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1985 vehicles ranked by MPG

1,701 1985 model-year trims carry EPA ratings. Below: the 30 most efficient gas, hybrid and diesel models, the most efficient electric cars, and the winner in each vehicle class.

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Best MPG of 1985: gas, hybrid and diesel

#	Vehicle	Class	Combined	City	Hwy
1	1985 Honda Civic CRX HF	Two Seaters	43	40	48
2	1985 Chevrolet Sprint	Minicompact Cars	42	39	47
3	1985 Pontiac Firefly	Minicompact Cars	42	39	47
4	1985 Suzuki SA310	Minicompact Cars	42	39	47
5	1985 Ford Escort	Compact Cars	40	36	46
6	1985 Mercury Lynx	Compact Cars	40	36	46
7	1985 Nissan Sentra	Subcompact Cars	40	38	44
8	1985 Chevrolet Chevette	Subcompact Cars	36	33	41
9	1985 Pontiac 1000	Subcompact Cars	36	33	41
10	1985 Toyota Corolla	Compact Cars	36	32	42
11	1985 Chevrolet Spectrum	Subcompact Cars	35	32	39
12	1985 Isuzu 750C/I-Mark	Subcompact Cars	35	32	39
13	1985 Volkswagen Golf/GTI	Compact Cars	35	31	41
14	1985 Volkswagen Jetta	Compact Cars	35	31	41
15	1985 Dodge Colt	Subcompact Cars	34	31	37
16	1985 Ford Tempo	Compact Cars	34	31	39
17	1985 Mercury Topaz	Compact Cars	34	31	39
18	1985 Mitsubishi Mirage	Subcompact Cars	34	31	37
19	1985 Mazda 626	Compact Cars	33	31	38
20	1985 Plymouth Colt	Subcompact Cars	33	31	36
21	1985 Isuzu Pickup 2WD	Small Pickup Trucks	32	30	35
22	1985 Renault Alliance/Encore	Compact Cars	32	29	36
23	1985 Toyota Tercel	Subcompact Cars	32	30	35
24	1985 Grumman Olson Kubvan	Special Purpose Vehicles	31	30	32
25	1985 Volkswagen Quantum	Compact Cars	31	28	35
26	1985 Dodge Charger	Subcompact Cars	30	26	36
27	1985 Dodge Omni	Compact Cars	30	27	36
28	1985 Ford Laser	Subcompact Cars	30	27	35
29	1985 Mazda GLC	Subcompact Cars	30	27	35
30	1985 Mercedes-Benz 190	Subcompact Cars	30	26	35

Best in each class, 1985

Class	Most efficient 1985 model	Combined
Compact Cars	Ford Escort	40
Large Cars	Buick Electra/Park Avenue	23
Midsize Cars	Buick Century	27
Midsize-Large Station Wagons	Buick Century Wagon	26
Minicompact Cars	Chevrolet Sprint	42
Small Pickup Trucks	Isuzu Pickup 2WD	32
Small Station Wagons	Ford Escort Wagon	34
Special Purpose Vehicle 2WD	Dodge Caravan/Ram Van 2WD	23
Special Purpose Vehicle 4WD	Ford Bronco II 4WD	25
Special Purpose Vehicles	Grumman Olson Kubvan	31
Standard Pickup Trucks	Toyota Truck 4WD	23
Subcompact Cars	Nissan Sentra	40
Two Seaters	Honda Civic CRX HF	43
Vans	Chevrolet Astro 2WD (cargo)	22

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