Car files

Audi A6

From a renamed Audi 100 to an RS 6 Avant GT that hits 100 km/h in 3.3 seconds.

BMW 3 Series

BMW's best-selling family, with more than 20 million sold since 1975.

BMW 5 Series

From 1972's four-cylinder beginnings to a 717-hp M5: eight generations of the executive sedan.

Ford Mustang

The pony-car namesake that sold over 400,000 in its first year.

Honda City

1981 City: room for four adults and a folding 50 cc Motocompo.

Honda Civic

Clean air without a catalyst: the CVCC Civic cleared 1975 U.S. emissions limits.

Honda HR-V

2016 HR-V: a fuel tank in the center let the rear seat fold flat into the floor.

Mazda MX-5

The roadster revival that reached 1 million cars—and a Guinness best-seller record.

Mercedes-Benz C-Class

From baby Benz to the 671-hp C63 S E Performance plug-in hybrid.

Mercedes-Benz E-Class

In 2017, the E63 S wagon turned a 7:45.19 Nurburgring lap into a wagon record.

Mercedes-Benz GLC

GLC63 S: 7:49.369 at the Nürburgring, a production-SUV record in 2018.

Nissan GT-R

18 years of Godzilla: roughly 48,000 R35s, ending in Midnight Purple.

Nissan Teana

Living-room luxury, CVT ambition: the original 3.5-liter V6 pioneered a large-engine front-drive belt CVT.

Porsche 911

A rear-mounted flat-six, eight generations, one million 911s by 2017.

Porsche Cayenne

Cayenne S Diesel: 850 Nm strong enough to haul a 285,000-kg Airbus A380.

Porsche Panamera

Born 400 meters above Shanghai; the Turbo S E-Hybrid now reaches 325 km/h.

Skoda Octavia

The RS 245 liftback: 590 liters of luggage space, a 250 km/h speed limiter.

Suzuki Ciaz

Suzuki's Honda City challenger: over 270,000 Indian sales by September 2019.

Tesla Model 3

The first EV past 1 million global sales, in June 2021.

Toyota Corolla

One name, 12 generations, over 57 million sales: Corolla's 60-year reign.

Toyota Fortuner

Hilux bones, 7 seats, coil springs: the pickup formula made for families.

Toyota Supra

A80 Supra Turbo: Toyota's first six-speed, and even hollow carpet fibers to save weight.

Toyota Yaris

European Car of the Year twice: 2000 and 2021.

Toyota Yaris Cross

Volkswagen Golf

The Beetle's successor: eight generations and more than 37 million Golfs built.

Volkswagen Passat

Giugiaro roots, a 4.0 L W8 in 2001, and over 34 million sold.

Volkswagen Polo

50 years, six generations, more than 20 million sold: the Polo's long game.

Zeekr 7X

The original 75 kWh LFP 7X: a family SUV advertising a 10–80% charge in 10.5 minutes.