Car brands · Germany
German car brands
Germany is home to Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Porsche and Volkswagen. Karl Benz's 1886 Patent-Motorwagen is widely seen as the first modern car.
The CarSpot database has 23 German brands with 818 models between them. Of their road cars, the fastest is the RUF CTR3 (233 mph), the most powerful is the Mercedes-AMG ONE (1,049 bhp) and the most valuable is the Mercedes-Benz Simplex (about $10m–$15m).
German car brands
Most models first. The years are those of the brand's models in the database.
BMW
162 models · 1929–present
Pictured: BMW M1
Volkswagen
145 models · 1938–present
Pictured: Volkswagen Type 2 T1
Audi
136 models · 1933–present
Pictured: Audi R8 4S
Mercedes-Benz
129 models · 1900–present
Pictured: Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5-16 Evolution II W201
Porsche
94 models · 1953–present
Pictured: Porsche 911 GT2 RS 997
Mercedes-AMG
62 models · 1998–present
Pictured: Mercedes-AMG ONE
Opel
25 models · 1924–1988
Alpina
18 models · 1978–present
Smart
10 models · 1998–2024
Pictured: Smart ForTwo
DKW
7 models · 1937–1968
RUF
6 models · 1983–2025
NSU
5 models · 1961–1977
BMW Sauber
4 models · 2006–2009
Benz
3 models · 1886–1901
Pictured: Benz Patent-Motorwagen
Mercedes-Maybach
3 models · 2017–present
Smaller German makers in the database
Top German cars
The highest-rated cars from these brands, at most two per brand.
- Unicorn
Benz Patent-Motorwagen
1886–1894
1 bhp · 10 mph
- Unicorn
BMW M1
1978–1981
273 bhp · 163 mph
- Unicorn
Mercedes-AMG ONE
2022–2025
1,049 bhp · 219 mph
- Unicorn
Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5-16 Evolution II W201
1990
232 bhp · 155 mph
UnicornMercedes-Benz 300 SL W198
1954–1963
215 bhp
- Unicorn
Porsche 911 GT2 RS 997
2010–2011
620 bhp · 205 mph
UnicornPorsche 918 Spyder
2013–2015
875 bhp · 214 mph
EpicMercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupé X290
2018–2025
630 bhp · 196 mph
Car brands from other countries
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