Most powerful diesel cars
Top 40 most powerful cars with diesel engine. Updated January 2021.
Diesel engines are energy efficient work horses, powering everything from small generators to large cargo ships.
Since 1980s, diesel engines have become common in European passenger cars and in some countries they even outnumber gasoline engine cars.
Diesel engines operate at lower RPM than gasoline engines and, therefore, produce less power than gasoline engines of comparable size.
Thanks to high pressure fuel injection and turbocharging, modern diesel engines are producing not only excellent low RPM power (torque), but also high peak power, giving up nothing in performance against gasoline cars.
# | make & model | Power (hp)▼ | Image |
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1. | 2020 Trident Iceni Magna | 660 | ![]() |
2. | 2008 Audi Q7 V12 TDI | 493 | ![]() |
3. | 2016 USSV Rhino GX | 440 | ![]() |
4. | 2019 Audi SQ8 TDI | 429 | ![]() |
5. | 2015 Audi SQ7 4.0 TDI | 429 | ![]() |
6. | 2017 Bentley Bentayga Diesel | 429 | ![]() |
7. | 2016 Porsche Panamera 4S Diesel | 416 | ![]() |
8. | 2015 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Denali 4x4 Crew Cab | 397 | ![]() |
9. | 2020 BMW X6 M50d | 395 | ![]() |
10. | 2017 BMW M550d xDrive | 395 | ![]() |
11. | 2016 BMW 750d xDrive | 395 | ![]() |
12. | 2018 BMW X7 M50d | 395 | ![]() |
13. | 2018 BMW X5 M50d | 395 | ![]() |
14. | 2017 Alpina D5 S Touring | 383 | ![]() |
15. | 2018 Alpina XD3 | 383 | ![]() |
16. | 2017 Alpina D5 S | 383 | ![]() |
17. | 2013 Audi A8 4.2 TDI | 380 | ![]() |
18. | 2012 BMW 750d xDrive | 376 | ![]() |
19. | 2012 BMW X6 M50d | 375 | ![]() |
20. | 2007 VW Touareg R50 | 346 | ![]() |
21. | 2013 Alpina D3 Biturbo Touring | 345 | ![]() |
22. | 2016 Alpina D4 Biturbo Coupé | 345 | ![]() |
23. | 2013 Alpina D3 Biturbo | 345 | ![]() |
24. | 2019 Audi S7 Sportback TDI | 344 | ![]() |
25. | 2019 Audi S6 Avant TDI | 344 | ![]() |
26. | 2019 Audi S4 Avant TDI | 342 | ![]() |
27. | 2019 Audi SQ5 TDI | 342 | ![]() |
28. | 2014 Audi A7 Sportback 3.0 TDI Competition Special Edition | 342 | ![]() |
29. | 2019 Audi S4 TDI | 342 | ![]() |
30. | 2017 Mercedes-Benz S 400 d | 335 | ![]() |
31. | 2015 Audi SQ5 Plus TDI | 335 | ![]() |
32. | 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLS 400d | 325 | ![]() |
33. | 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLE 400d Coupe | 325 | ![]() |
34. | 2018 BMW X3 M40d | 323 | ![]() |
35. | 2006 Audi Q7 4.2 TDI | 322 | ![]() |
36. | 2019 BMW 840d Cabrio xDrive | 316 | ![]() |
37. | 2014 Audi A7 Sportback 3.0 TDI | 316 | ![]() |
38. | 2017 BMW 540d xDrive | 316 | ![]() |
39. | 2005 Mercedes-Benz E 420 CDI | 310 | ![]() |
40. | 2011 Audi A7 3.0 TDI Quattro | 309 | ![]() |
Sources
All data sourced from manufacturer's official figures.
List authored by Christian Zelcs. Last updated on 01/20/2021, last addition - Mercedes-Benz GLS 400d.