The most powerful combustion cars: Mid-size sedans 2025

The most powerful new cars registered in the European Union in 2025, according to their official type-approval data.

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    Alpina Bmw Alpina B3 GT Touring

    Alpina Bmw Alpina B3 GT Touring

    Petrol · 1,945 kg (4,288 lb)

    522 hp

    389 kW

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    Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Verde

    Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Verde

    Petrol · 1,735 kg (3,825 lb)

    512 hp

    382 kW

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    Audi RS 5 Sportback

    Audi RS 5 Sportback

    Petrol · 1,811 kg (3,993 lb)

    464 hp

    346 kW

  4. 4
    Audi RS5 Sportback

    Audi RS5 Sportback

    Petrol · 1,810 kg (3,990 lb)

    444 hp

    331 kW

  5. 5
    Audi RS 4 Avant

    Audi RS 4 Avant

    Petrol · 1,820 kg (4,012 lb)

    444 hp

    331 kW

  6. 6
    Audi RS 3 Sportback

    Audi RS 3 Sportback

    Petrol · 1,640 kg (3,616 lb)

    394 hp

    294 kW

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    Volkswagen Arteon

    Volkswagen Arteon

    Petrol · 1,774 kg (3,911 lb)

    315 hp

    235 kW

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    Alfa Romeo Giulia

    Alfa Romeo Giulia

    Petrol · 1,618 kg (3,567 lb)

    276 hp

    206 kW

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    Škoda Superb

    Škoda Superb

    Petrol · 1,739 kg (3,834 lb)

    261 hp

    195 kW

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    Volkswagen Passat

    Volkswagen Passat

    Petrol · 1,765 kg (3,891 lb)

    261 hp

    195 kW

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    Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse

    Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse

    Diesel · 1,909 kg (4,209 lb)

    261 hp

    195 kW

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    BMW 330i xDrive

    BMW 330i xDrive

    Petrol · 1,714 kg (3,779 lb)

    241 hp

    180 kW

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    Genesis G70

    Genesis G70

    Petrol · 1,740 kg (3,836 lb)

    241 hp

    180 kW

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    Audi A5 Avant

    Audi A5 Avant

    Petrol · 1,814 kg (3,999 lb)

    201 hp

    150 kW

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    Škoda Superb Combi 2.0 TDI 4X4 Aut.

    Škoda Superb Combi 2.0 TDI 4X4 Aut.

    Diesel · 1,758 kg (3,876 lb)

    190 hp

    142 kW

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    Peugeot 508

    Peugeot 508

    Diesel · 1,577 kg (3,477 lb)

    129 hp

    96 kW

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    Citroën C4 X

    Citroën C4 X

    Petrol · 1,364 kg (3,007 lb)

    129 hp

    96 kW

How it's calculated

Official type-approval data for the new passenger cars registered in the European Union, published by the European Environment Agency. One spot per model (its best version), and only versions with at least 30 registrations, to rule out errors in the records. Power is the maximum declared by the manufacturer (hp = kW × 1.341); in some EVs it is the sum of all their motors and may not match the advertised figure.

By powertrain, based on each version's official type approval: “Combustion” covers petrol, diesel, LPG, CNG and ethanol; “Hybrids”, both regular and plug-in hybrids; “Electric”, fully electric cars. With a powertrain selected, each model appears with its best version of that powertrain.

Each model's body type (SUV, hatchback, sedan…) and size come from its Wikidata classification and our own review of the best-sellers; models without a type yet only appear under “All”.

Source: European Environment Agency (EEA), “Monitoring of CO2 emissions from passenger cars”, CC BY 4.0 licence. 2025 data (provisional), imported on September 24, 2026. We automatically check for new data every 6 hours (last check: September 25, 2026 at 02:17 PM GMT+2). This is the type-approval data declared by manufacturers and it may contain errors.