Slowest cars
Top 40 slowest cars in the world. Updated September 2022.
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. | 1962 Peel P50 | 38 |  |
| 2. | 1975 Zagato Zele | 40 |  |
| 3. | 1908 Ford Model T | 45 |  |
| 4. | 1952 Lloyd LP 300 | 47 |  |
| 5. | 1953 Lloyd LS 400 Kombi | 47 |  |
| 6. | 1953 Messerschmitt KR175 | 48 |  |
| 7. | 1954 Lloyd LP 400 S | 50 |  |
| 8. | 1955 BMW Isetta | 53 |  |
| 9. | 1957 Glas Googomobil TS 250 | 53 |  |
| 10. | 1952 Champion 400 | 53 |  |
| 11. | 1957 Fiat Nuova 500 | 53 |  |
| 12. | 1955 Glas Goggomobil T 300 | 53 |  |
| 13. | 1956 Heinkel Kabine 175 | 54 |  |
| 14. | 1949 Fiat 500 C Giardiniera | 55 |  |
| 15. | 1982 Austin FX4Q | 56 |  |
| 16. | 1955 Messerschmitt KR200 | 57 |  |
| 17. | 1956 Maico 500 | 57 |  |
| 18. | 1952 Fiat 500 C | 58 |  |
| 19. | 1929 Plymouth Model U | 58 |  |
| 20. | 1961 VW Transporter T1 1.2 | 59 |  |
| 21. | 1965 Trabant 601 Universial | 60 |  |
| 22. | 1956 Fiat 600 Multipla | 60 |  |
| 23. | 1957 Berkeley SE 328 | 60 |  |
| 24. | 1957 Lloyd Alexander | 62 |  |
| 25. | 1958 Glas Goggomobil T 600 | 62 |  |
| 26. | 2007 Brabus Unimog Black Edition | 62 |  |
| 27. | Trabant 601 | 62 |  |
| 28. | 1972 Fiat 500 R | 62 |  |
| 29. | 1953 Fiat 1400 Diesel | 63 |  |
| 30. | 1955 Lloyd LP 600 | 63 |  |
| 31. | 1952 Mercedes-Benz 170 DS | 64 |  |
| 32. | 1953 Renault 4CV | 64 |  |
| 33. | 1957 BMW 600 | 64 |  |
| 34. | 1990 Mitsubishi Shogun 3.0 V6 | 65 |  |
| 35. | 1952 Borgward Hansa 1800 D | 65 |  |
| 36. | 1955 Fiat 600 | 65 |  |
| 37. | 1946 VW Käfer | 65 |  |
| 38. | 1952 Morris Minor Series II | 66 |  |
| 39. | 1953 Mercedes-Benz 170 S-D | 66 |  |
| 40. | 1955 Goliath GP 700 E | 66 |  |
Sources
FastestLaps.com (1, 2, 8, 26-28, 34), Car Life (3, 20), Auto Motor und Sport (4-7, 10-13, 16-19, 24, 25, 29-32, 35, 37-40), Autozeitung Classic Cars (9), ADAC (14), Auto Bild Klassik (15, 21), Automobil Revue (22, 33, 36), Car & Driver (23)
List authored by Christian Zelcs. Last updated on 09/17/2022, last addition - Ford Model T.