The most powerful combustion cars: Mid-size SUVs 2025
The most powerful new cars registered in the European Union in 2025, according to their official type-approval data.
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Maserati Grecale Trofeo
Petrol · 2,104 kg (4,639 lb)
523 hp
390 kW
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Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio
Petrol · 1,925 kg (4,244 lb)
512 hp
382 kW
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BMW X4 M Competition
Petrol · 2,085 kg (4,597 lb)
503 hp
375 kW
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Alfa Romeo Stelvio
Petrol · 1,755 kg (3,869 lb)
276 hp
206 kW
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Mercedes-Benz GLC
Diesel · 2,058 kg (4,537 lb)
266 hp
198 kW
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Škoda Kodiaq
Petrol · 1,870 kg (4,123 lb)
261 hp
195 kW
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Volkswagen Tayron
Petrol · 1,870 kg (4,123 lb)
261 hp
195 kW
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Land Rover Range Rover Velar
Petrol · 1,994 kg (4,396 lb)
247 hp
184 kW
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Hongqi HS5
Petrol · 1,805 kg (3,979 lb)
215 hp
160 kW
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Audi Q5 Sportback
Diesel · 2,082 kg (4,590 lb)
201 hp
150 kW
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Toyota Highlander
Petrol · 2,131 kg (4,698 lb)
188 hp
140 kW
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DFSK Fengon 600
Petrol · 1,675 kg (3,693 lb)
174 hp
130 kW
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Forthing Friday 1.5T DCT Dual-Fuel
LPG · 1,690 kg (3,726 lb)
174 hp
130 kW
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Subaru Outback
Petrol · 1,730 kg (3,814 lb)
166 hp
124 kW
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KGM Torres
Petrol · 1,617 kg (3,565 lb)
161 hp
120 kW
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KGM Actyon
Petrol · 1,686 kg (3,717 lb)
161 hp
120 kW
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Nissan X-Trail
Petrol · 1,655 kg (3,649 lb)
161 hp
120 kW
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Seat Tarraco
Diesel · 1,731 kg (3,816 lb)
148 hp
110 kW
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Ebro S800
Petrol · 1,748 kg (3,854 lb)
145 hp
108 kW
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Chery Tiggo8
Petrol · 1,748 kg (3,854 lb)
145 hp
108 kW
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SWM G05
Petrol · 1,646 kg (3,629 lb)
137 hp
102 kW
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Peugeot 5008
Petrol · 1,804 kg (3,977 lb)
134 hp
100 kW
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Citroën C5 X
Petrol · 1,493 kg (3,291 lb)
129 hp
96 kW
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DFSK Fengon500
Petrol · 1,485 kg (3,274 lb)
105 hp
78 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.