# Vehicle with the largest gas tank? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 7, 2006, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vehicle-with-the-largest-gas-tank/371740 "2006-09-07T02:19:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![littlespeedysuperbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/53a042/32.png) [@littlespeedysuperbike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/littlespeedysuperbike)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vehicle-with-the-largest-gas-tank/371740/21 "2012-09-20T17:16:17Z")
C5 Corvettes have a 17.5 gallon tank, which gives them a 525-mile freeway range. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vehicle-with-the-largest-gas-tank/371740/22 "2012-09-20T17:20:23Z")
> [@The\_Dord](#): > > And you’ll need all that fuel if incase of a Zombie Apocalypse! > > I mean.. Zombies can’t swim and all.. But they can stay under water a long time. That’s why their always in seach of Blaaaaiiiiiines. ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vehicle-with-the-largest-gas-tank/371740/23 "2012-09-20T18:01:35Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > An _Iowa_ class battleship has a 2,500,000 gallon fuel tank. Not a “Sport Ute”, though. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vehicle-with-the-largest-gas-tank/371740/24 "2012-09-20T22:57:37Z")
How about the Saturn V moonrocket? It’s _mostly_ fuel tank! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2012, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vehicle-with-the-largest-gas-tank/371740/25 "2012-09-21T01:44:52Z")
> [@mlees](#): > > Not a “Sport Ute”, though. The original question said “vehicle”. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2012, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vehicle-with-the-largest-gas-tank/371740/26 "2012-09-21T04:50:17Z")
> [@phxjcc](#): > > I think my 1985 Chevy Suburban with a 7.4L had a 42 gal tank. Took regular (not unleaded) gas. Remember complaining when it took almost $40 to fill up. We have a 1994 GMC 3/4 ton Suburban with a 42 gal tank, so your memory is probably correct. The first time we filled it all the way up it cost $150.00+. Now we just get $50.00 worth at a time and only drive it when necessary. ---
**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vehicle-with-the-largest-gas-tank/371740/27 "2012-09-21T20:54:06Z")
Hold yer horses, kids. Yeah, that Saturn V is a ve-hicle all right, but a one-shot deal. You want something that will get you cross-country in standard trim? The all-new [Dodge Ram Long Hauler](http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/09/17/ram-long-hauler-pickup-ready-to-own-road/?intcmp=features) is just around the corner… 170 gallons standard, 1,700 mile range. That’s LAX to ORD, then fill 'er up and you can reach anywhere from Maine to Miami. I really like the idea of the center-mounted tank. If you could eliminate the underbed gas tanks that are standard on pickups, you could lower the bed, lowering the CG, and making loading much easier. ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2012, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vehicle-with-the-largest-gas-tank/371740/28 "2012-09-21T21:42:57Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > The original question said “vehicle”. > [@diggleblop](#): > > In other words, which SUV (lol) has the largest gas tank? He narrows the definition of “vehicle” in the OP. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vehicle-with-the-largest-gas-tank/371740.md?page=1)