The "Gas Guzzler Tax" is collected from the public for each new car purchased with fuel economy less than 22.5 miles per gallon (mpg). The Gas Guzzler Tax does not apply to light trucks, only cars. Most of the vehicles on the model year 2011 Gas Guzzler list are high-end performance or luxury cars.

Current Gas Guzzler Tax on New Cars
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 List of Model Year 2011 Cars with Gas Guzzler Taxes
MakeModel(s)Size ClassCombined
City/Highway Fuel Economy*
(mpg)
Aston MartinDB9Minicompact Cars13
Aston MartinDBSMinicompact Cars13
Aston MartinRapideSubcompact Cars15
Aston MartinV12 VantageTwo Seaters13
Aston MartinV8 VantageTwo Seaters15
AudiR8/R8 SpyderTwo Seaters15
AudiS5Subcompact Cars17
AudiS6Midsize Cars16
BentleyContinental Flying SpurMidsize Cars13
BentleyContinental GTCSubcompact Cars13
BentleyContinental Supersports/Supersports ConvertibleTwo Seaters14
BentleyMulsanneMidsize Cars13
BMW550i Gran TurismoLarge Cars18
BMW750i/Li xDriveLarge Cars17
BMW750LiLarge Cars17
BMW760LiLarge Cars15
BMWAlpina B7 SWB/LWB xDriveLarge Cars16
BMWAlpina B7 SWB/LWBLarge Cars17
BMWM3 Sedan/Coupe/ConvertibleSubcompact Cars16
BugattiVeyronTwo Seaters10
CadillacCTS/CTS WagonMidsize Cars16
CadillacFuneral Coach / HearseLarge Cars14
CadillacLimousineLarge Cars14
ChevroletCorvetteTwo Seaters16
DodgeChallenger SRT8Compact Cars17
LamborghiniGallardo Coupe/SpyderTwo Seaters16
MaseratiGranTurismo/GranTurismo ConvertibleSubcompact Cars15
MaseratiQuattroporteLarge Cars14
Mercedes-BenzC63 AMGCompact Cars15
Mercedes-BenzCL600Compact Cars14
Mercedes-BenzCL63/CL65 AMGCompact Cars17
Mercedes-BenzCLS550Compact Cars16
Mercedes-BenzE63 AMGMidsize Cars15
Mercedes-BenzS550 4maticLarge Cars17
Mercedes-BenzS600Large Cars14
Mercedes-BenzS65 AMGLarge Cars14
Mercedes-BenzSL550Two Seaters17
Mercedes-BenzSL63/SL65 AMGTwo Seaters14
Mercedes-BenzSLS AMGTwo Seaters16
Porsche911 GT3/GT3 RSTwo Seaters16
Rolls-RoyceGhostLarge Cars15
Rolls-RoycePhantom Coupe/ Phantom Drophead CoupeCompact Cars14
Rolls-RoycePhantom/Phantom EWBLarge Cars14

* The tax is based on unadjusted combined fuel economy. The fuel economy shown in this column is the adjusted fuel economy that would appear on the window sticker of the car at the time of purchase.

Source: U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Fuel Economy Guide database

 

Supporting Information

Current Gas Guzzler Tax on New Cars
New Vehicle Combined City/Highway
Fuel Economy (mpg)
Gas Guzzler Tax
Over 22.5$0
22.0–22.5$1,000
21.5–22.0$1,000
21.0–21.5$1,300
20.5–21.0$1,300
20.0–20.5$1,700
19.5–20.0$1,700
19.0–19.5$2,100
18.5–19.0$2,100
18.0–18.5$2,600
17.5–18.0$2,600
17.0–17.5$3,000
16.5–17.0$3,000
16.0–16.5$3,700
15.5–16.0$3,700
15.0–15.5$4,500
14.5–15.0$4,500
14.0–14.5$5,400
13.5–14.0$5,400
13.0–13.5$6,400
12.5–13.0$6,400
Under 12.5$7,700

Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 6197, (Rev. 10-05), "Gas Guzzler Tax."

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