The 10 Thirstiest New SUVs of 2026 - #1 Costs $6,300 a Year in Gas (EPA Data)

The ten mainstream-brand SUVs with the highest estimated yearly fuel cost for model year 2026, using the thirstiest version of each model, plus the five cheapest SUVs to fuel. All figures are EPA estimates from the official fueleconomy.gov data (updated September 29, 2026): yearly fuel cost based on 15,000 miles per year and the EPA's standard fuel prices; 5-year figures compared with the average new vehicle. Luxury and exotic brands excluded; electric and plug-in hybrid models excluded. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:28 #10 Expedition and Grand Wagoneer L 2:17 #9 Nissan Pathfinder Rock Creek 2:52 #8 Toyota Sequoia 3:27 #7 Ford Bronco Raptor 4:17 #3 Four-way tie: $5,150 5:48 #2 Jeep Wrangler 392 6:33 #1 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat 7:26 The 5 cheapest to fuel 8:53 What it really costs 10:10 Before you buy 11:00 Final word Sources: U.S. EPA / DOE fueleconomy.gov vehicle data (vehicles.csv, updated September 29, 2026), model year 2026 SUVs; yearly fuel cost and 5-year comparison are EPA estimates Image credits (resized and cropped for video): 122 public-domain / CC0 images (no attribution required). Toyota footage courtesy of Toyota Motor North America (Toyota USA Newsroom, press b-roll). Honda footage courtesy of American Honda Motor Co. (Honda News, press b-roll). Additional footage: Pixabay (pixabay.com), Pixabay Content License. Additional photos: Pixabay (pixabay.com), Pixabay Content License. --- Voiceover is produced with AI text-to-speech. Images are licensed (public domain or Creative Commons) and credited in each video description. Sources are listed above for every number in the video. #cars #automotive #MitchTannerCar