Slowest cars
Top 40 slowest cars in the world. Updated June 2025.
Almost all modern cars can exceed legal speed limit on any public road, save for German autobahn. This extra "headroom" for speed can be considered as safety feature - the faster the car the more easily and quickly it can overtake other cars at highway speed, or the more powerful it is, the quicker it can get out of dangerous situations.
The luxury of having extra power and speed, however, is not universal to all types of cars. The classic microcar or "bubble car", such as Peel P50 or BMW Isetta, had engines so small, that they did not even have enough power to reach and maintain the standard 60 mph or 90 kph highway speed limit.
For cars like this even 40 mph required wide open throttle and favorable conditions with no headwind or road incline.
| # | make & model | Speed (mph)▼ | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2020 Citroen Ami | 28 |  |
| 2. | 2024 Fiat Topolino EV | 28 |  |
| 3. | 1965 Peel Trident | 28 |  |
| 4. | 1962 Peel P50 | 38 |  |
| 5. | 1977 Vespa Car | 40 |  |
| 6. | 1975 Zagato Zele | 40 |  |
| 7. | 1950 Kleinschnittger F 125 | 43 |  |
| 8. | 1908 Ford Model T | 45 |  |
| 9. | 1952 Lloyd LP 300 | 47 |  |
| 10. | 1953 Lloyd LS 400 Kombi | 47 |  |
| 11. | 1953 Messerschmitt KR175 | 48 |  |
| 12. | 1954 Lloyd LP 400 S | 50 |  |
| 13. | 1959 Citroen Bijou | 51 |  |
| 14. | 1956 BMW Isetta 300 | 53 |  |
| 15. | 1957 Glas Googomobil TS 250 | 53 |  |
| 16. | 1952 Champion 400 | 53 |  |
| 17. | 1957 Fiat Nuova 500 | 53 |  |
| 18. | 1955 Glas Goggomobil T 300 | 53 |  |
| 19. | 1956 Heinkel Kabine 175 | 54 |  |
| 20. | 1949 Fiat 500 C Giardiniera | 55 |  |
| 21. | 1982 Austin FX4Q | 56 |  |
| 22. | 2017 Ellenrieder Ellenator | 56 |  |
| 23. | 2022 Micro Microlino | 56 |  |
| 24. | 1955 Messerschmitt KR200 | 57 |  |
| 25. | 1958 Daf 600 | 57 |  |
| 26. | 1956 Maico 500 | 57 |  |
| 27. | 1952 Fiat 500 C | 58 |  |
| 28. | 1929 Plymouth Model U | 58 |  |
| 29. | 1967 Citroen Dyane 4 | 58 |  |
| 30. | 1961 VW Transporter T1 1.2 | 59 |  |
| 31. | 1960 Fiat 500 Giardiniera | 59 |  |
| 32. | 1965 Trabant 601 Universial | 60 |  |
| 33. | 1956 Fiat 600 Multipla | 60 |  |
| 34. | 1965 Fiat 500 F | 60 |  |
| 35. | 1957 Berkeley SE 328 | 60 |  |
| 36. | 1961 Renault 4 | 61 |  |
| 37. | 1957 Lloyd Alexander | 62 |  |
| 38. | 1958 Glas Goggomobil T 600 | 62 |  |
| 39. | 2007 Brabus Unimog Black Edition | 62 |  |
| 40. | Trabant 601 | 62 |  |
Sources
Carwow (1), Autozeitung (2, 22, 23), BBC Top Gear Magazine (3), FastestLaps.com (4, 6, 7, 14, 39, 40), Auto Motor und Sport (5, 9-12, 16-19, 24, 26-29, 31, 34, 36-38), Car Life (8, 30), Autocar (13), Autozeitung Classic Cars (15), ADAC (20), Auto Bild Klassik (21, 32), Road & Track (25), Automobil Revue (33), Car & Driver (35)
List authored by Christian Zelcs. Last updated on 06/09/2025, last addition - Peel Trident.