The most powerful combustion cars: Small 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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Volkswagen T-Roc
Petrol · 1,568 kg (3,457 lb)
296 hp
221 kW
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Audi Q2
Petrol · 1,535 kg (3,384 lb)
188 hp
140 kW
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Hyundai Kona
Petrol · 1,467 kg (3,234 lb)
168 hp
125 kW
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KGM Tivoli
Petrol · 1,395 kg (3,075 lb)
161 hp
120 kW
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KGM Tivoli Grand
Petrol · 1,419 kg (3,128 lb)
161 hp
120 kW
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Renault Captur
Petrol · 1,405 kg (3,097 lb)
156 hp
116 kW
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Škoda Kamiq
Petrol · 1,286 kg (2,835 lb)
148 hp
110 kW
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Volkswagen T-Cross
Petrol · 1,338 kg (2,950 lb)
148 hp
110 kW
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Volkswagen Taigo
Petrol · 1,302 kg (2,870 lb)
148 hp
110 kW
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Seat Arona
Petrol · 1,268 kg (2,795 lb)
148 hp
110 kW
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Fiat 500X
Petrol · 1,444 kg (3,183 lb)
138 hp
103 kW
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Hyundai Kona Kauai
Petrol · 1,433 kg (3,159 lb)
137 hp
102 kW
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Opel Mokka
Petrol · 1,293 kg (2,851 lb)
134 hp
100 kW
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BAIC X35
Petrol · 1,403 kg (3,093 lb)
134 hp
100 kW
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Peugeot 2008
Petrol · 1,280 kg (2,822 lb)
129 hp
96 kW
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DS 3
Diesel · 1,358 kg (2,994 lb)
129 hp
96 kW
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Opel Crossland
Petrol · 1,311 kg (2,890 lb)
129 hp
96 kW
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Suzuki Vitara
Petrol · 1,273 kg (2,806 lb)
127 hp
95 kW
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Ford Puma
Petrol · 1,342 kg (2,959 lb)
122 hp
91 kW
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MG ZS
Petrol · 1,333 kg (2,939 lb)
114 hp
85 kW
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Nissan Juke
Petrol · 1,282 kg (2,826 lb)
113 hp
84 kW
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Subaru XV
Petrol · 1,501 kg (3,309 lb)
113 hp
84 kW
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Opel Crossland Elegance Pack 1.2 Gas MT6 S S 110CV (81K
Petrol · 1,290 kg (2,844 lb)
109 hp
81 kW
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Honda HR-V
Petrol · 1,452 kg (3,201 lb)
106 hp
79 kW
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Honda HR-V E:hev
Petrol · 1,466 kg (3,232 lb)
106 hp
79 kW
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Livan X3 Pro
Petrol · 1,226 kg (2,703 lb)
102 hp
76 kW
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Suzuki Jimny
Petrol · 1,278 kg (2,818 lb)
101 hp
75 kW
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Jeep Avenger
Petrol · 1,255 kg (2,767 lb)
99 hp
74 kW
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Citroën C3 Aircross
Petrol · 1,313 kg (2,895 lb)
99 hp
74 kW
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Kia Stonic
Petrol · 1,216 kg (2,681 lb)
99 hp
74 kW
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Hyundai Bayon
Petrol · 1,179 kg (2,599 lb)
99 hp
74 kW
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Mitsubishi Asx
LPG · 1,355 kg (2,987 lb)
99 hp
74 kW
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Toyota Yaris Cross
Petrol · 1,281 kg (2,824 lb)
91 hp
68 kW
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Lexus Lbx
Petrol · 1,361 kg (3,000 lb)
90 hp
67 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.