List of automotive superlatives

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

Mercedes-Maybach S600 Pullman
  • Longest
  • Shortest
    • Current production car – 1,371 mm (54.0 in) – 2011 Peel P50[1]
    • Production car – 1,340 mm (52.8 in) – 1962–1965 Peel P50
    • Two seat production car – 1,854 mm (73 in)Peel Trident
    • Four seat production car – 2,900 mm (114 in) – 1957–1959 BMW 600 (international) [2]
    • SUV / dually truck – 2,324 mm (91.5 in) – 1950–1952 Crosley Farm-O-Road
    • Four-wheel-drive car – 2,718 mm (107 in) – 1959–1962 M422 Mighty Mite
    • Light military truck – 2,718 mm (107 in) – 1959–1962 M422 Mighty Mite

Width (without mirrors)

Bugatti Chiron

Height

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

Wheelbase

Ford F-250 Crew Cab

Track

Lamborghini Aventador

Curb weight

Ariel Atom

Engines

Smallest

  • Current production car – 660 cc (40.3 cu in)Caterham 7 160, as well as all kei cars
  • Production car – 49 cc (3.0 cu in) – 1962–1965 Peel P50
    • Two-cylinder - 352 cc (21.5 cu in) - 1967–1972 Honda N360
    • Three-cylinder – 356 cc (21.7 cu in) – 1967 Suzuki Fronte
    • Four-cylinder – 356 cc (21.7 cu in) – 1963–1967 Honda T360
    • Five-cylinder – 1.9 litres (117.2 cu in) – 1980–1982 Audi 100
    • Six-cylinder – 1.6 litres (97.5 cu in) – 1992–1994 Mitsubishi Mirage
    • Eight-cylinder – 2.0 litres (121.5 cu in) – 1975–1980 Ferrari 208 GT4
    • Ten-cylinder – 4.8 litres (293.2 cu in) — 2010–2012 Lexus LFA
    • Twelve-cylinder – 2.0 litres (122.0 cu in) — 1948–1950 Ferrari 166 Inter

Largest

Bugatti Chiron 8.0 L W16

Power

Highest power by engine type

Koenigsegg Regera

Highest power by body style

Highest specific power (power-to-weight ratio)

Highest specific engine output (power/unit displacement)

Highest power by cylinder count (Production Cars)

  • Two-cylinder – 1.0 litre (58.8 cu in)77 kW (104 hp; 105 PS) 145 N⋅m (107 lb⋅ft) – 2007 Fiat 500
  • Three-cylinder – 2.0 litres (121.3 cu in)447 kW (600 hp; 608 PS) 600 N⋅m (443 lb⋅ft) – 2020 Koenigsegg Gemera[9]
  • Four-cylinder – 2.0 litres (121.9 cu in)328 kW (440 hp; 446 PS) 559 N⋅m (412 lb⋅ft) – 2016 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution FQ-440 MR
  • Five-cylinder – 2.5 litres (151.3 cu in)294 kW (395 hp; 400 PS) 480 N⋅m (354 lb⋅ft) – 2017 Audi RS3
  • Six-cylinder – 3.8 litres (231.8 cu in)530 kW (710 hp; 720 PS) 780 N⋅m (575 lb⋅ft) – 2020 Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign
  • Eight-cylinder – 5.0 litres; 305.1 cubic inches (5,000 cc)1,000 kW (1,341 hp; 1,360 PS) 1,370 N⋅m (1,010 lb⋅ft) – 2014 Agera RS / One:1 /Agera Final
  • Ten-cylinder – 8.4 litres (511.5 cu in)477 kW (640 hp; 649 PS) 813 N⋅m (600 lb⋅ft) – 2015 Dodge Viper
  • Twelve-cylinder – 6.5 litres (396.4 cu in)596 kW (799 hp; 810 PS) 719 N⋅m (530 lb⋅ft) – 2019 Ferrari Monza SP
  • Sixteen-cylinder – 8.0 litres (487.8 cu in)1,103 kW (1,479 hp; 1,500 PS) 1,600 N⋅m (1,180 lb⋅ft) – 2016 Bugatti Chiron Sport

Highest torque by engine type

Rimac C_Two

Highest torque by body style

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.

Internal combustion engine cooling

Fuel economy

Most Economical

Hyundai Ioniq Electric

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.[23]
  • All-petrol production vehicle – 1986 Chevrolet Sprint ER with 48 combined / 44 city / 53 highway[24]
  • All natural gas production vehicle – 2012 Honda Civic GX with 31 combined / 27 city / 38 highway[25]
  • E85 production vehicle – 2013 Ford Focus SFE FWD FFV with 23 combined / 20 city / 28 highway[26]
  • Production electric hybrid – 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid (Ioniq Blue) with 58 combined / 57 city / 59 highway[27]
  • Production plug-in electric hybrid – 2014/2016 BMW i3 REx with 117 combined MPGe (EV mode) and 39 MPG combined city/highway (petrol)[28]
  • Production all-electric vehicle – 2019 Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus with 141 combined / 148 city / 132 highway[29]

The following are as sold in Europe:

Price

Performance

Acceleration

Top speed

Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+

Highest rpm redline

Sales

See also:
Best-selling models
Toyota Corolla
  • Best-selling vehicle nameplate – Toyota Corolla (more than 47,500,000 sold in 12 generations since 1966)
  • 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[44]
  • Best single-month sales – 126,905 – July 2005 Ford F-Series[45]

Firsts

Mostly full-production vehicles are listed here. Many were preceded by racing-only cars. This list mainly includes developments that led to widespread adoption across the automotive industry.

Industry

Engine types

Engine technologies

Engine configuration & other miscellaneous fundamental construction details
Wankel engines
Valvetrain
Multi-valve engines
Variable valve timing (VVT)
Aspiration
Fuel systems
Fuel injection (FI)
Ignition systems
General miscellany

Electric vehicles

Hybrid vehicles

  • First gas-electric hybrid – 1899 Lohner-Porsche Mixte
  • First modern hybrid car – 1904 Auto-Mixte (Belgium)
  • First mass-produced hybrid car – 1997 Toyota Prius
  • First hybrid bus – 1997 Hino
  • First all-wheel drive hybrid – 2003 (for the 2004 model year) Ford Escape Hybrid
  • First hybrid SUV – 2003 (for the 2004 model year) Ford Escape Hybrid
  • First hybrid luxury car – 2004 (for the 2005 Japanese model year) Lexus RX 400h (introduced January 2004)
  • First mild hybrid pickup truck – 2004 (for the 2005 model year) Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra Hybrid
  • First full hybrid pickup truck – 2008 (for the 2009 model year) Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra Hybrid
  • First 4-fuel hybrid – 2010 Monte Carlo Automobile Quadrifuel (powered with bio-ethanol, hydromethane, gasoline and LPG)[85][86]

Plug-in electric vehicles

Body

Transmission

Layout

Suspension

Brakes

Driver aids

Passive restraint

Active restraint

Tires

Lighting

Electrical system

Climate control

In-car entertainment

Other

Pre-war

  • Best-selling pre-war vehicle – Ford Model-T (15,000,000 sold between 1908 and 1928)
  • Least-expensive – US$125 (equivalent to $1,909 in 2019) – 1922 Briggs & Stratton Flyer
  • Least-expensive full-featured automobile – US$300 (equivalent to $4,333 in 2019) – 1926–27 (for the 1927 model year) Ford Model-T
  • Fastest pre-war stock production vehicle – Cord Automobile – 1937 supercharged 812 Beverly sedan 173 km/h (107.66 mph) – September 1937 at the Bonneville Salt Flats
  • Fastest pre-war limited production vehicle – Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 – 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 clocked to 211 km/h (131 mph) average at Brooklands Speedway (41 made)
  • Fastest pre-war vehicle – Railton Mobil Special – 2-SC Napier Lion V-12 – 595 km/h (369.740 mph) – Driver John Cobb on 23 August 1939 at the Bonneville Salt Flats
  • Longest pre-war production – 6,096 mm (240.0 in) – 1933–35 (for the 1934–35 model years) Cadillac V-16
  • Longest pre-war limited production – 6,400 mm (252.0 in) 1927–33 Bugatti Royale
  • Longest pre-war production wheelbase – 3,912 mm (154.0 in) – 1933–37 (for the 1934–37 model years) Cadillac V-16
  • Longest pre-war limited production wheelbase – 4,572 mm (180.0 in) 1927 Bugatti Royale Prototype
  • Longest pre-war Production convertible – 6,096 mm (240.0 in) (29 produced) – 1933–1935 (for the 1934–35 model years) Cadillac V-16
  • Longest pre-war Production coupe – 6,096 mm (240.0 in) (20 produced) – 1933–1935 (for the 1934–35 model years) Cadillac V-16
  • Longest pre-war Limited production convertible – 6,401 mm (252.0 in) – 1932 Bugatti Royale Weinberger
  • Longest pre-war Limited production coupe – 6,401 mm (252.0 in) – 1931 Bugatti Royale Kellner
  • Widest pre-war – 2,100 mm (82.7 in) 1938–43 Mercedes-Benz 770 W150 (armoured)
  • Widest pre-war front track – 1,626 mm (64.0 in) – 1938–43 Mercedes-Benz 770 W150
  • Widest pre-war rear track – 1,676 mm (66.0 in) – 1938–43 Mercedes-Benz 770 W150
  • Tallest pre-war production car – 2,550 mm (100.4 in) – 1904-9 Fiat 60 HP
  • Heaviest pre-war curb weight – 4,800 kg (10,582 lb) – 1938–43 Mercedes-Benz 770 W150 (armoured)
  • Largest pre-war limited production car inline-four engine 28.3 L (1,727 in3) 1911 Fiat S76[148][149]
  • Largest pre-war straight-621,112 cc (1,288 in3) – 1905 Panhard et Levassor 50 CV
  • Largest pre-war limited production straight-814,726 cc (899 in3) – 1927 Bugatti Royale
  • Largest pre-war V814,700 cc (897 in3) – 1910–12 De Dion-Bouton
  • Largest pre-war V1213,514 cc (825 in3) – 1912 Pierce-Arrow
  • Largest pre-war V168,048 cc (491 in3) – 1930–33 (for the 1931–33 model years) Marmon Series 16

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