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Most expensive large cars to run

25 of 25 · 2025–2027 model years · EPA data

The same EPA figure read from the other end. What is worth noticing is not that a supercar drinks — it is how many ordinary large cars sit within a few hundred dollars a year of one, and how far apart two versions of the same nameplate can land.

#CarTypeEfficiencyEPA annual fuel
1 Rolls-Royce Ghost Gasoline 13 mpg $5,950
2 Rolls-Royce Phantom Gasoline 13 mpg $5,950
3 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Gasoline 14 mpg $5,500
4 Audi S8 Hybrid Hybrid 18 mpg $4,300
5 Dodge Charger Gasoline 19 mpg $4,050
6 Genesis G90 Hybrid Hybrid 20 mpg $3,850
7 Genesis G90 Gasoline 21 mpg $3,650
8 Porsche Panamera Gasoline 21 mpg $3,650
9 Porsche Panamera Plug-in hybrid Plug-in hybrid 21 mpg on gas $3,650
10 Audi A8 Hybrid Hybrid 22 mpg $3,500
11 Genesis G80 Gasoline 23 mpg $3,350
12 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Hybrid Hybrid 23 mpg $3,350
13 BMW 7 Series Plug-in hybrid Plug-in hybrid 24 mpg on gas $3,200
14 BMW 7 Series Hybrid Hybrid 28 mpg $2,750
15 Acura Integra Gasoline 32 mpg $2,400
16 Hyundai Sonata Gasoline 27 mpg $2,300
17 Kia K5 Gasoline 27 mpg $2,300
18 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Hybrid 47 mpg $1,300
19 Dodge Charger Electric Electric 2.6 mi/kWh $900
20 BMW i7 Electric 2.6 mi/kWh $850
21 Audi S6 e-tron Electric 3.1 mi/kWh $750
22 Mercedes-Benz EQS Electric 2.9 mi/kWh $750
23 Audi A6 e-tron Electric 3.3 mi/kWh $700
24 Lucid Air Electric 3.8 mi/kWh $600
25 Tesla Model S Electric 3.7 mi/kWh $600

One row per nameplate, showing its best-rated version — a nameplate sold in six configurations would otherwise take six rows and push everything else off the page. Annual fuel is the EPA's own figure at 15,000 miles and its reference fuel prices; every model page recalculates it from your mileage and your prices. Where these come from.

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