Most powerful 3 cylinder cars
Top 40 most powerful 3 cylinder cars ever made. Updated January 2021.
3 cylinder engines used to reserved to motorcycles, snowmobiles and small farm equipment. Today they are common in economy cars.
Thanks to turbocharging, 3 cylinder engines can produce adequate power and torque, and some manufacturers are even producing 3 cylinder performance cars, such as the Ford Fiesta ST or BMW i8, which is a 3 cylinder hybrid with more than 350 horsepower.
3 cylinder popularity is expected to riser further, until downsizing will be replaced by full electrification.
| # | make & model | Power (hp)▼ | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2020 Toyota GR Yaris | 268 |  |
| 2. | 2017 Mini Cooper S E Countryman | 221 |  |
| 3. | 2020 BMW X1 xDrive 25e | 217 |  |
| 4. | 2020 BMW X2 25e | 217 |  |
| 5. | 2020 Volvo XC40 T4 Recharge | 208 |  |
| 6. | 2020 Ford Puma ST | 197 |  |
| 7. | 2018 DS 3 Crossback PureTech 155 | 153 |  |
| 8. | 2018 Ford Focus Turnier 1.5 EcoBoost | 148 |  |
| 9. | 2019 Opel Astra 1.2 Turbo | 143 |  |
| 10. | 2020 BMW 218i Active Tourer | 138 |  |
| 11. | 2017 BMW X1 sDrive18i | 138 |  |
| 12. | 2016 Ford Fiesta Active 1.0 ECOBOOST | 138 |  |
| 13. | 2017 BMW X2 sDrive18i | 138 |  |
| 14. | 2014 Mini Cooper | 134 |  |
| 15. | 2015 BMW 218i Gran Tourer | 134 |  |
| 16. | 2017 Mini Cooper Countryman | 134 |  |
| 17. | 2015 Mini Cooper Clubman | 134 |  |
| 18. | 2015 BMW 118i | 134 |  |
| 19. | 2018 Citroen C4 Cactus PureTech 130 | 129 |  |
| 20. | 2017 Citroen C3 Aircross PureTech 130 | 129 |  |
| 21. | 2019 Opel Corsa 1.2 | 129 |  |
| 22. | 2016 Peugeot 3008 1.2 PureTech 130 | 128 |  |
| 23. | 2017 Opel Grandland X 1.2 DI Turbo | 128 |  |
| 24. | 2019 DS 3 Crossback | 128 |  |
| 25. | 2020 Peugeot 208 1.2 | 128 |  |
| 26. | 2019 Opel Astra 1.2 DI Turbo | 128 |  |
| 27. | 2013 Peugeot 308 SW PureTech 130 | 128 |  |
| 28. | 2017 Opel Crossland X 1.2 DI Turbo | 128 |  |
| 29. | 2017 Honda Civic 1.0 VTEC Turbo | 127 |  |
| 30. | 2020 Volvo XC40 T2 | 127 |  |
| 31. | 2014 Ford Focus 1.0 Ecoboost | 123 |  |
| 32. | 2017 Ford Fiesta 1.0 Ecoboost | 123 |  |
| 33. | 2012 Ford Focus 1.0 | 123 |  |
| 34. | 2017 Ford EcoSport 1.0 Ecoboost | 123 |  |
| 35. | 2013 Ford Fiesta 1.0 | 123 |  |
| 36. | 2018 Opel Astra Sports Tourer 1.5 Diesel | 120 |  |
| 37. | 2017 Tata Nexon | 120 |  |
| 38. | 2016 Hyundai i30 1.0 T-GDI | 118 |  |
| 39. | 2018 Jeep Renegade 1.0 T-GDI | 118 |  |
| 40. | 2017 Hyundai i30 Fastback 1.0 T-GDI | 118 |  |
Sources
All data sourced from manufacturer's official figures.
List authored by Christian Zelcs. Last updated on 01/14/2021, last addition - Opel Astra 1.2 DI Turbo.