15 Expensive Sports Cars That Get Obscenely Bad Gas Mileage
NEW YORK (TheStreet) - The 2015 Lamborghini Veneno goes from zero to 60 miles per hour in a blazing 2.8 seconds. If you absolutely need to go 220 miles per hour (the Veneno's top speed), the car is a steal at just $4 million a pop.
But when it comes to the environment, the costs are even higher. It should come as no surprise that this beautiful, powerful machine doesn't get good gas mileage: only 13 miles per gallon, according to the preliminary Fuel Economy Guide for 2015 models from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
In fact, some of the most expensive and powerful sports cars get terrible gas mileage. The $369,900 2015 Ferrari F12's can travel a quarter mile from a standing stop in a mere 11 seconds, for instance. Go just 13 miles and you've burned a gallon of gas. The worst offender is the $1.7 million Bugatti Veyron, which goes from zero to 60 miles per hour in 2.6 seconds but only gets 10 miles a gallon.
If you want to go fast, you don't need to pollute the environment, however. There are sports cars that get great gas mileage. So, before seeing which ones are the worst polluters, here are 11 that aren't so bad.
11. Audi TT Roadster Quattro
The Audi TT Roadster Quattro has a 2.0 liter, four cylinder turbo engine and gets 26 miles to the gallon. It has a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $43,350.
10. BMW Z4 sDrive28i
The BMW Z4 sDrive28i has a 2.0 liter, four cylinder engine and gets 26 miles to the gallon. It has a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $48,950.
9. Mercedes-Benz SLK 250
The Mercedes-Benz SLK 250 has a 1.8 liter, four cylinder, turbo engine and gets 26 miles to the gallon. It has a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $43,950.
8. Porsche Boxster
The Porsche Boxster has a 2.7 liter, six cylinder engine and gets 26 miles to the gallon using premium gasoline. It has a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $51,400.
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7. Porsche Cayman
The Porsche Cayman has a 2.7 liter, six cylinder engine and gets 26 miles to the gallon using premium gasoline. It has a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $52,600.
6. Audi TT Coupe Quattro
The Audi TT Coupe Quattro has a 2.0 liter, four cylinder, turbo engine and gets 26 miles to the gallon. It has a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $40,350.
5. Ford Mustang
The Ford (F) - Get Ford Motor Company Report Mustang has a 2.3 liter, four cylinder, turbo engine and gets 26 miles to the gallon. It has a manufacturer's suggested retail price between $23,600 and $46,170.
4. BMW 228i xDrive
The BMW 228i xDrive has a 2.0 liter, four cylinder, turbo engine and gets 27 miles to the gallon. It has a manufacturer's suggested retail price between $33,900.
3. BMW 428i convertible
The BMW 428i convertible has a 2.0 liter, four cylinder, turbo engine and gets 27 miles to the gallon. It has a base price of $48,750.
2. Alfa Romeo 4C
The Alfa Romeo 4C has a 1.8 liter, four cylinder, turbo engine and gets 28 miles to the gallon. It has a manufacturer's suggested retail price between $53,900 and $68,400.
1. Honda CR-Z
The Honda (HMC) - Get Honda Motor Co. Ltd. ReportCR-Z has a 1.5 liter, four cylinder, hybrid engine and gets a combined 34 miles to the gallon. It has a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $20,145.
And now, here are the 15, super-expensive sports cars that get the worst gas mileage.
15. Aston Martin Vantage
The Aston Martin Vantage (V8 Vantage, V8 Vantage S and Vantage GT) has a 4.7 liter, eight cylinder engine and gets 15 miles per gallon. It has a base price of $98,200.
14. Dodge Viper SRT
The Dodge Viper SRT (Dodge is owned by Fiat Chrysler (FCAU) - Get Stellantis N.V. Report )has an 8.4 liter, ten cylinder engine and gets 15 miles per gallon when using premium gasoline. It has a base price of $84,995.
13. Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT Coupe
The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT Coupe has a 6.2 liter, eight cylinder engine and gets 15 miles per gallon. It has a suggested retail price of $221,580.
12. Bentley Continental GT Convertible
The Bentley Continental GT Convertible has a 6.0 liter, 12 cylinder turbo engine and gets 15 miles per gallon using premium gasoline. It has a suggested retail price between $206,300 and $250,100.
11. Maserati GranTurismo Convertible
The Maserati GranTurismo Convertible has a 4.7 liter, eight cylinder engine and gets 15 miles per gallon using premium gasoline. It has a base price of $138,800.
10. Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe
The Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe has a 6.2 liter, eight cylinder engine and gets 15 miles per gallon using premium gasoline. It has a suggested retail price of $62,950.
9. Chevrolet Camaro
The Chevrolet Camaro (Chevrolet is owned by General Motors (GM) - Get General Motors Company Report ) has a 7.0 liter, eight cylinder engine and gets 15 miles per gallon using premium gasoline. The Chevrolet Camaro 6.2L, 8 cylinder, automatic (S6), Supercharger gets a combined 14 miles to the gallon. It has a suggested retail price between $23,705 and $72,305.
8. Aston Martin V12 Vantage S
The Aston Martin V12 Vantage S has a 7.6 liter, 12 cylinder, automatic transmission engine and gets miles to the gallon. It has a suggested retail price of $182,395.
7. Audi R8
Both the Audi R8 has a 4.2 liter, eight cylinder, manual six-speed transmission engine and gets 14 miles to the gallon using premium gasoline. It has a suggested retail price between $115,900 and $182,500.
6. Audi R8 Spyder
The Audi R8 Spyder has a 4.2 liter, eight cylinder, manual six-speed engine and gets 14 miles to the gallon using premium gasoline. It has a suggested retail price between $129,400 and $175,100.
5. Ferrari 458
The Ferrari 458 has a 4.5 liter, eight cylinder engine gets 14 miles to the gallon. The 2015 Ferrari 458 series have suggested retail prices between $275,900 and $340,000.
4. Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe
The Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe has a 6.7 liter, 12 cylinder engine and gets 14 miles to the gallon. It has a suggested retail price between $407,400 and $480,175.
3. Ferrari F12
The 2015 Ferrari F12 has a 6.3 liter, 12 cylinder engine and gets a combined 13 miles per gallon. It has a suggested retail price of $369,900.
2. Lamborghini Aventador Coupe
The 2015 Lamborghini Aventador Coupe and the 2015 Lamborghini Veneno Roadster both have 6.5 liter, 12 cylinder engines that each get a combined 13 miles to the gallon. The Lamborghini Aventador Roadster gets 12 miles per gallon.
The Lamborghini Aventadors have a suggested retail price between $440,500 and $485,000. The Lamborghini Veneno goes for a whopping $4 million.
1. Bugatti Veyron
The 2015 Bugatti Veyron has an 8.0 liter, 16 cylinder, turbo engine and gets a combined 10 miles to the gallon. It has a suggested retail price between $1,495,000 -$1,695,000.
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-Written by Laurie Kulikowski in New York.
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