Most powerful inline 6 cylinder cars
Top 40 most powerful inline 6 cylinder cars ever made. Updated January 2021.
Inline 6 cylinder engine used to be common in 20st century. This engine layout is known for its good balance and smoothness, as well as obvious ability to yield more power than smaller inline 4 cylinder.
Due to the length of inline 6 engine block and resulting requirements on space, these engines have fallen out of favor, and almost all manufacturers have migrated to using the V6 configuration.
The last popular automaker to stick with inline 6 engines is BMW, who, unsurprisingly, occupy almost all positions in this list.
| # | make & model | Power (hp)▼ | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2020 BMW M4 Competition Coupe | 503 |  |
| 2. | 2020 BMW M3 Competition | 503 |  |
| 3. | 2016 BMW M4 GTS | 493 |  |
| 4. | 2019 Mercedes - AMG GLE 53 4MATIC+ EQ Boost TCT | 483 |  |
| 5. | 2020 BMW M4 Coupé | 473 |  |
| 6. | 2020 BMW M3 | 473 |  |
| 7. | 2019 Alpina B3 Touring | 462 |  |
| 8. | 2019 Alpina B3 | 462 |  |
| 9. | 2016 Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid | 456 |  |
| 10. | 2012 Roding Roadster R1 | 450 |  |
| 11. | 2015 BMW M4 Convertible Competition | 444 |  |
| 12. | 2019 BMW M2 CS | 444 |  |
| 13. | 2020 Mercedes-Benz E53 AMG Coupé EQ Boost 4MATIC | 435 |  |
| 14. | 2003 TVR Tuscan T440R | 434 |  |
| 15. | 2018 Mercedes-Benz CLS 53 AMG | 429 |  |
| 16. | 2020 Mercedes-Benz S 500 4MATIC | 429 |  |
| 17. | 2018 Mercedes-Benz E 53 AMG 4MATIC+ | 429 |  |
| 18. | 2020 Mercedes - AMG GLE 53 4MATIC+ TCT Coupe | 429 |  |
| 19. | 2018 Mercedes - AMG GT53 4MATIC+ EQ Boost TCT | 429 |  |
| 20. | 2021 Mercedes - AMG E53 4MATIC+ EQ Boost | 429 |  |
| 21. | 2020 Mercedes - AMG E53 4MATIC+ EQ Boost | 429 |  |
| 22. | 2014 Alpina B4 Biturbo | 404 |  |
| 23. | 2018 BMW M2 Competition | 404 |  |
| 24. | 2013 Alpina B3 Biturbo Touring | 404 |  |
| 25. | 2012 Alpina B3 GT3 | 402 |  |
| 26. | 2020 BMW 545e | 395 |  |
| 27. | 2003 TVR Sagaris | 395 |  |
| 28. | 2010 Alpina B3 S Limo | 395 |  |
| 29. | 1997 Nissan NISMO 400R | 395 |  |
| 30. | 2016 BMW 750d xDrive | 395 |  |
| 31. | 2018 BMW X5 M50d | 395 |  |
| 32. | 2002 TVR Tuscan S | 393 |  |
| 33. | 2019 BMW 745Le | 389 |  |
| 34. | 2018 BMW M340i | 385 |  |
| 35. | 2017 Alpina D5 S Touring | 383 |  |
| 36. | 2018 Alpina XD3 | 383 |  |
| 37. | 2018 Alpina XD4 | 383 |  |
| 38. | 2019 BMW Z4 M40i | 382 |  |
| 39. | 2021 BMW M440i xDrive | 382 |  |
| 40. | 2019 BMW M340i xDrive | 382 |  |
Sources
All data sourced from manufacturer's official figures.
List authored by Christian Zelcs. Last updated on 01/15/2021, last addition - BMW 745Le.