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:

12013 Rolls-Royce Phantom Extended Wheelbase239.8 inches
22013 Rolls-Royce Phantom Sedan230 inches
32013 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe220.9 inches
42013 Bentley Mulsanne219.5 inches
52013 Rolls-Royce Ghost Extended Wheelbase219.3 inches
62013 Rolls-Royce Ghost Sedan212.6 inches
72013 Bentley Continental Flying Spur Base / Speed208.3 inches
82013 Audi A8 L207.4 inches
92013 Jaguar XJ XJL206.6 inches
102013 Mercedes-Benz S-Class206.5 inches
112013 BMW 7-Series / Alpina B7 LWB205.3 inches
122013 Lexus LS L205 inches
132013 Lincoln MKS204.1 inches
142013 Hyundai Equus203.1 inches
152013 Ford Taurus202.9 inches
162013 Audi A8 / S8202.2 inches
172013 Cadillac XTS202 inches
182013 Jaguar XJ XJ201.7 inches
192014 Chevrolet Impala201.3 inches
202013 Mercedes-Benz CL-Class201 inches
212013 Maserati Quattroporte200.7 inches
222013 Chevrolet Impala200.4 inches
232013 Lexus LS200 inches
242013 Dodge Charger199.9 inches
252013 BMW Alpina B7 SWB199.8 inches
262013 BMW 7-Series199.8 inches
272013 Chrysler 300198.6 inches
282013 Dodge Challenger197.7 inches
292013 Aston Martin Rapide197.6 inches
302014 BMW M6 Gran Coupe197.3 inches
312013 BMW 6-Series197.2 inches
322013 Buick LaCrosse196.9 inches
332013 BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo196.8 inches
342013 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class196.7 inches
352013 Hyundai Genesis196.3 inches
362014 Acura RLX196.1 inches
372013 Tesla Model S195.9 inches
382013 Porsche Panamera195.7 inches
392013 Audi A7195.6 inches
402013 Jaguar XF195.3 inches
412013 Toyota Avalon195.2 inches
422013 Chrysler 200 Convertible194.8 inches
432013 Infiniti M194.7 inches
442013 Maserati GranTurismo MC194.2 inches
452013 Lincoln MKZ194.1 inches
462013 Acura TL194 inches
472013 Audi A6 /S6193.9 inches
482013 BMW M5193.5 inches
492013 Mercedes-Benz E-Class193.4 inches
502013 Ferrari FF193.2 inches
Largest Cars in the World – No Longer Being Produced (in recent yrs):
12005 Maybach Exelero Coupe245.3 inches
22012 Maybach 62 S Sedan242.7 inches
32012 Maybach Landaulet Convertible242.7 inches

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