20012000s

SUVs went mainstream. GPS replaced glove-box atlases.

1,910
Variants this year
132 hp
Average power
7.9 L
Avg consumption
11.3s
Avg 0–100 km/h
Hatchback
Top body · 33%
01 — Body mix

What shape dominated.

Distribution of 1,910 2001 variants by body type.

hatchback33%
sedan22%
wagon22%
mpv12%
Hatchback
32.9%
Sedan
22.0%
Wagon
21.9%
Mpv
12.1%
Suv
5.9%
Coupe
2.6%
Cabriolet
2.6%
02 — Fuel mix

What moved them.

Petrol still dominates in absolute volume in 2001, but the share is sliding to electric and hybrid year over year.

petrol66%
diesel33%
Petrol
66.3%
Diesel
33.1%
Lpg
0.5%
03 — Top picks

The standouts of 2001.

Quickest, most powerful, most efficient — from variants documented with a 2001 model year.

In context · 2000s

SUVs went mainstream. GPS replaced glove-box atlases.

The crossover SUV arrived in volume — Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, Nissan X-Trail — and then in luxury, with BMW X5 and Porsche Cayenne legitimising the body in markets that had previously refused it. Common-rail diesel peaked at ~55% of new EU sales by 2009. Hybrid went mass-market with the Prius Mk2.

Toyota Prius Mk2BMW X5Volkswagen Passat B5.5Mini R50
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