The Largest Cars in the World

As we mentioned in our “Are Cars Getting Bigger?” article; numerous cars have been produced throughout history that are considered exceptionally large. The average size of cars has fluctuated over time for an assortment of reasons. The first automobiles were quite petite, but flash forward to the mid twenties and many sedans were remarkably large cars such as the Model J Duesenberg’s that stretched almost 21 feet in length. Luxury cars from brands such as Duesenberg, Cadillac, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Daimler, Lincoln, McFarland and others during the twenties and thirties offered some of the largest cars ever made in terms of length. After this time period average car sizes were fairly consistent until the 1970’s energy crisis when they sharply decreased. Ever since the late eighties the average length of cars have been on the rebound.
Although you can judge a vehicle’s size by weight, height, length and perhaps interior dimensions, we considered that a cars length was the component most often associated with how large a car is. Therefore, the list that we’ve compiled below of the largest cars in the world is arranged in descending order from longest car on down through the fiftieth longest. This list includes sedans, wagons, coupes and convertible cars, however excludes pickups, SUVs, vans and other types of vehicles as we strictly wanted the list to pertain to true cars.
At least to us, the list really isn’t all that surprising seeing that the top of the it is saturated with the extended wheel base versions of ultra premium luxury cars. Evidently Germany and England automakers love their exceptionally large cars, since the top 11 largest cars on earth are manufactured in one of these countries. Again it’s not that surprising, since these two countries are renowned for producing some of the best cars in the world. If Mercedes-Benz didn’t discontinue their Maybach brand after last year’s model then it would have dominated the top of the longest cars list. Our favorite car on the top of the list is the Bentley Mulsanne, which we believe carries its lengthy proportions the best and doesn’t appear to be stretched or look like an after-thought. Perhaps to some it’s surprising to see any Ferrari qualify as one the top 50 longest cars in the world list, but if you see this AWD 4-seater in person then its considerable length is obvious (mainly due to its massive hood).
Many car enthusiasts would guess that some of the largest cars in the past half century were Cadillac’s from the sixties and seventies. Despite this assumption, some late model cars are actually longer. For example, the 2013 Rolls-Royce Phantom Extended Wheelbase is larger than almost every Cadillac and other lengthy car of this era. The legendary 1959 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 sedan is longer than the Rolls-Royce at 244.8 inches, but is no match for the 2005 Maybach Exelero Coupe which stands at an incredible 245.3 inches.
Top 50 Largest Cars in the World:
1 | Rolls-Royce Phantom Extended Wheelbase | 239.8 inches |
2 | Rolls-Royce Phantom Sedan | 230 inches |
3 | Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe | 220.9 inches |
4 | Bentley Mulsanne | 219.5 inches |
5 | Rolls-Royce Ghost Extended Wheelbase | 219.3 inches |
6 | Rolls-Royce Ghost Sedan | 212.6 inches |
7 | Bentley Continental Flying Spur Base / Speed | 208.3 inches |
8 | Audi A8 L | 207.4 inches |
9 | Jaguar XJ XJL | 206.6 inches |
10 | Mercedes-Benz S-Class | 206.5 inches |
11 | BMW 7-Series / Alpina B7 LWB | 205.3 inches |
12 | Lexus LS L | 205 inches |
13 | Lincoln MKS | 204.1 inches |
14 | Hyundai Equus | 203.1 inches |
15 | Ford Taurus | 202.9 inches |
16 | Audi A8 / S8 | 202.2 inches |
17 | Cadillac XTS | 202 inches |
18 | Jaguar XJ XJ | 201.7 inches |
19 | Chevrolet Impala | 201.3 inches |
20 | Mercedes-Benz CL-Class | 201 inches |
21 | Maserati Quattroporte | 200.7 inches |
22 | Chevrolet Impala | 200.4 inches |
23 | Lexus LS | 200 inches |
24 | Dodge Charger | 199.9 inches |
25 | BMW Alpina B7 SWB | 199.8 inches |
26 | BMW 7-Series | 199.8 inches |
27 | Chrysler 300 | 198.6 inches |
28 | Dodge Challenger | 197.7 inches |
29 | Aston Martin Rapide | 197.6 inches |
30 | BMW M6 Gran Coupe | 197.3 inches |
31 | BMW 6-Series | 197.2 inches |
32 | Buick LaCrosse | 196.9 inches |
33 | BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo | 196.8 inches |
34 | Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class | 196.7 inches |
35 | Hyundai Genesis | 196.3 inches |
36 | Acura RLX | 196.1 inches |
37 | Tesla Model S | 195.9 inches |
38 | Porsche Panamera | 195.7 inches |
39 | Audi A7 | 195.6 inches |
40 | Jaguar XF | 195.3 inches |
41 | Toyota Avalon | 195.2 inches |
42 | Chrysler 200 Convertible | 194.8 inches |
43 | Infiniti M | 194.7 inches |
44 | Maserati GranTurismo MC | 194.2 inches |
45 | Lincoln MKZ | 194.1 inches |
46 | Acura TL | 194 inches |
47 | Audi A6 /S6 | 193.9 inches |
48 | BMW M5 | 193.5 inches |
49 | Mercedes-Benz E-Class | 193.4 inches |
50 | Ferrari FF | 193.2 inches |
Largest Cars in the World – No Longer Being Produced (in recent yrs):
1 | Maybach Exelero | 245.3 inches |
2 | Maybach 62 S Sedan | 242.7 inches |
3 | Maybach Landaulet | 242.7 inches |
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