“Stop-start. Three cylinders. The Model S.”
The 2010 model year spans 5,052 documented variants — most commonly Hatchback (22%), with a powertrain mix led by Petrol.
Distribution of 5,052 2010 variants by body type.
Petrol still dominates in absolute volume in 2010, but the share is sliding to electric and hybrid year over year.
Quickest, most powerful, most efficient — from variants documented with a 2010 model year.
Variants with a 2010 model year currently in the catalog.
Stop-start became standard. Three-cylinder turbos replaced four-cylinder NA in the city-car class (Ford Fiesta 1.0 EcoBoost, BMW 1.5 B38). Tesla released the Model S in 2012 and the Model 3 in 2017 — by 2019, every major OEM had committed to a 2030 ICE phase-out. Dieselgate hit in 2015.