The EPA's Ten Most (And Least) Efficient 2011 Models

Edward Niedermeyer
by Edward Niedermeyer

With the release of the EPA’s 2011 fuel economy guide comes this list of the EPA’s most fuel-sipping-est vehicles on the US market (EVs and plug-in hybrids excluded). For a list of the ten least-efficient vehicles on the market today, just hit the jump…

Lowest Fuel Economy Models: 2011 Model Year*

RankManufacturer/ModelMPG

city/highway

1Bugatti Veyron8/152Ford E350 Wagon10/133Ford E350 Van10/144Chevrolet K2500 Suburban 4WD

GMC K2500 Yukon XL 4WD

10/155Chevrolet C2500 Suburban 2WD

Chevrolet G2500/G3500 Express 2WD Vans

GMC C2500 Yukon XL 2WD

GMC G2500/G3500 Savana 2WD Vans

10/166Mercedes-Benz G 55 AMG11/137Ford E350 FFV **

Mercedes-Benz G 550

Mercedes-Benz ML 63 AMG

11/158Chevrolet G3500 Express 2WD Passenger Van

GMC G3500 Savana 2WD Passenger Van

Chevrolet G2500 Express 2WD Passenger Van (6.0 L)

GMC G2500 Savana 2WD Passenger Van (6.0 L)

11/169Chevrolet G2500 Express 2WD Passenger Van (6.0 L)

GMC G2500 Savana 2WD Passenger Van (6.0 L)

11/1610Bentley Continental GTC

Bentley Continental Flying Spur

Rolls-Royce Phantom

Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe

Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe

11/18

* Starting this model year, the Fuel Economy Guide includes sport-utility vehicles and passenger vans from 8,500 to 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight. Pickup trucks and cargo vans above 8,500 pounds gross vehicle weight continue to be excluded from the Fuel Economy Guide.

** The fuel economy of FFVs is determined with the vehicle operating on gasoline.

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  • Joe_thousandaire Joe_thousandaire on Nov 05, 2010

    So you can have a sleek-looking Fusion, or the pantyhose egg on wheels Prius. I know which one I'd take if I had to.

  • SCE to AUX SCE to AUX on Nov 05, 2010

    How inconvenient that the Volt isn't listed. However it is finally listed, it will be wrong, which bodes poorly for customer satisfaction.

  • Alex Nigro Alex Nigro on Nov 06, 2010

    Why is the EPA still picking on the Bugatti Veyron? It really bothers me that they're singling out low-volume supercars for stuff like this.

    • Carsinamerica Carsinamerica on Nov 06, 2010

      Please do tell how the EPA is "picking on" the Veyron. They list the top 10 performers in fuel economy, and then list the bottom 10 to provide a contrast. Does the Veyron have the worst economy of any certificated, federalized vehicle sold in the USA? Yes. Voila. It's just one more of that car's many singular distinctions. The truly sad thing about this list is the belated inclusion of the 8500+ GVWR passenger vehicles. It's great to know, and long overdue that the EPA acknowledges that people drive Suburbans, and yes, some families own Sprinters and other 2500/3500 (or 250/350, as Ford would have it) vehicles. The sad part is that it's too late to include the deceased Hummer H2. We will never know just how badly that monster would have scored. I suspect it would have given the Veyron a run for its money.

  • Keith Tomas Keith Tomas on Nov 06, 2010

    I like it. It looks good. A change of any kind was bound to disappoint some people. So long as they get rid of the plasticky insides. But we know that they will never do that.

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