Fastest main battle tanks

55 of the 55 main battle tanks in the WeaponSpecs database publish a max speed figure, and the top 25 are listed here. Ranked on the published number alone, highest first, with no weighting and no composite score. The 0 main battle tanks with no published figure are not ranked, absent data is never treated as a low value.

7 of the 25 entries below (China, Russia, Iran) rest on manufacturer or state claims with limited independent verification, marked † in the table. Treat their position in this ranking as directional, not tested.

Fastest main battle tanks, ranked by published max speed
#	System	Max speed	Source
1	Centauro II Iveco Defence Vehicles	108 km/h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
2	B1 Centauro Iveco Defence Vehicles	108 km/h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
3	Type 99A † NORINCO	80 km/h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
4	T-14 Armata † Uralvagonzavod	80 km/h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
5	Leclerc XLR KNDS	72 km/h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
6	Leclerc KNDS	72 km/h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
7	K2 Black Panther Hyundai Rotem	70 km/h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
8	Type 10 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	70 km/h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
9	VT-4 † NORINCO	70 km/h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
10	Type 15 † NORINCO	70 km/h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
11	Altay BMC Defense	70 km/h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
12	Type 90 Kyu-maru Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	70 km/h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
13	T-80BVM † Uralvagonzavod	70 km/h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
14	T-84 Oplot Morozov Kharkiv Machine Building Design Bureau	70 km/h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
15	T-80U † Uralvagonzavod	70 km/h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
16	Al-Khalid Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT)	70 km/h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
17	Haider Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT)	70 km/h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
18	Harimau PT Pindad	70 km/h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
19	Panther KF51 Rheinmetall	70 km/h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-04
20	Karrar † Defense Industries Organization (Iran)	70 km/h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
21	Leopard 2A7 KNDS	68 km/h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
22	Leopard 2A4 KNDS	68 km/h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
23	Leopard 2A5 KNDS	68 km/h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
24	Leopard 2A6 KNDS	68 km/h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
25	Leopard 2A8 KNDS	68 km/h	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-16

Compiled from public manufacturer, defense-ministry and reference sources. Published defense figures are approximations and are often stated under different conditions, so treat this ordering as directional rather than a tested result. A board is only generated where at least 5 systems in the class publish the figure. How we compile specs →

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