW[58]
Isotta Fraschini Tipo KM89kW[59]
Benz 82/200 HP (de)147kWPowered by a modified airship engine[60]
Duesenberg Model J265hp[61] [62]
Duesenberg Model SJ320hpSupercharged version of the Model J[63]
Duesenberg Model SSJNaNhpThe short-wheelbase version of the Model SJ[64]
Mercury Monterey298kWSuper Marauder engine available in all 1958 Mercury vehicles.[65]
Plymouth Fury Max Wedge Ramcharger II317kWMade for drag racing.[66]
Shelby Cobra Mk. III 427 Competition362kWLast car on list measured by SAE gross power.[67]
Porsche 959 S379kW29 produced.[68] [69]
Bugatti EB110412kW139 produced.[70]
McLaren F1461kW106 produced.[71]
Dauer 962 Le Mans13 produced.[72]
Koenigsegg CCR601kW14 produced.[73]
Bugatti Veyron736kW310 produced (16.4 and Grand Sport). First car with a double-clutch transmission on list.[74]
SSC Ultimate Aero TT960kWLast car with a manual transmission on list.[75]
1000kW7 produced.[76]
Koenigsegg Regera1500hp80 units produced. First hybrid car on list.[77]
Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+/Centodieci/1577.7bhp30 Chiron Super Sport 300+ and 10 Centodieci units produced. Last exclusively fossil fuel car on the list.
Rimac Nevera1408kW150 units to be produced. First all-electric car on the list.
Koenigsegg Gemera1715kWV8 option[78]

See also

Notes and References

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