The world largest cars

 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	2013 Rolls-Royce Phantom Extended Wheelbase	239.8 inches
2	2013 Rolls-Royce Phantom Sedan	230 inches
3	2013 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe	220.9 inches
4	2013 Bentley Mulsanne	219.5 inches
5	2013 Rolls-Royce Ghost Extended Wheelbase	219.3 inches
6	2013 Rolls-Royce Ghost Sedan	212.6 inches
7	2013 Bentley Continental Flying Spur Base / Speed	208.3 inches
8	2013 Audi A8 L	207.4 inches
9	2013 Jaguar XJ XJL	206.6 inches
10	2013 Mercedes-Benz S-Class	206.5 inches
11	2013 BMW 7-Series / Alpina B7 LWB	205.3 inches
12	2013 Lexus LS L	205 inches
13	2013 Lincoln MKS	204.1 inches
14	2013 Hyundai Equus	203.1 inches
15	2013 Ford Taurus	202.9 inches
16	2013 Audi A8 / S8	202.2 inches
17	2013 Cadillac XTS	202 inches
18	2013 Jaguar XJ XJ	201.7 inches
19	2014 Chevrolet Impala	201.3 inches
20	2013 Mercedes-Benz CL-Class	201 inches
21	2013 Maserati Quattroporte	200.7 inches
22	2013 Chevrolet Impala	200.4 inches
23	2013 Lexus LS	200 inches
24	2013 Dodge Charger	199.9 inches
25	2013 BMW Alpina B7 SWB	199.8 inches
26	2013 BMW 7-Series	199.8 inches
27	2013 Chrysler 300	198.6 inches
28	2013 Dodge Challenger	197.7 inches
29	2013 Aston Martin Rapide	197.6 inches
30	2014 BMW M6 Gran Coupe	197.3 inches
31	2013 BMW 6-Series	197.2 inches
32	2013 Buick LaCrosse	196.9 inches
33	2013 BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo	196.8 inches
34	2013 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class	196.7 inches
35	2013 Hyundai Genesis	196.3 inches
36	2014 Acura RLX	196.1 inches
37	2013 Tesla Model S	195.9 inches
38	2013 Porsche Panamera	195.7 inches
39	2013 Audi A7	195.6 inches
40	2013 Jaguar XF	195.3 inches
41	2013 Toyota Avalon	195.2 inches
42	2013 Chrysler 200 Convertible	194.8 inches
43	2013 Infiniti M	194.7 inches
44	2013 Maserati GranTurismo MC	194.2 inches
45	2013 Lincoln MKZ	194.1 inches
46	2013 Acura TL	194 inches
47	2013 Audi A6 /S6	193.9 inches
48	2013 BMW M5	193.5 inches
49	2013 Mercedes-Benz E-Class	193.4 inches
50	2013 Ferrari FF	193.2 inches