Most expensive midsize cars to run
The same EPA figure read from the other end. What is worth noticing is not that a supercar drinks — it is how many ordinary midsize cars sit within a few hundred dollars a year of one, and how far apart two versions of the same nameplate can land.
| # | Car | Type | Efficiency | EPA annual fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  BMW M Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 14 mpg on gas | $5,500 |
| 2 |  Audi RS Hybrid |
Hybrid | 16 mpg | $4,800 |
| 3 |  Mercedes-Benz S-Class Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 18 mpg on gas | $4,300 |
| 4 |  Bentley Flying Spur Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 19 mpg on gas | $4,050 |
| 5 |  Lexus LS |
Gasoline | 21 mpg | $3,650 |
| 6 |  Audi S6 Hybrid |
Hybrid | 22 mpg | $3,500 |
| 7 |  Audi S7 Hybrid |
Hybrid | 22 mpg | $3,500 |
| 8 |  Cadillac CT5 |
Gasoline | 22 mpg | $3,500 |
| 9 |  Subaru WRX |
Gasoline | 22 mpg | $3,500 |
| 10 |  Audi A6 |
Gasoline | 23 mpg | $3,350 |
| 11 |  Audi S5 |
Gasoline | 23 mpg | $3,350 |
| 12 |  Mercedes-Benz E-Class Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 24 mpg on gas | $3,200 |
| 13 | Audi A7 Hybrid |
Hybrid | 25 mpg | $3,100 |
| 14 |  BMW 5 Series Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 25 mpg on gas | $3,100 |
| 15 | Lexus LS Hybrid |
Hybrid | 25 mpg | $3,100 |
| 16 |  Volkswagen Golf/GTI |
Gasoline | 25 mpg | $3,100 |
| 17 |  Alfa Romeo Giulia |
Gasoline | 26 mpg | $2,950 |
| 18 |  Audi A5 |
Gasoline | 26 mpg | $2,950 |
| 19 | Audi A5 Hybrid |
Hybrid | 26 mpg | $2,950 |
| 20 | Mercedes-Benz E-Class Hybrid |
Hybrid | 28 mpg | $2,750 |
| 21 |  Volvo S90 Hybrid |
Hybrid | 28 mpg | $2,750 |
| 22 | Volvo S90 Plug-in hybrid |
Plug-in hybrid | 29 mpg on gas | $2,650 |
| 23 | BMW 5 Series Hybrid |
Hybrid | 31 mpg | $2,500 |
| 24 |  Honda Civic |
Gasoline | 31 mpg | $2,500 |
| 25 |  Lexus ES |
Gasoline | 25 mpg | $2,500 |
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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