Nissan’s 600-horsepower, $150,000 GT-R Nismo is the costliest 2015 vehicle to insure

When it comes to auto insurance, speed costs.

The most expensive 2015 vehicle to insure in the U.S. is Nissan Motor Co.’s 600-horsepower, $150,000 GT-R Nismo, at an average of $3,574 a year, Insure.com said Tuesday. The 621-horsepower Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG convertible and the 645-horsepower Dodge SRT Viper held the next two spots.

The rankings are based on national averages for 1,522 models for a 40-year-old man with a clean driving record and good credit. Prices were from six large insurers: Allstate, Farmers, Geico, Nationwide, Progressive and State Farm.

The lowest-cost vehicle is Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s four-wheel-drive Jeep Wrangler Sport at $1,134. Another Jeep model, the two-wheel-drive Patriot Sport, was second least expensive, followed by Honda Motor Co.’s four-wheel-drive CR-V LX sport utility vehicle.

This story was originally published March 17, 2015 at 6:53 PM with the headline "Nissan’s 600-horsepower, $150,000 GT-R Nismo is the costliest 2015 vehicle to insure."