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Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster MPG by year — every rating on record

The Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 3 model years, from 2008 to 2010. Across those years its best rated version returned 11 mpg (2008) and its thirstiest returned 10 mpg (2008). The EPA record holds 6 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Two Seaters.

In the EPA record this nameplate also appears as Murcielago Roadster and Murcielago. The figures below cover every one of them.

11best combined mpg (2008)
10worst combined mpg (2008)
11latest year best (2010)
6configurations on record

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Model yearConfigurationsBest combinedWorst combinedClass rank that yearDrivetrainsFuelEPA class
2008211 mpg10 mpg#45 of 46 (2th pct)4-Wheel or All-Wheel DrivePremiumTwo Seaters
2009211 mpg10 mpg#40 of 41 (3th pct)4-Wheel or All-Wheel DrivePremiumTwo Seaters
2010211 mpg10 mpg#33 of 35 (6th pct)All-Wheel DrivePremiumTwo Seaters

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster placed highest in 2010 at #33 of 35, and lowest in 2008 at #45 of 46. It spent 0 of its 3 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 6 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

YearConfigurationEngine detailCityHighwayCombinedGallons/yrBarrels/yrEPA fuel cost/yrCO2 g/miGHG
20106.5L 12-cyl All-Wheel Drive Manual 7-spd Premium6.5L 12-cyl813101150.029.8$7,750888.7n/a
20106.5L 12-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic (AM7) Premium6.5L 12-cyl914111045.527.0$7,050807.9090909090909n/a
20096.5L 12-cyl 4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive Manual 6-spd Premium6.5L 12-cyl813101150.029.8$7,750888.7n/a
20096.5L 12-cyl 4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive Automatic (S6) Premium6.5L 12-cyl914111045.527.0$7,050807.9090909090909n/a
20086.5L 12-cyl 4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive Manual 6-spd Premium6.5L 12-cyl813101150.029.8$7,750888.7n/a
20086.5L 12-cyl 4-Wheel or All-Wheel Drive Automatic (S6) Premium6.5L 12-cyl914111045.527.0$7,050807.9090909090909n/a

What Murcielago Roadster fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2010 Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster burns 1045 to 1150 gallons depending on configuration. Below is what that costs at three pump prices, and how much more the thirstiest configuration costs than the most efficient one.

Pump priceMost efficientThirstiestSpread
$3.00/gal$3,136$3,450$314
$3.50/gal$3,659$4,025$366
$4.00/gal$4,182$4,600$418

EPA’s own estimate for the 2010 model year is $7,050 to $7,750 a year in fuel, or $27,500 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Two Seaters

Across the 263 nameplates EPA classifies as Two Seaters, the median best combined rating is 18 mpg. At 11 mpg the Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster is 7 mpg below the median, which is worth about $1,423 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

Other Lamborghini nameplates

Every Lamborghini model compared → — all nameplates ranked by best combined rating, with what each one costs a year.