The Lamborghini Murcielago LP640, the same model driven by Christian Bale in "The Dark Knight," cost about $40,000 to ship round-trip and $7,045 to service at an authorized London dealer, The Telegraph reported Thursday.

Environmental groups criticized the owner of the vehicle, thought to be a sheik, for sending his car on a 6,500 mile trip just to change the oil.

"This horrifies me. It is another example of how rich people exploit and pollute the planet because of their money," said Jenny Evans of the campaign group Plane Stupid.

Richard Dyer, a transport campaigner for Friends of the Earth, said the situation was "ludicrous."

"We urge the individual to get their car serviced closer to home," he said.