20162010s

Stop-start. Three cylinders. The Model S.

The 2016 model year spans 3,588 documented variants — most commonly Van (24%), with a powertrain mix led by Diesel.

3,588
Variants this year
158 hp
Average power
5.6 L
Avg consumption
9.7s
Avg 0–100 km/h
Van
Top body · 24%
01 — Body mix

What shape dominated.

Distribution of 3,588 2016 variants by body type.

Van24%
Hatchback23%
SUV15%
Wagon13%
Sedan10%
Van
24.3%
Hatchback
23.4%
SUV
14.6%
Wagon
12.5%
Sedan
10.1%
MPV
6.9%
Cabriolet
4.4%
Coupe
2.6%
Pickup
1.3%
02 — Fuel mix

What moved them.

Petrol still dominates in absolute volume in 2016, but the share is sliding to electric and hybrid year over year.

Diesel53%
Petrol45%
Diesel
52.7%
Petrol
44.8%
Hybrid
1.3%
Electric
0.9%
PHEV
0.2%
03 — Top picks

The standouts of 2016.

Quickest, most powerful, most efficient — from variants documented with a 2016 model year.

In context · 2010s

Stop-start. Three cylinders. The Model S.

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.

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