Combustion cars with the best power-to-weight ratio: Mid-size 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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Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio
512 hp · Petrol · 1,925 kg (4,244 lb)
3.76 kg/hp
8.28 lb/hp
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Maserati Grecale Trofeo
523 hp · Petrol · 2,104 kg (4,639 lb)
4.02 kg/hp
8.87 lb/hp
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BMW X4 M Competition
503 hp · Petrol · 2,085 kg (4,597 lb)
4.15 kg/hp
9.14 lb/hp
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Alfa Romeo Stelvio
276 hp · Petrol · 1,755 kg (3,869 lb)
6.35 kg/hp
14.01 lb/hp
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Škoda Kodiaq
261 hp · Petrol · 1,870 kg (4,123 lb)
7.15 kg/hp
15.77 lb/hp
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Volkswagen Tayron
261 hp · Petrol · 1,870 kg (4,123 lb)
7.15 kg/hp
15.77 lb/hp
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Mercedes-Benz GLC
266 hp · Diesel · 2,058 kg (4,537 lb)
7.75 kg/hp
17.09 lb/hp
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Land Rover Range Rover Velar
247 hp · Petrol · 1,994 kg (4,396 lb)
8.08 kg/hp
17.82 lb/hp
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Hongqi HS5
215 hp · Petrol · 1,805 kg (3,979 lb)
8.41 kg/hp
18.55 lb/hp
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Forthing Friday 1.5T DCT
174 hp · Petrol · 1,625 kg (3,583 lb)
9.32 kg/hp
20.55 lb/hp
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DFSK Fengon 600
174 hp · Petrol · 1,675 kg (3,693 lb)
9.61 kg/hp
21.18 lb/hp
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KGM Torres
161 hp · Petrol · 1,617 kg (3,565 lb)
10.05 kg/hp
22.15 lb/hp
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Nissan X-Trail
161 hp · Petrol · 1,655 kg (3,649 lb)
10.28 kg/hp
22.67 lb/hp
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Subaru Outback
166 hp · Ethanol · 1,718 kg (3,788 lb)
10.33 kg/hp
22.78 lb/hp
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Audi Q5
201 hp · Diesel · 2,077 kg (4,579 lb)
10.33 kg/hp
22.76 lb/hp
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KGM Actyon
161 hp · Petrol · 1,686 kg (3,717 lb)
10.48 kg/hp
23.10 lb/hp
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Seat Tarraco
148 hp · Petrol · 1,638 kg (3,611 lb)
11.10 kg/hp
24.48 lb/hp
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Toyota Highlander
188 hp · Petrol · 2,131 kg (4,698 lb)
11.35 kg/hp
25.02 lb/hp
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Citroën C5 X
129 hp · Petrol · 1,493 kg (3,291 lb)
11.60 kg/hp
25.57 lb/hp
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SWM G05
137 hp · Petrol · 1,646 kg (3,629 lb)
12.03 kg/hp
26.53 lb/hp
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Ebro S800
145 hp · Petrol · 1,748 kg (3,854 lb)
12.07 kg/hp
26.61 lb/hp
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Chery Tiggo8
145 hp · Petrol · 1,748 kg (3,854 lb)
12.07 kg/hp
26.61 lb/hp
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Peugeot 5008
129 hp · Diesel · 1,611 kg (3,552 lb)
12.51 kg/hp
27.59 lb/hp
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DFSK Fengon500
105 hp · Petrol · 1,485 kg (3,274 lb)
14.20 kg/hp
31.30 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.