The most powerful cars: Small cars 2025
The most powerful new cars registered in the European Union in 2025, according to their official type-approval data.
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MINI JCW E
Electric · 1,730 kg (3,814 lb)
255 hp
190 kW
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MINI Cooper SE
Electric · 1,680 kg (3,704 lb)
215 hp
160 kW
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Alpine A290
Electric · 1,554 kg (3,426 lb)
215 hp
160 kW
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Volkswagen Polo
Petrol · 1,379 kg (3,040 lb)
204 hp
152 kW
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Audi A1 Sportback
Petrol · 1,364 kg (3,007 lb)
204 hp
152 kW
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BYD Dolphin Surf
Electric · 1,733 kg (3,821 lb)
201 hp
150 kW
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Peugeot 208
Electric · 1,530 kg (3,373 lb)
154 hp
115 kW
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Opel Corsa
Electric · 1,544 kg (3,404 lb)
154 hp
115 kW
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Lancia Ypsilon
Electric · 1,561 kg (3,441 lb)
154 hp
115 kW
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Peugeot E-208
Electric · 1,574 kg (3,470 lb)
154 hp
115 kW
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MINI Cooper 5-Turer C
Petrol · 1,395 kg (3,075 lb)
154 hp
115 kW
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Abarth 500
Electric · 1,419 kg (3,128 lb)
153 hp
114 kW
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Renault 5 E-Tech Electric
Electric · 1,520 kg (3,351 lb)
148 hp
110 kW
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Škoda Fabia
Petrol · 1,241 kg (2,736 lb)
148 hp
110 kW
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Seat Ibiza
Petrol · 1,231 kg (2,714 lb)
148 hp
110 kW
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Nissan Micra
Electric · 1,527 kg (3,366 lb)
148 hp
110 kW
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NIO Firefly
Electric · 1,552 kg (3,422 lb)
141 hp
105 kW
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Peugeot 208 100 Elek.
Electric · 1,545 kg (3,406 lb)
134 hp
100 kW
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Honda Jazz
Hybrid · 1,311 kg (2,890 lb)
121 hp
90 kW
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Fiat 500
Electric · 1,380 kg (3,042 lb)
117 hp
87 kW
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Fiat 500E
Electric · 1,379 kg (3,040 lb)
117 hp
87 kW
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MG MG3
Petrol · 1,237 kg (2,727 lb)
114 hp
85 kW
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Hyundai Inster
Electric · 1,422 kg (3,135 lb)
114 hp
85 kW
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Citroën E-C3
Electric · 1,492 kg (3,289 lb)
111 hp
83 kW
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Fiat Panda
Electric · 1,515 kg (3,340 lb)
111 hp
83 kW
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Fiat Grande Panda
Electric · 1,536 kg (3,386 lb)
111 hp
83 kW
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Citroën C3 83 Elekt.
Electric · 1,542 kg (3,400 lb)
111 hp
83 kW
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Dacia Sandero
Petrol · 1,181 kg (2,604 lb)
109 hp
81 kW
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Renault Clio
Hybrid · 1,346 kg (2,967 lb)
107 hp
80 kW
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Honda Jazz Crosstar 1.5 AD
Hybrid · 1,320 kg (2,910 lb)
106 hp
79 kW
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Honda Jazz E:hev
Petrol · 1,317 kg (2,903 lb)
106 hp
79 kW
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Citroën C3
Petrol · 1,226 kg (2,703 lb)
99 hp
74 kW
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Hyundai i20
Petrol · 1,152 kg (2,540 lb)
99 hp
74 kW
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Dacia Logan
LPG · 1,211 kg (2,670 lb)
99 hp
74 kW
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Mitsubishi Colt
LPG · 1,234 kg (2,721 lb)
99 hp
74 kW
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Leapmotor T03
Electric · 1,250 kg (2,756 lb)
94 hp
70 kW
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Dongfeng Box
Electric · 1,429 kg (3,150 lb)
94 hp
70 kW
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Leapmotor T03D
Electric · 1,250 kg (2,756 lb)
94 hp
70 kW
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Cupra Raval
Electric · 1,545 kg (3,406 lb)
94 hp
70 kW
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Toyota Yaris
Hybrid · 1,173 kg (2,586 lb)
91 hp
68 kW
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Mazda Mazda2 Hybrid
Hybrid · 1,191 kg (2,626 lb)
91 hp
68 kW
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Toyota Aygo X
Hybrid · 1,168 kg (2,575 lb)
91 hp
68 kW
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Hyundai i10
Petrol · 1,099 kg (2,423 lb)
89 hp
66 kW
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BYD D0LPH1N Surf
Electric · 1,445 kg (3,186 lb)
87 hp
65 kW
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Suzuki Swift
Hybrid · 1,015 kg (2,238 lb)
82 hp
61 kW
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Suzuki Ignis
Hybrid · 948 kg (2,090 lb)
82 hp
61 kW
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Volkswagen up!
Electric · 1,248 kg (2,751 lb)
82 hp
61 kW
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Renault Twingo
Electric · 1,202 kg (2,650 lb)
80 hp
60 kW
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Kia Picanto
Petrol · 990 kg (2,183 lb)
78 hp
58 kW
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MINI Cooper E J01 HC0
Electric · 1,615 kg (3,560 lb)
74 hp
55 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.