The Gasoline Cars (And EVs) The US Government Doesn’t Want You to Buy

The list of least efficient vehicles in terms of combined mpg are dominated by luxury vehicle makers Mercedes-Benz, Bentley, and Rolls-Royce. With just 16 mpg, the 4.0 liter spinoff from the famous super sports car Lamborghini makes the list. The Urus Performante is a high-performance SUV and weighs nearly 5,000 pounds. The Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport is one of the few vehicles with an average combined mpg of less than 10. The 8.0 liter, 16 cylinder SUV may be the least efficient vehicle available on the personal car market today. 

Cars With the Lowest MPG

VehicleSpecsCombined mpg
Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 63 4matic Plus4.0 L, 8 cyl, Automatic 9-spd, Turbo17
Lamborghini Urus Performante4.0 L, 8 cyl, Automatic (S8), Turbo16
Bentley Continental GT6.0 L, 12 cyl, Automatic (AM-S8), Turbo15
Bentley Flying Spur6.0 L, 12 cyl, Automatic (AM-S8), Turbo15
Cadillac CT5 V6.2 L, 8 cyl, Manual 6-spd, Supercharger15
Bentley Continental GTC6.0 L, 12 cyl, Automatic (AM-S8), Turbo14
Rolls-Royce Ghost6.6 L, 12 cyl, Automatic (S8)14
Rolls-Royce Ghost Black Badge6.6 L, 12 cyl, Automatic (S8)14
Rolls-Royce Ghost Extended6.6 L, 12 cyl, Automatic (S8)14
Rolls-Royce Phantom6.7 L, 12 cyl, Automatic (S8)14
Rolls-Royce Phantom Extended6.7 L, 12 cyl, Automatic (S8)14
Rolls-Royce Cullinan6.7 L, 12 cyl, Automatic (S8), Turbo14
Rolls-Royce Cullinan Black Badge6.7 L, 12 cyl, Automatic (S8), Turbo14
Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport8.0 L, 16 cyl, Automatic (AM-S7), Turbo9

For context, here are the vehicles the EPA has identified as the absolute best for the environment. Cars are ranked by their EPA combined city/highway rating. All-Electric vehicle (EV) fuel economy is given in Miles Per Gallon equivalent (MPGe), where 33.7 kWh = 1 gallon of gasoline. Plug-in hybrid Vehicles (PHEV) are ranked by their combined gas/electricity rating.

U.S. Department of Energy’s Top 10 Vehicles Out of All Model Years

VehicleComb.City/Hwy
12021 Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus RWD
Automatic (A1) EV
142150/133
22020 Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus
Automatic (A1) EV
141148/132
32024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 Long range RWD (18 inch Wheels)
Automatic (A1) EV
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140153/127
32023 Lucid Air Pure AWD with 19 inch wheels
Automatic (A1) EV
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140141/140
42024 Lucid Air Pure RWD with 19 inch wheels
Automatic (A1) EV
137140/134
52019 Hyundai Ioniq Electric
Automatic (A1) EV
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136150/122
62024 Hyundai Ioniq 6 Standard Range RWD
Automatic (A1) EV
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135151/120
72021 Tesla Model 3 Long Range AWD
Automatic (A1) EV
134141/127
82021 Hyundai Ioniq Electric
Automatic (A1) EV
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133145/121
82019 Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus
Automatic (A1) EV
133140/124
92023 Tesla Model 3 RWD
Automatic (A1) EV
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132138/126
102023 Lucid Air G Touring XR AWD with 19 inch wheels
Automatic (A1) EV
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131130/132
102023 Tesla Model 3 Long Range AWD
Automatic (A1) EV
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131134/126
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