Cars with the best power-to-weight ratio: Sedans 2025
The less weight each horsepower has to move, the faster a car accelerates. These are the new cars registered in the EU in 2025 with the best power-to-weight ratio.
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Tesla Model S
1,250 hp · Electric · 2,268 kg (5,000 lb)
1.81 kg/hp
4.00 lb/hp
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Tesla Model 3
618 hp · Electric · 1,929 kg (4,253 lb)
3.12 kg/hp
6.88 lb/hp
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Lucid Air
723 hp · Electric · 2,337 kg (5,152 lb)
3.23 kg/hp
7.13 lb/hp
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Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Verde
512 hp · Petrol · 1,735 kg (3,825 lb)
3.39 kg/hp
7.47 lb/hp
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Audi RS6 Avant
621 hp · Hybrid · 2,150 kg (4,740 lb)
3.46 kg/hp
7.63 lb/hp
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Audi RS 6 Avant
621 hp · Hybrid · 2,155 kg (4,751 lb)
3.47 kg/hp
7.65 lb/hp
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Audi RS 6 GT Avant
621 hp · Hybrid · 2,152 kg (4,744 lb)
3.47 kg/hp
7.64 lb/hp
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Audi RS 7 Sportback
621 hp · Hybrid · 2,166 kg (4,775 lb)
3.49 kg/hp
7.69 lb/hp
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Alpina Bmw Alpina B3 GT
522 hp · Petrol · 1,877 kg (4,138 lb)
3.60 kg/hp
7.93 lb/hp
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NIO ET7
644 hp · Electric · 2,454 kg (5,410 lb)
3.81 kg/hp
8.40 lb/hp
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BMW i4 M60 xDrive
593 hp · Electric · 2,285 kg (5,038 lb)
3.86 kg/hp
8.50 lb/hp
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Audi RS 5 Sportback
464 hp · Petrol · 1,811 kg (3,993 lb)
3.90 kg/hp
8.60 lb/hp
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Mercedes-Benz S 680 Maybach
603 hp · Petrol · 2,364 kg (5,212 lb)
3.92 kg/hp
8.64 lb/hp
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BMW i5 M60 xDrive
593 hp · Electric · 2,405 kg (5,302 lb)
4.06 kg/hp
8.95 lb/hp
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Audi RS5 Sportback
444 hp · Petrol · 1,810 kg (3,990 lb)
4.08 kg/hp
8.99 lb/hp
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Audi RS 4 Avant
444 hp · Petrol · 1,820 kg (4,012 lb)
4.10 kg/hp
9.04 lb/hp
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Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid
591 hp · Plug-in hybrid · 2,448 kg (5,397 lb)
4.14 kg/hp
9.13 lb/hp
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Audi RS 3 Sportback
394 hp · Petrol · 1,640 kg (3,616 lb)
4.16 kg/hp
9.17 lb/hp
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Mercedes-Benz AMG EQE 53 4Matic+
617 hp · Electric · 2,584 kg (5,697 lb)
4.19 kg/hp
9.23 lb/hp
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BMW i7 M70 xDrive
650 hp · Electric · 2,770 kg (6,107 lb)
4.26 kg/hp
9.39 lb/hp
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BYD Seal
523 hp · Electric · 2,259 kg (4,980 lb)
4.32 kg/hp
9.52 lb/hp
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BMW M5 Limousine G90 XB1
577 hp · Plug-in hybrid · 2,510 kg (5,534 lb)
4.35 kg/hp
9.60 lb/hp
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Mercedes-Benz AMG C 43 4MATIC
416 hp · Hybrid · 1,856 kg (4,092 lb)
4.46 kg/hp
9.84 lb/hp
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Zeekr 001
536 hp · Electric · 2,410 kg (5,313 lb)
4.49 kg/hp
9.91 lb/hp
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BYD Han
510 hp · Electric · 2,327 kg (5,130 lb)
4.57 kg/hp
10.07 lb/hp
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Bentley Flying Spur Speed
591 hp · Plug-in hybrid · 2,720 kg (5,997 lb)
4.60 kg/hp
10.14 lb/hp
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Bentley Flying Spur Mulliner
591 hp · Plug-in hybrid · 2,721 kg (5,999 lb)
4.60 kg/hp
10.14 lb/hp
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NIO ET5
483 hp · Electric · 2,223 kg (4,901 lb)
4.60 kg/hp
10.15 lb/hp
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Polestar 2
469 hp · Electric · 2,184 kg (4,815 lb)
4.65 kg/hp
10.26 lb/hp
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Maserati Ghibli Modena S Q4
424 hp · Petrol · 2,010 kg (4,431 lb)
4.74 kg/hp
10.46 lb/hp
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XPENG P7I
467 hp · Electric · 2,215 kg (4,883 lb)
4.75 kg/hp
10.46 lb/hp
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XPENG P7
467 hp · Electric · 2,215 kg (4,883 lb)
4.75 kg/hp
10.46 lb/hp
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Audi A8
453 hp · Hybrid · 2,166 kg (4,775 lb)
4.78 kg/hp
10.54 lb/hp
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Audi S6 Sportback e-tron
496 hp · Electric · 2,400 kg (5,291 lb)
4.84 kg/hp
10.66 lb/hp
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BMW M340I xDrive
369 hp · Hybrid · 1,843 kg (4,063 lb)
5.00 kg/hp
11.02 lb/hp
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Rolls-Royce Spectre
577 hp · Electric · 2,952 kg (6,508 lb)
5.12 kg/hp
11.29 lb/hp
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Mercedes-Benz E 450 4MATIC
375 hp · Hybrid · 1,990 kg (4,387 lb)
5.30 kg/hp
11.68 lb/hp
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Audi A6 SB e-tron quattro
422 hp · Electric · 2,360 kg (5,203 lb)
5.59 kg/hp
12.32 lb/hp
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Volkswagen Arteon
315 hp · Petrol · 1,774 kg (3,911 lb)
5.63 kg/hp
12.41 lb/hp
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Audi A7 Sportback
335 hp · Hybrid · 1,893 kg (4,173 lb)
5.65 kg/hp
12.45 lb/hp
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Audi A6 Limousine
362 hp · Hybrid · 2,056 kg (4,533 lb)
5.68 kg/hp
12.52 lb/hp
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Audi S4 Avant
337 hp · Hybrid · 1,910 kg (4,211 lb)
5.67 kg/hp
12.51 lb/hp
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Audi A6 Allroad
335 hp · Petrol · 1,945 kg (4,288 lb)
5.80 kg/hp
12.79 lb/hp
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Alfa Romeo Giulia
276 hp · Petrol · 1,618 kg (3,567 lb)
5.86 kg/hp
12.91 lb/hp
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Audi S6 Limousine
339 hp · Hybrid · 2,032 kg (4,480 lb)
5.99 kg/hp
13.20 lb/hp
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BMW 740i xDrive
375 hp · Hybrid · 2,250 kg (4,960 lb)
5.99 kg/hp
13.21 lb/hp
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Maserati Ghibli GT Hybrid
326 hp · Hybrid · 1,953 kg (4,306 lb)
5.99 kg/hp
13.21 lb/hp
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Audi A4 Avant
261 hp · Hybrid · 1,685 kg (3,715 lb)
6.44 kg/hp
14.21 lb/hp
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Hyundai Ioniq 6
321 hp · Electric · 2,110 kg (4,652 lb)
6.58 kg/hp
14.51 lb/hp
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Škoda Superb
261 hp · Petrol · 1,739 kg (3,834 lb)
6.65 kg/hp
14.66 lb/hp
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. Ratio = mass in running order (kg) divided by power (hp).
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.