In order to keep the entries relevant, the list (except for the Firsts section) will be limited to automobiles built after World War II. Many odd vehicles emerged in the early days of the automobile industry. There is A Section for early superlatives, however.
The list will also be limited to production road cars that meet the following conditions:
# 20 or more examples must have been made by the original vehicle manufacturer and offered for commercial sale to the public in new condition - cars modified by either professional tuners or individuals are not eligible
# They must be street-legal in their intended markets and capable of passing any tests or inspections required to be granted this status
# They must have been built for retail sale to consumers for their personal use on public roads - no commercial or industrial vehicles are eligible
Power
- 1 Horsepower (hp) = 1 brake hp ( hp) = 1.0139 metric hp ( PS ) = 0.7457 Kilowatt s (kW)
- 1 metric hp = 0.9863 hp = 0.7355 kilowatts
- 1 kilowatt = 1.3410 hp = 1.3596 metric hp
Torque
- 1 mile per US gallon = 1.2009 miles per imperial gallon = 0.4252 kilometers per L = 235.208 liters per 100 kilometers
- 1 mile per imperial gallon = 0.8327 miles per US gallon = 0.3540 kilometers per L = 282.4731 liters per 100 kilometers
- 1 kilometer per L = 2.3521 miles per US gallon = 2.8247 miles per imperial gallon
- 1 L per 100 kilometers = 235.208 miles per US gallon = 282.4731 miles per imperial gallon
(See also: Weight-to-power Ratio )
- 1 hp per Short Ton = 1.12 hp per Long Ton = 0.82199 kilowatt per Metric Ton
- 1 hp per long ton = 0.89286 hp per short ton = 0.76890 kilowatt per metric ton
- 1 kilowatt per metric ton = 1.2166 hp per short ton = 1.3625 hp per long ton
- 1 pound per hp = 0.60828 kilogram per kilowatt
- Widest Front - 1819 mm (71.6 in) - 1993 Hummer H1
- Widest Rear - 1819 mm (71.6 in) - 1993 Hummer H1
- Narrowest Front - 1200 mm (47.2 in) - Isetta
- Narrowest Rear - 521 mm (20.5 in) - Isetta
- Lightest passenger vehicle (3 wheels) - 59 kg (132 lb) DIN - 1962 Peel P50
- Lightest passenger vehicle (4 wheels) - 350 kg (770 lb) DIN - 1956 Isetta
- --- Honorable mention - 370 kg (816 lb) DIN - 1992 LCC Rocket
- Heaviest passenger vehicle - 3600 kg (7936 lb) Curb Weight - 2006 ZIL-41047 - Russian limousine
- 100–200 hp — 288.75 hp/metric ton (7.635 lb/hp) — Lotus 340R , 190 hp (142 kW) and 658 kg (1451 lb)
- 200–300 hp — 657 hp/short ton (3.04 lb/hp) — Ariel Atom 2 Supercharged 300 hp (224 kW) and 456 kg (1005 lb)
- 300–400 hp — 381 hp/metric ton (5.79 lb/hp) — 2003 TVR Tuscan S 400 hp (298 kW) and 1050 kg (2315 lb)
- 400+ hp — 620 hp/short ton (3.2 lb/hp) — 2004 Koenigsegg ccR Supercharged V8 engine 806 hp (468 kW) and 1180 kg (2513 lb)
- Naturally-aspirated Rotary Engine - 140.5 kW (191.1 PS/188.8 hp) /litre - Mazda RX-8 '' Renesis '' (184 kW (250 PS/247 hp) JIS 1.3 L)
- Forced-induction Rotary Engine - 157.4 kW (214.1 PS/212.3 hp)/litre - 2003 Mazda RX-7 '' 13B-REW '' (206 kW (280 PS/276 hp JIS 1.3 L)
- Petrol/Gasoline ( Naturally-aspirated ) Piston Engine - 92.1 kW (125.2 PS/123.7 hp)/litre - 2000 Honda S2000 '' F20C '' (184 kW (250 PS/247 hp) JIS 2.0 L I4 )
- Honorable mention: 168 hp (125.3 kW)/litre - 2002 Radical Motorsport ''SR3'' (252 hp (184 kW) 1.5 L I4 engine) - (''Note:'' The Radical's status as a production car is disputed, and numbers refer to the competition version, there is no official data for the road version)
- Petrol/Gasoline (forced-induction) Piston Engine - 149 kW (203 PS/200 hp)/litre 400hp - 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII FQ400 (298 kW (405 PS/400 hp) 2.0 L I4 (''The FQ400's status as a "production car" is disputed'')
- ---Honorable Mention: 126 kW (171.4 PS/169.7 hp)/litre (441 kW (600 PS/594 hp) DIN 3.5 L V12 quad-turbo) - Bugatti EB110 ''Super Sport''
- ---Honorable mention: 179.3 kW (243.8 PS/240,5 kW)/litre (537 kW (730 PS/720 hp) 3.0 L Flat-6 twin-turbo) - Dauer 962 LeMans (''Road version of the Group C Porsche 962 '')
- Diesel ( Naturally-aspirated ) - 33.4 kW (45.4 PS/44.7 hp)/litre (100 kW (136 PS/134 hp) DIN 3.0 L I6 ) - 1995 Mercedes E 300 D
- Diesel (forced-induction) - 66.8 kW (90.9 PS/89.5 hp)/litre (200 kW (272 PS/268 hp) DIN 3.0 L I6 twin-turbo) - 2005 BMW 535d
- --- Honorable Mention: 81.6 kW (111 PS/109.5 hp)/litre (156 kW (212 PS/209 hp) 1.9 L I4 twin-turbo) - 2003 Opel Vectra OPC Concept (''Not a production vehicle'')
- Petrol ( Naturally-aspirated ) - 114 N·m (84 ft·lbf)/litre (370 N·m (273 ft·lbf)) - 2003 BMW M3 ''CSL''
- Petrol (forced-induction) - 216.6 N·m (159.5 ft·lbf)/litre (432 N·m (318 ft·lbf)) - 2005 Subaru Impreza ''S204''
- --- Honorable mention: 233.6 N·m (172.3 ft·lbf)/litre - 700 N·m/516 ft·lbf Dauer 962 LeMans (''Road-going version of the Group C Porsche 962 '')
- Petrol ( Naturally-aspirated Rotary Engine ) - 170.8 N·m (126.0 ft·lbf)/litre (222 N·m (164 ft·lbf)) - 2005 Mazda RX-8
- Petrol (forced-induction Rotary Engine ) - 226.3 N·m (166.9 ft·lbf)/litre (294 N·m (217 ft·lbf)) - 1995 Mazda RX-7 ''Turbo''
- Diesel - 187.1 N·m (138 ft·lbf)/litre (560 N·m (413 ft·lbf)) - 2005 BMW 535d
- --- Honorable mention: 210.5 N·m (154.8 ft·lbf)/litre (400 N·m (294 ft·lbf)) - 2003 Opel Vectra OPC Concept (''Not a production vehicle'')
- Highest USA EPA mileage - 61/66 Mpg (3.9/3.6 L/100 km) - 2005 Honda Insight 5-speed
- Lowest EU average fuel consumption - 2.99 L/100 km (78.6 mpg (US)) - 2002 VW Lupo 1.2 TDI 5-speed
- --- Honorable mention: 0.89 L/100 km (264 mpg (US)) - 2002 Volkswagen 1-liter Car (''Not a production car'') {Link without Title}
- Quickest 0-60 mph (roughly equal to 0-100 km/h):
- --- 2.5 s - 2006 Bugatti Veyron
- --- Sports car (4 seat) - 3.8 s - 2000 TVR Cerbera (4.5 L version)
- --- 4-door car - 3.5 s - 2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII FQ400 2.0 L (''Note:'' the FQ400's status as a "production car" is disputed)
- --- Pickup truck - 4.9 s - 2004 Dodge Ram ''SRT-10''
--Honorable mention: 1991 GMC Syclone - most reliable sources suggest 5.0-5.5 seconds, but 4.6 seconds is often quoted
- Quickest 0-100-0 mph:
- ---Sports car (2 seat) - 11.5 sec - McLaren F1 LM (''Note:'' this is the best 0-100-0 time for an undisputed production car)
--Honorable mention: 9.8 seconds - 2005 Ultima GTR -640 {Link without Title} - (''Note:'' production numbers for GTR-640 are not available and the GTR's status as a "production car" is disputed)
--Honorable mention: 10.73 sec - 2004 Caterham 500 - (''Note:'' the Caterham's status as a "production car" is disputed)
--Honorable mention: 10.88 sec - , the Ariel Atom 2 was tested and completed the 0-100-0 run in the time shown)
- Highest top speed:
- --- Sports car - 407 km/h (253 mph) - Bugatti Veyron 16.4 {Link without Title}
- --- 4-door car - 312 km/h (195 mph) - 2005 Bentley Continental Flying Spur
- --- Pickup truck - 249 km/h (154.6 mph) - 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10
- Best-selling models:
- --- Best-selling car nameplate - Toyota Corolla ''(more than 32,000,000 sold in nine generations since 1966)''
- --- Best-selling vehicle nameplate - Toyota Corolla ''(more than 32,000,000 sold in nine generations since 1966)''
- --- Best-selling single model - Volkswagen Beetle ''(more than 21,000,000 of the same basic design sold worldwide between 1947 and 2003)''
- --- Best-selling 2-seat car - Mazda Roadster/MX-5/Miata ''(more than 700,000 of two generations sold between 1989 and 2004)''
- --- Best single-year sales - 9,395,118 - 2004 Ford F-150 ''(23 years in a row as the top-selling single vehicle, 28 years as the best-selling truck in the USA)''
- --- Best-selling American Sedan - Ford Taurus '' (more than 7,000,000 sold in 4.5 generations sold between 1986 and 2006)
- --- Best Selling Minivan - Dodge Caravan , over 11,000,000 sold.
- Lowest-production models: ''(excluding limited-production vehicles)''
- --- Pickup truck - avg. 223 per month, Lincoln Blackwood ''(3,356 sold in 15 months)''
- --- Sports car - avg. 6 per month, Toyota 2000GT ''(337 sold in 5 years)''
-- Honorable mention: avg. 79 per month, Bricklin SV-1 ''(2,857 sold in 3 years)''
- --- SUV - avg. 4 per month, Lamborghini LM002 ''(301 sold in 6 years)''
-- Honorable mention: avg. 200 per month, Suzuki X-90 ''(7,205 sold in 3 years)''
- Marques and manufacturers:
- --- World's top-selling manufacturer, 2005 - Toyota ---, General Motors , and Ford Motor Company
- --- United States top-selling Marque , 2005 - Chevrolet ''Total numbers stated to be just below 400,000 units''
Full-production vehicles are listed here. Many were preceded by racing-only cars.
- Best-selling pre-war vehicle - Ford Model-T ''(15,000,000 sold between 1908 and 1928)''
- Least-expensive full-featured automobile - 1927 Ford Model-T ''($300 is about $3500 in inflation-adjusted 2005 dollars)''
- Largest vehicle - Bugatti Royale - 21 ft (6.4 m) long, 180 in (4.57 m) or 170 in (4.32 m) wheelbase depending on model
- Largest pre-war Straight-4 - 21.5 L (21495 cc) - 1912 Benz 82/200
- Largest pre-war Straight-6 - 21.1 L (21112 cc) - 1905 Panhard Et Levassor 50 CV
- Largest pre-war Straight-8 - 12.8 L (12763 cc/778 in³) - 1929 Bugatti Royale
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