Lightest cars

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)▼
1.	2021 Kia Niro EV	0
2.	1963 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS	1391
3.	1996 Lotus Elise S1	1607
4.	2001 Lotus Elise 135R	1720
5.	1967 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale	1731
6.	2002 Lotus Elise S2 111S	1777
7.	1983 Peugeot 205 Rallye	1784
8.	1971 Morgan +8	1814
9.	1986 Renault 5 GT Turbo 2	1845
10.	1991 VW Polo G40	1852
11.	1985 Fiat Uno Turbo	1863
12.	1984 Peugeot 205 GTI 1.6l	1874
13.	1983 Ford Fiesta XR2	1881
14.	2010 Lotus Elise Sport Racer	1900
15.	1990 Ford Shogun	1911
16.	1982 VW Golf GTI 1.8	1918
17.	2006 Lotus Elise S2	1933
18.	1960 Porsche 356 B 1600 Super 90 Cabriolet	1938
19.	1990 Rover Metro GTI	1949
20.	1986 Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9l	1949
21.	2004 Lotus Elise 111R	1960
22.	2008 Lotus Exige Cup 260	1962
23.	1986 Reliant Scimitar 1800 Ti	1973
24.	2004 Lotus Exige	1973
25.	2011 Lotus Elise 1.6	1978
26.	1985 Marcos Mantula (193 PS)	1978
27.	1983 Ford Escort RS1700 T	1984
28.	1968 Ferrari Dino 206 GT	1984
29.	1991 Suzuki Swift GTi	2017
30.	1990 Ford Fiesta	2017
31.	2008 Lotus Elise SC	2022
32.	1963 Porsche 356 C 1600 C	2026
33.	1986 VW Scirocco II GTI 16V	2050
34.	2021 Lotus Elise Sport 240 Final Edition	2050
35.	2000 Stealth B6	2050
36.	2010 Lotus Exige S RGB	2055
37.	2005 Lotus Exige S	2059
38.	1984 VW Golf GTI 8V	2064
39.	2012 Lotus Elise S	2068
40.	2006 Lotus Exige S Performance-Pack	2072