California Gas Guzzler Tax
A tax imposed on the purchase price of an automobile not meeting fuel efficiency standards. The estimate for your car is 21.3 miles per gallon and $1,300 is the penalty for cars like yours that score at least 20.5 mpg but less than 21.5 mpg. SUVs and trucks are exempt, and the cutoff is 22.5 mpg on the unadjusted CAFE test. That’s …