Hybrid cars with the best power-to-weight ratio: Small cars 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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Opel Corsa
134 hp · Hybrid · 1,267 kg (2,793 lb)
9.45 kg/hp
20.83 lb/hp
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Peugeot 208
134 hp · Hybrid · 1,302 kg (2,870 lb)
9.71 kg/hp
21.40 lb/hp
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Honda Jazz
121 hp · Hybrid · 1,311 kg (2,890 lb)
10.86 kg/hp
23.95 lb/hp
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Suzuki Ignis
82 hp · Hybrid · 948 kg (2,090 lb)
11.59 kg/hp
25.55 lb/hp
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Hyundai i20
99 hp · Hybrid · 1,178 kg (2,597 lb)
11.87 kg/hp
26.17 lb/hp
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Suzuki Swift
82 hp · Plug-in hybrid · 1,009 kg (2,224 lb)
12.33 kg/hp
27.19 lb/hp
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Mazda Mazda2
89 hp · Hybrid · 1,111 kg (2,449 lb)
12.55 kg/hp
27.67 lb/hp
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Honda Jazz Crosstar 1.5 AD
106 hp · Hybrid · 1,320 kg (2,910 lb)
12.46 kg/hp
27.47 lb/hp
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Renault Clio
107 hp · Hybrid · 1,346 kg (2,967 lb)
12.55 kg/hp
27.66 lb/hp
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Toyota Yaris
91 hp · Plug-in hybrid · 1,165 kg (2,568 lb)
12.78 kg/hp
28.17 lb/hp
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Lancia Ypsilon
99 hp · Hybrid · 1,282 kg (2,826 lb)
12.92 kg/hp
28.48 lb/hp
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Toyota Aygo X
91 hp · Hybrid · 1,168 kg (2,575 lb)
12.81 kg/hp
28.24 lb/hp
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Fiat Panda
99 hp · Hybrid · 1,315 kg (2,899 lb)
13.25 kg/hp
29.21 lb/hp
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Fiat Grande Panda 1.2
99 hp · Hybrid · 1,323 kg (2,917 lb)
13.33 kg/hp
29.39 lb/hp
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Citroën C3
99 hp · Hybrid · 1,327 kg (2,926 lb)
13.37 kg/hp
29.48 lb/hp
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MG MG3 Hybrid+
101 hp · Plug-in hybrid · 1,375 kg (3,031 lb)
13.67 kg/hp
30.14 lb/hp
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Mitsubishi Colt
93 hp · Hybrid · 1,350 kg (2,976 lb)
14.59 kg/hp
32.16 lb/hp
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Fiat 500
70 hp · Hybrid · 1,042 kg (2,297 lb)
14.94 kg/hp
32.94 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.