Have you ever wondered what the slowest new car on sale is in 2025? Wonder no more. We’ve sifted through the 0-60 mph times of every new car on the market to find the absolute slowest available. We’ve certainly come a long way from the decades of old which featured some truly slow and miserable vehicles. These days, the vehicles on this list all do well over 100 horsepower and have quick-shifting transmissions, but they still feel truly slow by comparison in this horsepower-obsessed world we live in, surrounded by 1,000+ hp electric super trucks, instantly accelerating regular EVs, and more powerful gas engines than ever before.

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Predictably, most of the vehicles on this list are some of the most affordable subcompact crossovers and sedans on the market, with the Corolla Hybrid and Equinox being the only larger, compact-class vehicles that, unfortunately, were endowed with worst-in-class acceleration performance. With affordability being the top priority when developing these vehicles, there isn’t much budget left to include punchy powertrains in these vehicles. And that’s just fine because most car shoppers don’t care about 0-60 mph times anyway. For those who do, here are the slowest new vehicles money can buy in 2025.

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Chevrolet Equinox

0-60 mph: 9.2 seconds

It might be a bit of a surprise to see a turbocharged compact crossover among the slowest new vehicles on the road, but the Equinox just barely squeezes onto our list, slower than the next-slowest – the Kia Sportage – by just a 10th of a second. The main culprit is that the Equinox has the lowest horsepower number in its segment from its small 1.5-liter turbo 4-cylinder engine. Combine this with the curb weight of a larger compact crossover, and you have a recipe for less-than-stellar acceleration. Honestly, it’s really not that bad, and having the turbo means you have a healthy amount of torque at lower RPMs for decent punch around town. Nevertheless, if you want to make sure you’re not getting the slowest vehicle in the segment, it’s best to go with one of the Equinox’s numerous competitors.

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Toyota Corolla Cross

0-60 mph: 9.2 seconds

The next step in the performance decline comes thanks to the Toyota Corolla Cross. It also does a 9.2 second 0-60 mph time, but here it’s done with a naturally aspirated 4-cylinder, which means less power in the lower RPMs. Not only does this feel sluggish at lower speeds, the CVT transmission it uses hinders response as well, making the whole combo adequate, but uninspiring. The good news is that Toyota offers an alternative for Corolla Cross shoppers, a hybrid variant that ups power to 196 hp in addition to improving fuel economy. And that version actually feels great to drive. If you don’t have the extra cash to go for the hybrid, you can at least take solace in the fact that it’s a Toyota, which means it should run for a very long time, even if you’re working the engine a little harder.

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Chevrolet Trailblazer

0-60 mph: 9.3 seconds

The Chevrolet Trailblazer is next on our list, and while being #8 on this list is bad enough, the 9.3 second 0-60 time is for the stronger 1.3L inline-3 turbo. Chevy also offers a 1.2-liter that does just 137 hp and 162 lb-ft of torque, 18 less hp and 12 less lb-ft of torque, but that powertrain seems so undesirable that neither Chevrolet nor even a single person on the internet appears to have done a 0-60 test for it. If they had, the Trailblazer would likely be kicked down several spots on this list. But since we can’t know for sure, we’ll leave it here and strongly suggest that any Trailblazer buyers who care about acceleration go for the 1.3-liter upgrade. Or better yet, just get any of the faster competitors, including the Buick Encore GX, which shares much of the Trailblazer’s components, including the powertrain, and yet somehow still manages a sub-9-second 0-60 time.

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Buick Envista

0-60 mph: 9.3 seconds

Speaking of Buick, the honor of the seventh spot on this list goes to the Envista, the least expensive Buick in the lineup. This one has no engine upgrade, forcing you to deal with that boosted 1.2-liter and its 9.3 second 0-60 time. In exchange, you get a starting price of just barely over $25,000 and a good amount of tech, space and style for the money. And while drag races aren’t its strong suit, the turbo’s extra torque at low speeds will be appreciated in the real world compared to many of its naturally aspirated competitors. If you’d like slightly better performance with all these same perks, Chevrolet’s version, the Trax, inexplicably shaves a few 10ths of a second off of its time, keeping it off of this list.

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Honda HR-V

0-60 mph: 9.4 seconds

Moving on from General Motors, next up we have the Honda HR-V with its 9.4 second 0-60 mph time. This one doesn’t even have the perk of a turbocharger. Instead, there’s a naturally aspirated 4-cylinder that’ll have to work hard to get you anywhere in a hurry. Fortunately, Honda’s 4-cylinder engines are pretty legendary for reliability, so this one can probably stand up to the higher workload just fine. For those who really want a subcompact Honda-sourced crossover and have a higher budget, there is now the newly available ADX from Acura that’s based on the HR-V, but gets a stronger turbocharged 4-cylinder (along with a whole host of other nice improvements). For the Honda faithful who are unable or unwilling to upgrade to the Acura, Honda has been hybridizing their lineup little by little, and the HR-V is a prime candidate for the fantastic (and punchier) hybrid powertrain from the Civic. So if you aren’t in a hurry, waiting for that one might not be a bad idea.

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Subaru Crosstrek

0-60 mph: 9.5 seconds

Outside of the enthusiast models, Subaru has never really focused on powerful engines, instead offering humble, reliable, but uninspiring power from a coarse and gutteral-sounding boxer 4-cylinder. But buyers love them all the same, especially when they’re powering the Crosstrek, which is why Subaru sold over 181,000 Crosstreks in the U.S. in 2024, making it their best-selling model last year. To Subaru’s credit, this 9.5 second 0-60 performance is only for the base trim, with every other trim in 2025 getting the stronger 2.5L boxer 4 that does a more respectable but still underwhelming 8.1-second 0-60 time instead. And if you want even more power, a hybrid Crosstrek is returning later this year for the 2026 model year with 194 horsepower, and the added perk of better fuel economy, if you don’t mind the price premium it’ll likely command.

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Nissan Versa

0-60 mph: 9.5 seconds

Also doing a 9.5-second 0-60 mph time is the most affordable new car in America, the Nissan Versa. With a starting price of just $18,330, the last new car in America under $20,000, it’s hard to fault this one for its less-than-stellar acceleration. Plus, it has the charm of offering a 5-speed manual transmission on that base model, making its paltry 122 hp and 114 lb-ft of torque at least engaging if nothing else. But prepare for a workout because you’ll be doing a lot of rowing to maximize that little naturally aspirated 4-cylinder, with no turbo to lean on for peppy acceleration at lower speeds. If you’re not up to the task, the CVT is fine, but certainly doesn’t help matters. For the price though, it’s a nice little car, and its small size means it’s light, too, under 2,700 lbs. In a nutshell, then: it handles well, is easy to park, is easy on gas and tires and is otherwise hard to fault.

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Nissan Kicks Play

0-60 mph: 9.7 seconds

Next up is another Nissan, and it’s one you might not have even realized was a thing: the Kicks Play. While an all-new Kicks just debuted for the 2025 model year, Nissan decided to keep the old one around for 2025 and rename it the Kicks Play. You only save $310 compared to the new Kicks, making this car’s existence questionable, but maybe they had some extra stock that they needed more time to clear out. Anyway, it, too, runs the meager 1.6L naturally aspirated 4-cylinder that also makes just 122 hp and 114 lb-ft of torque, but here there’s no manual option, just a slushy CVT, sadly. The poor acceleration, of course, is due to the extra weight of this crossover compared to the Versa, but even with the extra weight, it’s actually not a bad car to drive. Just make sure you give yourself plenty of room to merge.

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Toyota Corolla Hybrid

0-60 mph: 10.3 seconds

The Toyota Corolla Hybrid brings us past the 10 second threshold according to Motor Trend, although tests from others have shown it could be somewhere in the 9s. Regardless, it’s another very slow car that got left behind while all other hybrid Toyotas – including even the Prius – have been thankfully upgraded to a new hybrid system that does nearly 200 horsepower. If you must have a Corolla Hybrid though, you can improve things a bit by getting the AWD version, which shaves about half a second off the 0-60 sprint. You also have the benefit of electrification here, which joins in to boost power when needed, and in the real world, it usually doesn’t feel quite as slow as it looks on paper.

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Nissan Kicks

0-60 mph: 10.4 seconds

And the slowest new car you can buy in America in 2025 is the all-new Nissan Kicks, with Motor Trend clocking a 10.4 second 0-60 mph time. But don’t let that turn you away from the Kicks, it’s fantastic. Here at CarBuzz we even crowned it our Best Budget Car Of The Year, and for good reason. It’s now one of the best in the segment with top-notch tech, comfort, interior materials, passenger and cargo space, all at a nice low price that undercuts everybody else. They even gave it more power to compensate for the extra weight it put on in its transformation to become a vastly better crossover, but that wasn’t enough to save it from unfortunately winning the title of Slowest New Car. Thankfully, most buyers don’t care about power that much and know good value when they see it, with the Kicks being a strong seller and a much-needed win for Nissan.

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Sources: Motor Trend, Car and Driver