Combustion cars with the best power-to-weight ratio: Large SUVs 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
Ferrari Purosangue
709 hp · Petrol · 2,245 kg (4,949 lb)
3.16 kg/hp
6.98 lb/hp
2
Aston Martin DBX707
697 hp · Petrol · 2,327 kg (5,130 lb)
3.34 kg/hp
7.36 lb/hp
3
Lamborghini Urus
657 hp · Petrol · 2,239 kg (4,936 lb)
3.41 kg/hp
7.51 lb/hp
4
Maserati Levante Trofeo
573 hp · Petrol · 2,245 kg (4,949 lb)
3.92 kg/hp
8.64 lb/hp
5
Bentley Bentayga S V8
542 hp · Petrol · 2,490 kg (5,490 lb)
4.60 kg/hp
10.13 lb/hp
6
Bentley Bentayga Azure V8
542 hp · Petrol · 2,492 kg (5,494 lb)
4.60 kg/hp
10.14 lb/hp
7
Bentley Bentayga V8
542 hp · Petrol · 2,502 kg (5,516 lb)
4.62 kg/hp
10.18 lb/hp
8
Porsche Cayenne GTS
493 hp · Petrol · 2,283 kg (5,033 lb)
4.63 kg/hp
10.20 lb/hp
9
Rolls-Royce Cullinan Black Badge
591 hp · Petrol · 2,799 kg (6,171 lb)
4.73 kg/hp
10.43 lb/hp
10
Rolls-Royce Cullinan
563 hp · Petrol · 2,792 kg (6,155 lb)
4.96 kg/hp
10.93 lb/hp
11
Maserati Levante Modena S
424 hp · Petrol · 2,184 kg (4,815 lb)
5.15 kg/hp
11.36 lb/hp
12
Land Rover Defender
420 hp · Petrol · 2,490 kg (5,490 lb)
5.93 kg/hp
13.08 lb/hp
13
Volkswagen Touareg
335 hp · Petrol · 2,061 kg (4,544 lb)
6.15 kg/hp
13.55 lb/hp
14
Chevrolet Tahoe
420 hp · Petrol · 2,741 kg (6,043 lb)
6.53 kg/hp
14.40 lb/hp
15
Cadillac Escalade
420 hp · Petrol · 2,809 kg (6,193 lb)
6.69 kg/hp
14.75 lb/hp
16
Cadillac Escalade Esv
420 hp · Petrol · 2,814 kg (6,204 lb)
6.70 kg/hp
14.78 lb/hp
17
Ineos Grenadier
282 hp · Petrol · 2,747 kg (6,056 lb)
9.75 kg/hp
21.50 lb/hp
18
BAIC BJ40 Pro
231 hp · Petrol · 2,255 kg (4,971 lb)
9.78 kg/hp
21.55 lb/hp
19
Kia Sorento 5S Platin Uvo 2.2 Crdi
190 hp · Diesel · 1,887 kg (4,160 lb)
9.91 kg/hp
21.85 lb/hp
20
Kia Sorento
190 hp · Diesel · 1,920 kg (4,233 lb)
10.08 kg/hp
22.23 lb/hp
21
Kia Sorento 7S Platin Uvo 2.2 Crdi
190 hp · Diesel · 1,929 kg (4,253 lb)
10.13 kg/hp
22.33 lb/hp
22
Lexus RX350H
188 hp · Petrol · 2,040 kg (4,497 lb)
10.87 kg/hp
23.96 lb/hp
23
Toyota Land Cruiser
202 hp · Ethanol · 2,423 kg (5,342 lb)
11.97 kg/hp
26.38 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.