Some SUVs cost more to refuel each month than paying a typical property mortgage.
Millions of SUV owners face paying well over £150, and as much as £200, to fill up at the pumps over the coming weeks, if the price of fuel hits £2 a litre.
Car leasing comparison website LeaseLoco has looked at the fuel tank capacities of some of the UK’s most popular large and mid-size SUVs.
The SUV market has exploded over the past decade – there are more than four million registered SUV owners in the UK.
But as fuel prices rise almost daily, SUV owners – particularly larger 4x4s with tank capacities up to 100 litres – could see filling an empty tank cost as much as £200 and it may need refilling four times a month. This is when the typical mortgage repayment is approximately £700 and a lot less in some areas.
Two of the most popular large SUVs – the Land Rover Discovery (over 160,000 registered in the UK) and the Range Rover Sport (over 400,000 registered) – have fuel tank capacities of 89 litres and 86 litres respectively.
If fuel does hit the £2 a litre mark in March, more than half a million Range Rover and Discovery owners will face a bill in excess of £170 every time they visit the petrol station.
While, filling up an Audi Q7, with the largest fuel tank of any SUV at 100 litres, will cost an eye-watering £200.
Even in the mid-size SUV market, which is one of the UK’s fastest growing car markets, fuel tank capacities can be as large as 71 litres.
The Volvo XC60 (71 litres) and Audi Q5 (70 litres) will cost owners over £140 to fill the tank if fuel prices go up to £2 per litre and beyond.
Car |
Fuel tank size (litres) |
Cost to fill tank if fuel hits £2/litre |
Audi Q7 |
100 |
£200 |
Land Rover Defender |
90 |
£180 |
Porsche Cayenne |
90 |
£180 |
Land Rover Discovery |
89 |
£178 |
Toyota Land Cruiser |
87 |
£194 |
Range Rover Sport |
86 |
£172 |
Mercedes Benz GLE |
85 |
£170 |
Audi Q8 |
85 |
£170 |
BMW X7 & X6 |
83 |
£166 |
Jaguar F-Pace |
82 |
£164 |