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 |
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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.