When it comes to fuel efficiency, you’re going to be better off in the long run buying the most fuel-efficient vehicle that you can. If it also happens to cost a lot to fill up, who cares? The amount of money you spend in a year is much more important than how much it costs to fill up at the pump. All that really means is that you’re going to be spending more time at the gas station. And yet, for some reason, people continue to care. It’s irrational, but at the same time, we sort of get it. You might not be saving any money in a car that you put $50 in every two weeks compared to a car you spend $100 filling up once a month, but 100 is a much bigger number than 50, so it feels worse at the time.
Whether you’re just morbidly curious or are legitimately shopping for the biggest vehicle you can find with the smallest possible gas tank, Consumer Reports recently put together a list of the vehicles that are the most expensive to fill up. To arrive at its conclusions, CR used $3.68 per gallon as the price of gas since that was the national average for regular on April 22, 2024, and range estimates were calculated using CR’s real-world testing.
So let’s see who the losers and the bigger losers turned out to be. Spoiler alert, there aren’t any sedans or crossovers on this list.
1. Toyota Sequoia
Fuel capacity: 22.5 gallons
CR’s estimated range: 405 miles
Cost to fill tank: $83
2. Chevrolet Tahoe
Fuel capacity: 24 gallons
CR’s estimated range: 408 miles
Cost to fill tank: $88
3. Chevrolet Silverado
Fuel capacity: 24 gallons
CR’s estimated range: 408 miles
Cost to fill tank: $88
4. Cadillac Escalade
Fuel capacity: 24 gallons
CR’s estimated range: 384 miles
Cost to fill tank: $88
5. Ram 1500
Fuel capacity: 26 gallons
CR’s estimated range: 442 miles
Cost to fill tank: $96
6. Nissan Titan
Fuel capacity: 26 gallons
CR’s estimated range: 416 miles
Cost to fill tank: $96
7. Infiniti QX80
Fuel capacity: 26 gallons
CR’s estimated range: 390 miles
Cost to fill tank: $96
8. Nissan Armada
Fuel capacity: 26 gallons
CR’s estimated range: 364 miles
Cost to fill tank: $96
9. Chevrolet Suburban
Fuel capacity: 28 gallons
CR’s estimated range: 448 miles
Cost to fill tank: $103
10. Ford Expedition
Fuel capacity: 27.8 gallons
CR’s estimated range: 445 miles
Cost to fill tank: $102
11. Toyota Tundra
Fuel capacity: 32.2 gallons
CR’s estimated range: 547 miles
Cost to fill tank: $118
