Lowest cars

Excess height and frontal area add to aerodynamic drag, which reduces top speed and increases fuel consumption.

This is why cars with highest top speed tend to be very low. Race cars, such as open-wheel formula cars are also extremely low, with a laid-back, stretched-out seating position.

The limit to how low a car can go is defined by regulation (headlight height, pedestrian impact safety), visibility and comfort.

Regulation has been the main reason why recently we haven't seen ultra-low, "flat" looking designs like those from the 1990s (Jaguar XJ220, Lamborghini Countach etc).

#	make & model	Height (in)▼
1.	1958 Lotus Type 15 Coventry-Climax	24.0
2.	1961 Elva Mark VI Climax	26.0
3.	1952 Lotus Mark VI	30.5
4.	1960 Cooper T57 Monaco Mk II	33.5
5.	1959 Lotus Type 17 Coventry-Climax	33.5
6.	1954 Kieft LDA1 1.1	33.9
7.	2008 Westfield XI	34.0
8.	1945 Volugrafo Bimbo 46	35.4
9.	1970 Porsche 917L	36.2
10.	2002 Saker Sprint	37.0
11.	2010 Saker Sniper	37.0
12.	1970 Porsche 917K	37.0
13.	2002 Saker GT	37.0
14.	1956 Lotus Eleven Club (Stage II)	37.0
15.	1954 Abarth 207 A Spyder	37.0
16.	2011 Saker RapX	37.4
17.	1960 Lola Mk I	37.4
18.	2025 Engler V12	37.4
19.	1949 Crosley Hot Shot	37.4
20.	1922 Bugatti Type 29	37.4
21.	2020 Engler FF	37.4
22.	1962 Maserati Tipo 64 (3.0L V12)	37.8
23.	1960 Ferrari 250 TR/60	38.0
24.	1957 Ferrari 250 TR/57	38.0
25.	1964 Schai Spezial Eigenbau	38.0
26.	1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Pinin Farina Spyder	38.0
27.	1956 Ferrari 500 TR	38.0
28.	1958 Scarab Mk II Chevrolet	38.0
29.	1957 Bugatti Type 252 Cabriolet	38.2
30.	1951 Jaguar XK-120 C-type	38.5
31.	1965 Ford GT40	38.5
32.	2013 Aston Martin CC100	38.5
33.	1967 Ford GT40	38.5
34.	1957 Aston Martin DBR2	38.5
35.	1957 Maserati 200 SI	38.6
36.	1956 Porsche 550 A/1500 RS Spyder	38.6
37.	1955 Maserati 150S	38.6
38.	1955 Ferrari 857 S Monza Spider Scaglietti	38.7
39.	2023 Nichols N1A	39.0
40.	1953 Kurtis 500S Cadillac	39.0