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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Tesla Model X
1,250 hp · Electric · 2,540 kg (5,600 lb)
2.03 kg/hp
4.48 lb/hp
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Lotus Eletre
905 hp · Electric · 2,731 kg (6,021 lb)
3.02 kg/hp
6.65 lb/hp
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Ferrari Purosangue
709 hp · Petrol · 2,245 kg (4,949 lb)
3.16 kg/hp
6.98 lb/hp
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Aston Martin DBX707
697 hp · Petrol · 2,327 kg (5,130 lb)
3.34 kg/hp
7.36 lb/hp
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Lamborghini Urus
657 hp · Petrol · 2,239 kg (4,936 lb)
3.41 kg/hp
7.51 lb/hp
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Audi RS Q8
632 hp · Hybrid · 2,353 kg (5,187 lb)
3.73 kg/hp
8.21 lb/hp
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Maserati Levante Trofeo
573 hp · Petrol · 2,245 kg (4,949 lb)
3.92 kg/hp
8.64 lb/hp
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BMW X6 M Competition
617 hp · Hybrid · 2,445 kg (5,390 lb)
3.96 kg/hp
8.74 lb/hp
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Zeekr 7X
637 hp · Electric · 2,538 kg (5,595 lb)
3.98 kg/hp
8.78 lb/hp
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BMW X5 M Competition
617 hp · Hybrid · 2,474 kg (5,454 lb)
4.01 kg/hp
8.84 lb/hp
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BMW iX M70 xDrive
650 hp · Electric · 2,655 kg (5,853 lb)
4.08 kg/hp
9.00 lb/hp
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Land Rover Range Rover Sport
626 hp · Hybrid · 2,560 kg (5,644 lb)
4.09 kg/hp
9.01 lb/hp
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NIO EL8
644 hp · Electric · 2,631 kg (5,800 lb)
4.09 kg/hp
9.01 lb/hp
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Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE 63 S 4Matic+
603 hp · Hybrid · 2,498 kg (5,507 lb)
4.14 kg/hp
9.13 lb/hp
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Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE 63 S 4Matic+Coupe
603 hp · Hybrid · 2,506 kg (5,525 lb)
4.15 kg/hp
9.16 lb/hp
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Mercedes-Benz AMG EQS 53 4Matic+
649 hp · Electric · 2,704 kg (5,961 lb)
4.17 kg/hp
9.18 lb/hp
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Land Rover Defender
626 hp · Hybrid · 2,669 kg (5,884 lb)
4.26 kg/hp
9.40 lb/hp
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XPENG G9
567 hp · Electric · 2,492 kg (5,494 lb)
4.39 kg/hp
9.69 lb/hp
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Porsche Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid
591 hp · Plug-in hybrid · 2,624 kg (5,785 lb)
4.44 kg/hp
9.78 lb/hp
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Mercedes-Benz AMG GLS 63 4Matic+
603 hp · Hybrid · 2,702 kg (5,957 lb)
4.48 kg/hp
9.87 lb/hp
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Mercedes-Benz AMG G 63
577 hp · Hybrid · 2,640 kg (5,820 lb)
4.58 kg/hp
10.09 lb/hp
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Land Rover Range Rover
606 hp · Hybrid · 2,792 kg (6,155 lb)
4.61 kg/hp
10.15 lb/hp
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Bentley Bentayga S V8
542 hp · Petrol · 2,490 kg (5,490 lb)
4.60 kg/hp
10.13 lb/hp
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Bentley Bentayga Azure V8
542 hp · Petrol · 2,492 kg (5,494 lb)
4.60 kg/hp
10.14 lb/hp
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Bentley Bentayga V8
542 hp · Petrol · 2,502 kg (5,516 lb)
4.62 kg/hp
10.18 lb/hp
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Rolls-Royce Cullinan Black Badge
591 hp · Petrol · 2,799 kg (6,171 lb)
4.73 kg/hp
10.43 lb/hp
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Mercedes-Benz Maybach EQS 680
649 hp · Electric · 3,075 kg (6,779 lb)
4.74 kg/hp
10.44 lb/hp
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BMW XM Label
577 hp · Plug-in hybrid · 2,796 kg (6,164 lb)
4.85 kg/hp
10.69 lb/hp
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Rolls-Royce Cullinan
563 hp · Petrol · 2,792 kg (6,155 lb)
4.96 kg/hp
10.93 lb/hp
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Faw E-HS9
543 hp · Electric · 2,745 kg (6,052 lb)
5.05 kg/hp
11.14 lb/hp
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BMW X7 M60I xDrive
523 hp · Hybrid · 2,675 kg (5,897 lb)
5.11 kg/hp
11.28 lb/hp
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Mercedes-Benz Maybach GLS 600
550 hp · Hybrid · 2,819 kg (6,215 lb)
5.13 kg/hp
11.30 lb/hp
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Maserati Levante Modena S
424 hp · Petrol · 2,184 kg (4,815 lb)
5.15 kg/hp
11.36 lb/hp
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Polestar 3
510 hp · Electric · 2,661 kg (5,866 lb)
5.22 kg/hp
11.51 lb/hp
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BYD Tang EV
510 hp · Electric · 2,702 kg (5,957 lb)
5.30 kg/hp
11.69 lb/hp
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Kia EV9 GT
502 hp · Electric · 2,718 kg (5,992 lb)
5.42 kg/hp
11.95 lb/hp
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Volvo EX90
510 hp · Electric · 2,780 kg (6,129 lb)
5.46 kg/hp
12.03 lb/hp
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BMW XM
483 hp · Plug-in hybrid · 2,785 kg (6,140 lb)
5.77 kg/hp
12.72 lb/hp
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DS N 8
389 hp · Electric · 2,364 kg (5,212 lb)
6.08 kg/hp
13.40 lb/hp
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Volkswagen Touareg
335 hp · Petrol · 2,061 kg (4,544 lb)
6.15 kg/hp
13.55 lb/hp
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Hyundai Ioniq 9
421 hp · Electric · 2,687 kg (5,924 lb)
6.38 kg/hp
14.07 lb/hp
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Audi Q8 Sportback 55 e-tron
402 hp · Electric · 2,585 kg (5,699 lb)
6.43 kg/hp
14.17 lb/hp
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Audi Q7
335 hp · Hybrid · 2,173 kg (4,791 lb)
6.48 kg/hp
14.29 lb/hp
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Audi Q8
335 hp · Hybrid · 2,179 kg (4,804 lb)
6.50 kg/hp
14.33 lb/hp
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Chevrolet Tahoe
420 hp · Petrol · 2,741 kg (6,043 lb)
6.53 kg/hp
14.40 lb/hp
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Audi Q8 e-tron Dakar
402 hp · Electric · 2,665 kg (5,875 lb)
6.62 kg/hp
14.60 lb/hp
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Cadillac Escalade
420 hp · Petrol · 2,809 kg (6,193 lb)
6.69 kg/hp
14.75 lb/hp
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Cadillac Escalade Esv
420 hp · Petrol · 2,814 kg (6,204 lb)
6.70 kg/hp
14.78 lb/hp
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Kia EV9
380 hp · Electric · 2,658 kg (5,860 lb)
7.00 kg/hp
15.44 lb/hp
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Volkswagen Touareg R
335 hp · Plug-in hybrid · 2,460 kg (5,423 lb)
7.34 kg/hp
16.18 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.