2020 head-to-head · Midsize Car vs Compact Car

2020 Bentley Mulsanne vs Rolls-Royce Dawn

MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.

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✓ Cheaper to run
$4,938/ year to fuel
12 MPG

RWD · 6.8L 8-cyl turbo · 8-speed automatic · 12 MPG

✓ Cheaper to run
$4,232/ year to fuel
14 MPG

RWD · 6.6L 12-cyl turbo · 8-speed automatic · 14 MPG

The 2020 Rolls-Royce Dawn is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $4,232 a year to fuel (14 MPG), versus $4,938 for the 2020 Bentley Mulsanne (12 MPG). That's roughly $705 a year, or about $3,527 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Bentley Mulsanne
  • Rolls-Royce Dawn

Side by side

Bentley MulsanneRolls-Royce Dawn
$4,938 Your annual fuel cost $4,232
12 MPG Combined efficiency 14 MPG
10 MPG City 12 MPG
16 MPG Highway 18 MPG
101 cu ft Passenger volume 100 cu ft
11 cu ft Cargo volume 9 cu ft
749 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 637 g/mi
1/10 EPA fuel economy score 1/10
1/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 1/10
Gas Powertrain Gas
Premium gasoline Fuel Premium gasoline
6.8L 8-cyl turbo Engine / motor 6.6L 12-cyl turbo
8-speed automatic Transmission 8-speed automatic
RWD Drivetrain RWD

✓ marks the better value. EPA scores run 1–10 (10 is best). Volumes come from the EPA interior volume index and aren't published for every body style.

Bentley Mulsanne vs Rolls-Royce Dawn across model years

  • Bentley Mulsanne
  • Rolls-Royce Dawn

Annual fuel cost of the most efficient configuration of each model year, at your prices. Click a point to open that year.

How they differ

Per EPA interior volume figures, the Bentley Mulsanne has more cargo space (11 vs. 9 cu ft).

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2020 Bentley Mulsanne or the 2020 Rolls-Royce Dawn?

Measured by cost to drive, the Rolls-Royce Dawn. The Bentley Mulsanne is rated 12 MPG combined and the Rolls-Royce Dawn 14 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2020 Bentley Mulsanne vs. the Rolls-Royce Dawn per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, about $4,938 for the Bentley Mulsanne and $4,232 for the Rolls-Royce Dawn.

Which has more cargo space?

The Bentley Mulsanne, with 11 cu ft of luggage volume versus 9 cu ft (EPA interior volume index).

Bentley Mulsanne vs Rolls-Royce Dawn in other years

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