What is the best Maserati Biturbo for fuel economy?

The strongest year was 1984 at 14 mpg combined, against 12 mpg in 1985. That is a 2 mpg spread across the nameplate's history.

How much does a Maserati Biturbo cost to fuel each year?

At 11,500 miles a year the 1987 model uses between 821 and 885 gallons, or $2,875 to $3,096 at $3.50 a gallon.

What does the Maserati Biturbo emit?

EPA reports 634.7857142857143 to 683.6153846153846 grams of tailpipe CO2 per mile for the 1987 model year, or about 7.3 to 7.9 tons over a year of driving.

Maserati Biturbo MPG by year — every rating on record

The Maserati Biturbo has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 4 model years, from 1984 to 1987. Across those years its best rated version returned 14 mpg (1984) and its thirstiest returned 12 mpg (1985). The EPA record holds 9 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Minicompact Cars.

14best combined mpg (1984)

12worst combined mpg (1985)

14latest year best (1987)

9configurations on record

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Model year	Configurations	Best combined	Worst combined	Class rank that year	Drivetrains	Fuel	EPA class
1984	2	14 mpg	14 mpg	#8 of 8 (0th pct)	n/a	Regular	Minicompact Cars
1985	4	14 mpg	12 mpg	#7 of 8 (14th pct)	Rear-Wheel Drive	Regular, Premium	Minicompact Cars, Subcompact Cars
1986	1	13 mpg	13 mpg	#12 of 12 (0th pct)	Rear-Wheel Drive	Regular	Minicompact Cars
1987	2	14 mpg	13 mpg	#13 of 14 (8th pct)	Rear-Wheel Drive	Regular	Minicompact Cars

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Maserati Biturbo placed highest in 1985 at #7 of 8, and lowest in 1987 at #13 of 14. It spent 0 of its 4 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 9 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

Year	Configuration	Engine detail	City	Highway	Combined	Gallons/yr	Barrels/yr	EPA fuel cost/yr	CO2 g/mi	GHG
1987	2.5L 6-cyl Rear-Wheel Drive Automatic 3-spd Regular	(GUZZLER) (TURBO), turbocharged	12	14	13	884.6	22.9	$4,800	683.6153846153846	n/a
1987	2.5L 6-cyl Rear-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular	(GUZZLER) (TURBO), turbocharged	12	16	14	821.4	21.3	$4,450	634.7857142857143	n/a
1986	2.5L 6-cyl Rear-Wheel Drive Automatic 3-spd Regular	(GUZZLER)	12	14	13	884.6	22.9	$4,800	683.6153846153846	n/a
1985	2.5L 6-cyl Rear-Wheel Drive Automatic 3-spd Regular	(GUZZLER) (TURBO), turbocharged	11	13	12	958.3	24.8	$5,200	740.5833333333334	n/a
1985	2.5L 6-cyl Rear-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular	(GUZZLER) (TURBO) CA model, turbocharged	12	18	14	821.4	21.3	$4,450	634.7857142857143	n/a
1985	2.5L 6-cyl Rear-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Premium	(GUZZLER) (TURBO), turbocharged	12	18	14	821.4	21.3	$5,550	634.7857142857143	n/a
1985	2.5L 6-cyl Rear-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular	(GUZZLER) (TURBO), turbocharged	12	17	14	821.4	21.3	$4,450	634.7857142857143	n/a
1984	2.5L 6-cyl Manual 5-spd Regular	(GUZZLER), turbocharged	12	18	14	821.4	21.3	$4,450	634.7857142857143	n/a
1984	2.5L 6-cyl Manual 5-spd Regular	(GUZZLER) CA model, turbocharged	12	18	14	821.4	21.3	$4,450	634.7857142857143	n/a

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 1 of 2 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

Change	Best combined	Delta	Gallons a year at the newer rating
1985 → 1986	14 → 13 mpg	-1 mpg	885 gal
1986 → 1987	13 → 14 mpg	+1 mpg	821 gal

What Biturbo fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1987 Maserati Biturbo burns 821 to 885 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 price	Most efficient	Thirstiest	Spread
$3.00/gal	$2,464	$2,654	$190
$3.50/gal	$2,875	$3,096	$221
$4.00/gal	$3,286	$3,538	$253

EPA’s own estimate for the 1987 model year is $4,450 to $4,800 a year in fuel, or $12,750 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Minicompact Cars

Across the 153 nameplates EPA classifies as Minicompact Cars, the median best combined rating is 21 mpg. At 14 mpg the Maserati Biturbo is 7 mpg below the median, which is worth about $958 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

All Minicompact Cars rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Maserati nameplates

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