Combustion cars with the best power-to-weight ratio: Passenger vans 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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1
Mercedes-Benz Vito
233 hp · Diesel · 2,044 kg (4,506 lb)
8.76 kg/hp
19.31 lb/hp
2
Volkswagen California
201 hp · Petrol · 2,219 kg (4,892 lb)
11.03 kg/hp
24.32 lb/hp
3
Peugeot Expert Combi Bluehdi 180 SS EAT8 Standard
174 hp · Diesel · 1,946 kg (4,290 lb)
11.16 kg/hp
24.61 lb/hp
4
Citroën Jumpy Combi Talla M Bluehdi 180 SS EAT8
174 hp · Diesel · 1,946 kg (4,290 lb)
11.16 kg/hp
24.61 lb/hp
5
Opel Vivaro Combi 180CV 2.0 TD S S AT8 6.4
174 hp · Diesel · 1,946 kg (4,290 lb)
11.16 kg/hp
24.61 lb/hp
6
Peugeot Expert Traveller
174 hp · Diesel · 1,961 kg (4,323 lb)
11.25 kg/hp
24.80 lb/hp
7
Peugeot Expert
174 hp · Diesel · 1,963 kg (4,328 lb)
11.26 kg/hp
24.82 lb/hp
8
Citroën Jumpy
174 hp · Diesel · 1,964 kg (4,330 lb)
11.27 kg/hp
24.84 lb/hp
9
Opel Vivaro
174 hp · Diesel · 1,970 kg (4,343 lb)
11.30 kg/hp
24.91 lb/hp
10
Opel Vivaro Vivaro Life Zafira Life
174 hp · Diesel · 1,974 kg (4,352 lb)
11.32 kg/hp
24.96 lb/hp
11
Opel Vivaro Combi XL 180CV 2.0 TD S S AT8 6.4
174 hp · Diesel · 1,977 kg (4,359 lb)
11.34 kg/hp
25.00 lb/hp
12
Opel Vivaro Zafira
174 hp · Diesel · 1,992 kg (4,392 lb)
11.43 kg/hp
25.19 lb/hp
13
Toyota Proace
174 hp · Diesel · 2,014 kg (4,440 lb)
11.55 kg/hp
25.47 lb/hp
14
Citroën Berlingo Talla M Bluehdi 130 SS 6V Max
129 hp · Diesel · 1,516 kg (3,342 lb)
11.78 kg/hp
25.96 lb/hp
15
Ford Tourneo Courier 1.0 91.9 M6
123 hp · Petrol · 1,448 kg (3,192 lb)
11.74 kg/hp
25.87 lb/hp
16
Opel Combo GS 130 CV 1.5 TD S S AT8 6.4
129 hp · Diesel · 1,546 kg (3,408 lb)
12.01 kg/hp
26.48 lb/hp
17
Volkswagen California Beach
201 hp · Diesel · 2,424 kg (5,344 lb)
12.05 kg/hp
26.57 lb/hp
18
Citroën Jumpy Space Tourer 2.0 Aut
174 hp · Diesel · 2,111 kg (4,654 lb)
12.11 kg/hp
26.70 lb/hp
19
Fiat Doblo 1.5
129 hp · Diesel · 1,578 kg (3,479 lb)
12.26 kg/hp
27.02 lb/hp
20
Toyota Proace City Verso 1.5 D
129 hp · Diesel · 1,581 kg (3,486 lb)
12.28 kg/hp
27.07 lb/hp
21
Peugeot Rifter GT Bluehdi 130 SS EAT8 Standard
129 hp · Diesel · 1,582 kg (3,488 lb)
12.29 kg/hp
27.09 lb/hp
22
Nissan Primastar
168 hp · Diesel · 2,066 kg (4,555 lb)
12.32 kg/hp
27.17 lb/hp
23
Fiat E-Doblo
129 hp · Diesel · 1,594 kg (3,514 lb)
12.38 kg/hp
27.30 lb/hp
24
Renault Kangoo
129 hp · Petrol · 1,616 kg (3,563 lb)
12.55 kg/hp
27.67 lb/hp
25
Nissan Townstar
129 hp · Petrol · 1,619 kg (3,569 lb)
12.58 kg/hp
27.73 lb/hp
26
Peugeot Rifter
129 hp · Diesel · 1,628 kg (3,589 lb)
12.65 kg/hp
27.88 lb/hp
27
Opel Combo XL GS 130 CV 1.5 TD S S AT8 6.4
129 hp · Diesel · 1,647 kg (3,631 lb)
12.79 kg/hp
28.20 lb/hp
28
Renault Trafic
168 hp · Diesel · 2,198 kg (4,846 lb)
13.11 kg/hp
28.91 lb/hp
29
Mercedes-Benz Citan Tourer
129 hp · Petrol · 1,707 kg (3,763 lb)
13.26 kg/hp
29.23 lb/hp
30
Ford Transit Custom
168 hp · Diesel · 2,245 kg (4,949 lb)
13.39 kg/hp
29.53 lb/hp
31
Mercedes-Benz Citan Tourer T-Class
129 hp · Petrol · 1,734 kg (3,823 lb)
13.47 kg/hp
29.69 lb/hp
32
Volkswagen Transporter
168 hp · Diesel · 2,264 kg (4,991 lb)
13.51 kg/hp
29.78 lb/hp
33
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
188 hp · Diesel · 2,546 kg (5,613 lb)
13.56 kg/hp
29.90 lb/hp
34
Renault Trafic Erke
148 hp · Diesel · 2,017 kg (4,447 lb)
13.67 kg/hp
30.14 lb/hp
35
Toyota Proace Proace Verso
142 hp · Diesel · 1,944 kg (4,286 lb)
13.68 kg/hp
30.15 lb/hp
36
Volkswagen Caddy
114 hp · Petrol · 1,594 kg (3,514 lb)
13.98 kg/hp
30.83 lb/hp
37
Volkswagen Transporter Caravelle
168 hp · Diesel · 2,353 kg (5,187 lb)
14.04 kg/hp
30.95 lb/hp
38
Ford Tourneo Custom 2.0 125 H1 320S A8
168 hp · Diesel · 2,354 kg (5,190 lb)
14.04 kg/hp
30.96 lb/hp
39
Ford Transit Custom Tourneo Custom
168 hp · Diesel · 2,360 kg (5,203 lb)
14.08 kg/hp
31.04 lb/hp
40
Ford Tourneo Connect
114 hp · Petrol · 1,614 kg (3,558 lb)
14.16 kg/hp
31.22 lb/hp
41
Ford Grand Tourneo Connect Tit.
121 hp · Diesel · 1,724 kg (3,801 lb)
14.28 kg/hp
31.49 lb/hp
42
Renault Trafic Red
148 hp · Diesel · 2,206 kg (4,863 lb)
14.95 kg/hp
32.97 lb/hp
43
Man Tge
174 hp · Diesel · 2,824 kg (6,226 lb)
16.20 kg/hp
35.71 lb/hp
44
Ford Transit
148 hp · Diesel · 2,424 kg (5,344 lb)
16.43 kg/hp
36.23 lb/hp
45
Volkswagen Crafter
174 hp · Diesel · 2,947 kg (6,497 lb)
16.90 kg/hp
37.27 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.