20182010s

Stop-start. Three cylinders. The Model S.

2,651
Variants this year
158 hp
Average power
5.5 L
Avg consumption
9.6s
Avg 0–100 km/h
Suv
Top body · 25%
01 — Body mix

What shape dominated.

Distribution of 2,651 2018 variants by body type.

suv25%
hatchback25%
wagon14%
van12%
mpv9%
sedan8%
Suv
25.3%
Hatchback
25.2%
Wagon
13.5%
Van
11.7%
Mpv
8.9%
Sedan
8.2%
Cabriolet
3.2%
Coupe
2.8%
Pickup
1.2%
02 — Fuel mix

What moved them.

Petrol still dominates in absolute volume in 2018, but the share is sliding to electric and hybrid year over year.

petrol55%
diesel42%
Petrol
55.0%
Diesel
41.6%
Hybrid
1.7%
Electric
1.1%
Phev
0.6%
03 — Top picks

The standouts of 2018.

Quickest, most powerful, most efficient — from variants documented with a 2018 model year.

In context · 2010s

Stop-start. Three cylinders. The Model S.

Stop-start became standard. Three-cylinder turbos replaced four-cylinder NA in the city-car class (Ford Fiesta 1.0 EcoBoost, BMW 1.5 B38). Tesla released the Model S in 2012 and the Model 3 in 2017 — by 2019, every major OEM had committed to a 2030 ICE phase-out. Dieselgate hit in 2015.

Tesla Model SBMW i3Renault ZoeToyota GR Yaris
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