20262020s

Stricter CO₂ averaging kicks in; PHEV WLTP recalibration penalises gaming.

595
Variants this year
236 hp
Average power
4.5 L
Avg consumption
7.5s
Avg 0–100 km/h
Suv
Top body · 55%
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01 — Body mix

What shape dominated.

Distribution of 595 2026 variants by body type.

suv55%
hatchback18%
wagon10%
Suv
55.0%
Hatchback
18.3%
Wagon
9.6%
Sedan
7.6%
Van
6.7%
Mpv
1.3%
Cabriolet
0.7%
Coupe
0.5%
Pickup
0.3%
02 — Fuel mix

What moved them.

Petrol still dominates in absolute volume in 2026, but the share is sliding to electric and hybrid year over year.

electric50%
petrol28%
phev11%
Electric
50.3%
Petrol
27.6%
Phev
11.4%
Hybrid
7.2%
Diesel
3.5%
03 — Top picks

The standouts of 2026.

Quickest, most powerful, most efficient — from variants documented with a 2026 model year.

In context · 2020s

Battery-electric cars stop being weird.

EV market share rose from 4% (2020) to 18% (2025) of new sales in Europe. Software-defined platforms (VW MEB, Stellantis STLA Medium, Hyundai E-GMP) replaced bespoke ICE architectures. Chinese OEMs entered Europe at scale: BYD, MG, Zeekr, Xpeng. The first €25k mass-market EVs arrived in 2024.

Tesla Model YBYD SealVolvo EX30Renault 5 E-Tech
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