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Porsche Panamera Turbo MPG by year — every rating on record

The Porsche Panamera Turbo has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 11 model years, from 2010 to 2020. Across those years its best rated version returned 21 mpg (2017) and its thirstiest returned 18 mpg (2010). The EPA record holds 11 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Large Cars.

21best combined mpg (2017)
18worst combined mpg (2010)
21latest year best (2020)
11configurations on record

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Model yearConfigurationsBest combinedWorst combinedClass rank that yearDrivetrainsFuelEPA class
2010118 mpg18 mpg#29 of 47 (39th pct)All-Wheel DrivePremiumLarge Cars
2011118 mpg18 mpg#34 of 54 (38th pct)All-Wheel DrivePremiumLarge Cars
2012118 mpg18 mpg#32 of 56 (44th pct)All-Wheel DrivePremiumLarge Cars
2013118 mpg18 mpg#48 of 59 (19th pct)All-Wheel DrivePremiumLarge Cars
2014118 mpg18 mpg#52 of 64 (19th pct)All-Wheel DrivePremiumLarge Cars
2015118 mpg18 mpg#63 of 75 (16th pct)All-Wheel DrivePremiumLarge Cars
2016118 mpg18 mpg#60 of 72 (17th pct)All-Wheel DrivePremiumLarge Cars
2017121 mpg21 mpg#51 of 74 (32th pct)All-Wheel DrivePremiumLarge Cars
2018121 mpg21 mpg#55 of 77 (29th pct)All-Wheel DrivePremiumLarge Cars
2019121 mpg21 mpg#56 of 80 (30th pct)All-Wheel DrivePremiumLarge Cars
2020121 mpg21 mpg#51 of 78 (35th pct)All-Wheel DrivePremiumLarge Cars

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Porsche Panamera Turbo placed highest in 2010 at #29 of 47, and lowest in 2015 at #63 of 75. It spent 0 of its 11 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 11 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

YearConfigurationEngine detailCityHighwayCombinedGallons/yrBarrels/yrEPA fuel cost/yrCO2 g/miGHG
20204.0L 8-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic (AM-S8) PremiumSIDI, turbocharged, start-stop182521547.614.2$3,7004204/10
20194.0L 8-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic (AM-S8) PremiumSIDI, turbocharged, start-stop182521547.614.2$3,7004204/10
20184.0L 8-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic (AM-S8) PremiumSIDI, turbocharged, start-stop182521547.614.2$3,7004204/10
20174.0L 8-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic (AM-S8) PremiumSIDI, turbocharged, start-stop182521547.614.2$3,7004204/10
20164.8L 8-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic (AM-S7) PremiumSIDI, turbocharged, start-stop152418638.916.5$4,3004834/10
20154.8L 8-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic (AM-S7) PremiumSIDI, turbocharged, start-stop152418638.916.5$4,3004834/10
20144.8L 8-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic (AM-S7) PremiumSIDI, turbocharged, start-stop152418638.916.5$4,3004834/10
20134.8L 8-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic 7-spd PremiumSIDI, turbocharged152318638.916.5$4,3004994/10
20124.8L 8-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic 7-spd PremiumSIDI, turbocharged152318638.916.5$4,300493.72222222222223n/a
20114.8L 8-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic 7-spd PremiumSIDI, turbocharged152318638.916.5$4,300493.72222222222223n/a
20104.8L 8-cyl All-Wheel Drive Automatic 7-spd PremiumSIDI, turbocharged152318638.916.5$4,300493.72222222222223n/a

How the rating has moved between model years

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

ChangeBest combinedDeltaGallons a year at the newer rating
2016 → 201718 → 21 mpg+3 mpg548 gal

What Panamera Turbo fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2020 Porsche Panamera Turbo burns 548 to 548 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$1,643$1,643$0
$3.50/gal$1,917$1,917$0
$4.00/gal$2,190$2,190$0

EPA’s own estimate for the 2020 model year is $3,700 to $3,700 a year in fuel, or $7,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Large Cars

Across the 305 nameplates EPA classifies as Large Cars, the median best combined rating is 21 mpg. At 21 mpg the Porsche Panamera Turbo is exactly at the median.

Other Porsche nameplates

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