List of automotive superlatives explained

Automotive superlatives include attributes such as the smallest, largest, fastest, lightest, best-selling, and so on.

This list (except for the firsts section) is limited to automobiles built after World War II, and lists superlatives for earlier vehicles separately. 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

• Shortest
  • Current production car – 1371mm – 2011 Peel P50^[1]
  • Four seat production car – 29000NaN0 – 1957–1959 BMW 600 (international)^[2]

Width (without mirrors)

• Widest
  • Car
    • Current production car – 20991NaN1 – Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4^[3]
    • Limited production convertible – 2100mm (armoured) – 1938–1943 Mercedes-Benz 770 W150^[4]
  • Pickup truck – 2436mm – Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD^[5]
  • Van
    • Current van – 2112mm Ford Transit^[6]

Height

• Tallest
  • Van – 3055mm Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 906 L4H3^[7]
• Lowest

Track

• Widest front
  • Car
    • Production car – 1784mm – 2022 Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4^[3]
• Widest rear
  • Car
    • Production car – 1722mm BMW i8^[8]
    • Production convertible – 1722mm – BMW i8 Roadster^[8]

Curb weight

• Heaviest
  • Car
    • Production car – 51000NaN0 – 2017 Mercedes-Maybach S600 Pullman Guard^[9]
• Lightest
  • Current production car – 4400NaN0 – Caterham 7 170^{[10] [11]}

Engines

Engine displacement

Largest

• Production car
  • Three-cylinder – 1988.25order=outNaNorder=out – 2020 Koenigsegg Gemera^[12]
  • Sixteen-cylinder – 8350order=outNaNorder=out – 2025– Bugatti Tourbillon^[13]

Power

See also: List of production cars by power output.

Highest power by engine type

• Petrol engine (naturally aspirated) – 745.7kW – Aston Martin Valkyrie, 6500cc Cosworth V12^[14]
• Diesel engine (forced induction) – 3680NaN0 – Audi Q7 V12 TDI, 5934cc twin-turbo TDI V12^{[15] [16]} / 3680NaN0 Ford Super Duty, 6651cc turbocharged Powerstroke V8^[17]

Highest power by body style

• 4-door sedan – 7610NaN0 – 2022 Tesla Model S Plaid; three electric motors^[18]
• Pickup truck/ute – 5300NaN0 2024 Ford F-150 Raptor R; 5163cc V8 petrol^[19]
• SUV – 5290NaN0 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat; 6166cc V8 petrol^{[20] [21]}
• Van – 2990NaN0 2021 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana; 6551cc V8 petrol^[22]
• Heavy truck – non-hybrid 5890NaN0 Shacman X6000; 16.61NaN1 V8 diesel^[23]

Highest specific engine output (power/unit displacement)

• Petrol (naturally aspirated) piston engine – NaNkW per litre – 2008 Ariel Atom 500 3730NaN0 3.0 L V8^{[24] [25] [26] [27]}
• Biofuel piston engine – NaN1NaN1 per litre – 2020 Koenigsegg Jesko 11770NaN0 5065cc twin-turbocharged V8 on E85 fuel^[28]
• Diesel engine (naturally aspirated) – NaN1NaN1 per litre – 1993 Mercedes E 300 diesel 1000NaN0 DIN 2.996 L OM606 I6
• Diesel engine (forced-induction) – NaN1NaN1 per litre – 2020 BMW Alpina D5 S 3.0 L I6 triturbo 3000NaN0^[29]

Highest power by cylinder count (production cars)

• Three-cylinder – 1988cc – 608PS 600abbr=onNaNabbr=on – 2020 Koenigsegg Gemera^[12]
• Five-cylinder – 2480cc – 500PS 581abbr=onNaNabbr=on – 2022 KTM X-Bow GT-XR^[30]

Torque

Highest torque by engine type

• Forced induction petrol engine – 1818abbr=on0abbr=on – 2020 SSC Tuatara, 5900cc V8^[31]
• Naturally aspirated petrol engine – 813abbr=on0abbr=on – 2013-2017 Dodge Viper, 8390cc V10
• Forced induction diesel engine – 1200lbft – 2022 (2023 MY) Ford Super Duty, 6653abbr=on1abbr=on V8^[32]
• Naturally aspirated diesel engine – 488abbr=on0abbr=on – 1988–94 Ford F-250/350 IDI diesel, 7276abbr=on1abbr=on V8
• Electric motor – 2360abbr=on0abbr=on – 2021 Rimac Nevera
• Hybrid engine – 3500lk=onNaNlk=on – Koenigsegg Gemera^[33]

Highest torque by body style

• Car – 3500abbr=on0abbr=on – 2020 Koenigsegg Gemera, hybrid 3-cylinder + 4 electric motors,
• Pickup truck – 1200lbft – 2022 (2023 MY) Ford Super Duty, 6653abbr=on1abbr=on V8^[34]
• SUV – 1000abbr=on0abbr=on – Audi Q7 V12 TDI, 6000abbr=on1abbr=on V12 diesel^[35]
• Van – 712abbr=on0abbr=on – 2014 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana, 6599abbr=on1abbr=on 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 16.7disp=flipNaNdisp=flip, 132.6Nm per litre – 2019 BAC Mono R 330Nm
• Petrol engine (forced-induction) – MEP 35.1disp=flipNaNdisp=flip, 279.3Nm per litre – 2014 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ440 MR 558.6Nm
• Petrol engine (naturally aspirated pistonless rotary engine) – MEP 21.5disp=flipNaNdisp=flip, 170.8Nm per litre – 2005 Mazda RX-8 222Nm
• Petrol engine (forced-induction pistonless rotary engine) – MEP 30.3disp=flipNaNdisp=flip, 241.38Nm per litre – Mazda RX-7 turbo 313.8Nm
• Diesel engine (naturally aspirated) – MEP 9.03disp=flipNaNdisp=flip, 71.88Nm per litre – 1999 Nissan AD Van (Y11) 157Nm 2.184 L Nissan YD
• Diesel engine (forced-induction) – MEP NaNdisp=flipNaNdisp=flip, NaNNm per litre – 2021 Mercedes-Benz C300d 550Nm 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 (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.^[36]
• All-petrol production vehicle – 1986 Chevrolet Sprint ER with 48 combined / 44 city / 53 highway^[37]
• All natural gas production vehicle – 2012 Honda Civic GX with 31 combined / 27 city / 38 highway^[38]
• E85 production vehicle – 2013 Ford Focus SFE FWD FFV with 22 combined / 19 city / 27 highway^[39]
• Production electric hybrid – 2021 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid (Ioniq Blue) with 59 combined / 58 city / 60 highway^[40]
• Production plug-in electric hybrid – 2017/2023 Toyota Prius Prime with 133 combined MPGe (EV mode) and 54 MPG combined city/highway (petrol)^[41]
• Production all-electric vehicle – 2021 Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus RWD with 142 combined / 150 city / 133 highway MPGe^[42]

The following are as sold in Europe:

• Volkswagen XL1, diesel-electric PHEV, on the New European Driving Cycle^[43]

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, 180 L^[44]
• Diesel SUV - Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, ^[45]
• Half-ton pickup truck - Toyota Tundra, ^[46]
• EV - GMC Hummer EV Edition 1, 246.8 kWh
• PHEV - Li Auto L7 or L9, 44.5 kWh^[47]
• Smallest EV - Smart fortwo coupe, 17.6 kWh^[48]
• Smallest PHEV - BMW i3, 9 L^[49]

Price

See also: List of most expensive cars sold at auction.

• Most expensive (production) – – Bugatti Chiron Sport^[50]
• Least expensive (production) – official general inflation – 1922 Briggs & Stratton Flyer
• Most expensive (auction) – 1957 Uhlenhaut Coupé^{[51] [52]}
• Most expensive (private sale) – (at June 2018 exchange rates) 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO (2018)^[53]
• Most expensive (concept car) – 2005 Maybach Exelero

Performance

See also: Fastest production car and List of fastest production cars by acceleration.

Acceleration

• Quickest 0to with 1 foot rollout – 1.74 seconds – Rimac Nevera
• Quickest 0to with 1 foot rollout – 1.81 seconds – Rimac Nevera
• Quickest 0to with 1 foot rollout – 3.21 seconds – Rimac Nevera^[54]
• Quickest 0to with 1 foot rollout – 4.42 seconds – Rimac Nevera^[54]
• Quickest 0to with 1 foot rollout – 9.22 seconds – Rimac Nevera^[54]
• Quickest 0to with 1 foot rollout – 20.68 seconds – Koenigsegg Regera (with non-standard Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R tyres)^[55]

Top speed

• Highest top speed (forced induction petrol engine) – Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ – 304.77order=flipNaNorder=flip^[56]
• Highest top speed (naturally aspirated engine) – McLaren F1 – NaN0NaN0
• Highest top speed (forced induction diesel engine) – BMW Alpina D5 S – 2860NaN0^{[57] [58]}
• Highest top speed (electric production vehicle) – Rimac Nevera – 258order=flipNaNorder=flip^[59]
• Highest top speed (unibody SUV) – Lamborghini Urus SE – 194order=flipNaNorder=flip
• Highest top speed (production half-ton pickup truck) – Dodge Ram SRT-10 – 154.587order=flipNaNorder=flip^[60]
• Highest top speed (current production half-ton pickup truck) – Ram 1500 TRX – 118order=flipNaNorder=flip^[61]

Highest rpm redline

• Internal combustion piston-engined production car – Gordon Murray T.50 – 12,100 rpm^[62]
• Internal combustion Wankel rotary-engined production car – Mazda RX-8 – 9,000 rpm
• Electric production vehicle – Zeekr 001 FR – 20,620 rpm^[63]

Sales

See also: List of bestselling vehicle nameplates and List of automobile sales by model.

Best-selling models:

• Best-selling vehicle nameplate – Toyota Corolla (more than 50,000,000 sold in 12 generations since 1966)^[64]
• Best-selling single model – Volkswagen Beetle (21,529,464 of the same basic design sold worldwide between 1938 and 2003)
• Best single-year sales – 1.36 million – 2005 Toyota Corolla^[65]
• Best single-month sales – 126,905 – July 2005 Ford F-Series^[66]

See also

• List of largest machines (including land vehicles)
• Units of measurement
  • International System of Units
  • United States customary units
  • Imperial units
• Power
• Torque
• Mass

Notes and References

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2. Book: Norbye, Jan P. . BMW – Bavaria's Driving Machines . 1984 . Publications International . Skokie, IL . 0-517-42464-9 .
3. Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 . 13 August 2021 . 6 April 2023 . Lamborghini . Italy . The News Market.
4. Web site: Mercedes-Benz 770 W150 Grosser . Oldtimer picture gallery. . Andrei . Bogomolov . 1999-12-05 . 2013-03-29.
5. Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD – 2020 . GM Media . 2019-08-26.
6. Book: Ford Transit . Ford . The Netherlands . Dutch . May 2021 . 2021-12-11.
7. News: Mercedes Sprinter (2008-2018) van review . Auto Express . UK . 11 January 2018 . 26 April 2021.
8. Web site: 2019 BMW i8 Specifications . The Car Connection . 17 March 2020.
9. Web site: Mercedes-Maybach S600 Pullman Guard . Mercedes-Benz . 2017-10-06.
10. Web site: Caterham Seven 170 revealed as the lightest production Seven yet . Auto-Express . 2021-10-14.
11. Web site: Caterham Seven 170 . Caterham-Cars . 2021-10-14.
12. News: New Koenigsegg Gemera revealed as 1700bhp four-seat hybrid . Felix . Page . Autocar . UK . 2020-03-03 . 2020-03-09.
13. News: Launch of Bugatti Tourbillon marks company's fourth hypercar engine partnership since 2020.. Florian . Kamelger . Cosworth . UK . 2024-06-21 . 2024-06-23.
14. Aston Martin Valkyrie V12 turns the hypercar engine up to 11,100 . Aston Martin . UK . 2018-12-14 . 2019-06-11.
15. Web site: The World's most powerful diesel passenger cat. 2006-09-11. AUDI AG. AudiWorld.com. 2009-08-28.
16. Web site: The ultimate high-performance SUV – the new Audi Q7 V12 TDI quattro. 2008-03-02. AUDI AG – press release. Audi-MediaServices.com. 2009-10-02.
17. Web site: The New Ford Super Duty. 2022-06-01. roadandtrack.com. Hearst Digital Media. 2023-06-01.
18. Web site: 2021-06-17. 2022 Tesla Model S Plaid First Test: 0–60 MPH in 1.98 Seconds*!. 2021-08-22. MotorTrend. en.
19. Web site: 2024 Ford F-150 Raptor R Gets Better with More Power!. Andre . Smirnov. TFL Truck. 20 December 2023.
20. Web site: 710-HP 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Is Coming for One Year Only. Maxwell . Mortimer. Car and Driver. 2 July 2020.
21. Web site: 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat First Look: The Family SUV From Hell. Alisa . Priddle. Motor Trend. 2 July 2020.
22. News: 2021 Chevy Express Van Gets New 6.6-Liter Gas V8 Power . Nathan . Adlen . The Fast Lane Truck . US . 2020-03-05 . 2020-03-19.
23. Web site: the World's Most Powerful Truck. 10 January 2023 . 11 January 2023.
24. Web site: Ariel Atom 500 V8. evo.
25. Web site: Ariel Launches Limited-Edition, 500-hp Atom 500 V8. Jake. Holmes. 10 September 2010. Car and Driver.
26. Web site: Ariel Atom, Ariel Nomad, Ariel North America Ariel Atom 3S/3RS. Ariel North America.
27. Web site: More details on the 500-hp Ariel Atom 500 V8. Autoblog.
28. News: The Koenigsegg Jesko Has 1600 HP and Promises a 300-MPH Top Speed . Máté . Pétrány . . 2019-03-05 . 2019-03-05.
29. Web site: Highlights: ALPINA Automobiles . 2021-04-01 .
30. Web site: X-BOW GT-XR 2023 . KTM . 2022-10-06.
31. Web site: SSC Finally Admits 1750-HP Tuatara Did Not Break 300 MPH. 22 July 2021.
32. Web site: 2023 Ford Super Duty . October 2022 .
33. Web site: Technical specifications . Koenigsegg . 2020-03-09.
34. Web site: 2023 Ford Super Duty . October 2022 .
35. Web site: 2009 Audi Q7 V12 TDI Diesel. Car & Driver. 15 October 2020.
36. Web site: Power Search Results. US Department of Energy . 2019-02-04 . 2019-02-04.
37. Web site: Highest Fuel Economy rated at new 2008 EPA MPG rules . Epa.gov . 2012-08-15 . 2012-08-15.
38. Web site: Highest Fuel Economy rated at new 2008 EPA MPG rules . Epa.gov . 2012-09-13 . 2012-09-13.
39. Web site: Compare Old and New Fuel Economy Estimates . Epa.gov . 2017 . 2021-03-27.
40. Web site: Top Fuel Sippers (EPA Ratings, 2021 Model Year) – Exclude EVs and PHEVs . fueleconomy.gov . 2021-03-25 . 2021-03-27.
41. Web site: Compare Plug-in Hybrids Side-by-Side – Years: 2011–2024 Vehicle Type: Plug-in Hybrid . fueleconomy.gov . 2024-01-22 . 2024-02-01.
42. Web site: Most Efficient EPA-Certified Vehicles . fueleconomy.gov . 2021-06-25 . 2021-06-30.
43. News: McAleer . Michael . World's most fuel efficient production car takes to Dublin . 2019-02-16 . The Irish Times . 2014-10-17 . en.
44. LandCruiser 70 . Toyota . Australia . February 2023 . 2023-08-04.
45. Web site: 2020-10-27 . Cars with the longest and shortest driving range in Australia . 2023-07-25 . Asset Finance Systems . en-AU.
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47. Web site: 理想汽车 创造移动的家, 创造幸福的家 . 2023-07-25 . lixiang.com.
48. Web site: Smart EQ fortwo coupe . 2023-07-25 . EV Database . en.
49. Web site: O'Dell . John . 2016-08-15 . BMW i3 Range Boost: Up 40% for 2017 . 2023-08-01 . The Green Car Guy . en-US.
50. News: Bugatti just revealed a $3.3 million Chiron – and it's the ultimate hypercar. Business Insider. 2018-05-21.
51. News: Peter . Valdes-Dapena . Mercedes just sold the world's most expensive car for $142 million . CNN . 19 May 2022 . 2022-05-19.
52. News: Jonathan . Lee . 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé most expensive car sold – one of only 2, priced at RM627mil . Paultan.org . Driven Communications Sdn Bhd. . 2022-05-23 .
53. Web site: Classic 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO sold for record $70 million . Fox News . 2018-06-01.
54. Web site: Holderith . Peter . 17 May 2023 . The Rimac Nevera Just Shattered Pretty Much Every Acceleration Record . 21 May 2023 . thedrive.com . The Drive.
55. Web site: Koenigsegg Regera Beats Rimac Nevera With New 0-249-0 MPH Record .
56. Web site: Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+. Bugatti.
57. News: New Alpina D5 S revealed in saloon and estate forms in Frankfurt. Evo. 2017-11-23. en.
58. Web site: Alpina D5 S: Der schnellste Seriendiesel der Welt. DE . Süddeutsche Zeitung . 12 September 2017.
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62. Web site: McLaren F1—Inspired Gordon Murray T.50 Revs to 12,100 RPM, Weighs Only 2174 Pounds. Duff. Mike. CarAndDriver.com. en. 2020-08-21.
63. Web site: Gabriel . Threza . 2023-09-02 . Zeekr 001 FR model released: four motors zero hundred 2.07s . 2023-09-18 . TechGoing . en-US.
64. Web site: A Quick Look Back on the Corolla's 55-Year History with Over 50 Million Customers . Toyota Times . 2021-08-13 . 2021-08-13.
65. News: Happy Birthday, Corolla! The world's best-selling nameplate turns 40 . Bloomberg News . 2006-09-06 . 2016-07-31.
66. Web site: Ford F-Series Sets New Monthly Sales Record .: News . 2 August 2005 . Ford-trucks.com . 2009-10-31.