Top 50 Most powerful 4-cylinder cars 2026

Inline 4 cylinder is most popular engine layout for use in passenger cars throughout the world.

They are cheaper to produce than "V" type engines which require complex block shape and two cylinder heads and camshafts. They also require less material and moving parts then longer 5 or 6 cylinder inline engines.

Modern 4 cylinder engines with turbochargers can still produce more than enough power for any passenger vehicle requirements, even for very high performance cars.

The list compiled here includes all road-legal 4 cylinder cars (inline or "V" type), leaving out notable racecar exceptions, like the Porsche 919 LMP1 which has famously powerful V4 engine (well over 1000 PS in combination with electric motors).

This list is limited by available data and new vehicles will be added as new data arrives.

Rank Make and model Power
1. Zeekr 9X 1400 ps
2. Zeekr 8X 1400 ps
3. YangWang U7 1305 ps
4. YangWang U8 1196 ps
5. Lotus Eletre PHEV "For Me" 965 ps
6. Denza N9 DM 925 ps
7. Tank 500 Hi4-Z 864 ps
8. Mhero M800 816 ps
9. Mhero 917 Dragon Armor Edition 816 ps
10. Denza N8L DM 761 ps
11. Fang Cheng Bao Bao 8 748 ps
12. Mhero Warrior M817 710 ps
13. Rezvani Beast Alpha X Blackbird 710 ps
14. Rezvani Beast X 710 ps
15. Quantum GP700 710 ps
16. Fang Cheng Bao Bao 5 686 ps
17. Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S E Performance (X254) 680 ps
18. Mercedes-AMG C63 S E Performance T-Modell 680 ps
19. Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S E Performance Coupe (C254) 680 ps
20. Mercedes-AMG C63 S E Performance 679 ps
21. Scuderia Grassi 044S 659 ps
22. Polestar 1 628 ps
23. Chery Fulwin T10 618 ps
24. Exeed RX C-DM 618 ps
25. Exeed VX C-DM 618 ps
26. BYD Tang DM-p 615 ps
27. Denza N8 DM 614 ps
28. Kimera Automobili EVO38 608 ps
29. BYD Tang (Gen 2) 600 ps
30. Ford RS200 Evolution 588 ps
31. Lynk & Co 09 EM-P 555 ps
32. Beijing BJ60e 548 ps
33. Omoda 9 SHS-P 544 ps
34. Chery Omoda 9 Super Hybird 537 ps
35. Ariel Atom 4RR 532 ps
36. Rezvani Beast Alpha X 532 ps
37. Voyah Passion PHEV 530 ps
38. Lynk & Co 09 526 ps
39. Tank 700 Hi4-T 523 ps
40. Luxeed R7 519 ps
41. Lotus Emira Turbo Bathurst Edition 510 ps
42. Rezvani Beast Alpha 507 ps
43. Brisk RS01 Prodrive 507 ps
44. Rezvani Beast (2015 Spec) 507 ps
45. Kimera Automobili EVO37 505 ps
46. BYD Tang (Gen 1) 505 ps
47. Dome 85C 500 ps
48. Changan Qiyuan E07 (Hybrid) 492 ps
49. Deepal S09 492 ps
50. Wey Gaoshan PHEV (487) 487 ps
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humana  9m ago

@FastestLaps please remove the hybrids from the list

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humana  9m ago

@FastestLaps can you make this list 100 cars? it only displays 50

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koenigseggjesko  2y ago

@fastestlaps Why are there electric cars included in this?

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BYD01S  2y ago

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humana  2y ago

@fastestlaps can you make this list 100 cars? it only displays 50

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Hoppelmoppel123  5y ago

Is there a way to delete hybrids from this list?

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Hans  6y ago

Polestar at 2?
It have 2.0l with "only" 304 ps...

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DrDuke  6y ago

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-440 MR is a tuned version of the lancer (like all other FQ...). The uk importer of Mitsubishi modified thes cars not the factory. This is the reason why these models were only available in uk. IMHO not a production car.

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