Lightest cars
Top 40 lightest cars. Updated October 2020.
The cheapest, most simple and lightest car below compact and sub-compact hatchback used to be the classic microcar from 1950s 1960s and 1970s.
One or two occupants, tiny twin cylinder motorcycle engine, no power steering, air conditioning or any non-essentials.
Those type of cars died off after stricter crash testing regulations were introduced in late 1980s, and even sub-compacts have grown in size and weight every year since.
Few modern sportscars still remain in the rarefied sub 1000 kg (2200 lb) class and most of the cars in this list are well over 40 years old.
# | make & model | Weight (lbs)▼ | Image |
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1. | 1957 Berkeley SE 492 Roadster | 725 | ![]() |
2. | 1955 BMW Isetta | 796 | ![]() |
3. | 1959 Messerschmitt Tiger TG 500 | 860 | ![]() |
4. | 2001 REVA-i G-Wiz | 882 | ![]() |
5. | 1957 Goggomobile Dart | 882 | ![]() |
6. | 1970 Bond Bug 700 ES | 897 | ![]() |
7. | 1971 AWS Shopper | 915 | ![]() |
8. | 1957 Glas Googomobil TS 250 | 970 | ![]() |
9. | 2017 Lamborghini Lamborghini terzo millennio | 972 | ![]() |
10. | 1958 Abarth 500 GT Carozzeria Zagato | 1025 | ![]() |
11. | 1957 Fiat Nuova 500 | 1036 | ![]() |
12. | 2013 Caterham Seven 620R | 1102 | ![]() |
13. | 2011 Morgan 3 Wheeler | 1102 | ![]() |
14. | 1953 Citroen 2CV A | 1113 | ![]() |
15. | 1964 Ginetta G4 | 1124 | ![]() |
16. | 1975 Zagato Zele | 1146 | ![]() |
17. | 1952 Crosley Super Sport | 1184 | ![]() |
18. | 1960 Porsche 718 RS60 Spyder | 1208 | ![]() |
19. | 1958 Renault Alpine A108 Berlinette | 1213 | ![]() |
20. | 2005 Westfield Sport 2000S | 1213 | ![]() |
21. | 1980 Daihatsu Cuore | 1235 | ![]() |
22. | 1979 Citroen 2CV Charleston | 1235 | ![]() |
23. | 1959 NSU Sport-Prinz | 1246 | ![]() |
24. | 1966 Unipower 998 GT | 1257 | ![]() |
25. | 1964 Abarth 695 SS | 1257 | ![]() |
26. | 2015 Radical SR3 RSX | 1257 | ![]() |
27. | 1956 Abarth 215A Coupe Bertone | 1257 | ![]() |
28. | 1956 Abarth 216A Spyder Bertone | 1257 | ![]() |
29. | 1964 Lotus 26R | 1270 | ![]() |
30. | 2005 Radical SR5 | 1279 | ![]() |
31. | 2005 Radical SR5 | 1279 | ![]() |
32. | 2016 BAC Mono 2.5 | 1279 | ![]() |
33. | 2009 Tata Nano | 1303 | ![]() |
34. | 2009 Marlin 5EXi-R | 1323 | ![]() |
35. | 1955 Abarth 208 A Spyder Boano | 1323 | ![]() |
36. | 1952 Porsche 356 America Roadster | 1329 | ![]() |
37. | 1964 Austin Mini Cooper | 1334 | ![]() |
38. | 1966 Lotus 46 Europa S1 | 1345 | ![]() |
39. | 1961 Abarth 850 TC Berlina | 1351 | ![]() |
40. | 1954 Porsche 550 Spyder | 1360 | ![]() |
Sources
All data sourced from manufacturer's official figures.
List authored by Christian Zelcs. Last updated on 10/30/2020, last addition - Lamborghini Lamborghini terzo millennio.