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1989 vehicles ranked by MPG

1,153 1989 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 1989: gas, hybrid and diesel

#	Vehicle	Class	Combined	City	Hwy
1	1989 Geo Metro	Subcompact Cars	47	43	52
2	1989 Honda Civic CRX HF	Two Seaters	44	41	49
3	1989 Chevrolet Sprint	Subcompact Cars	41	38	45
4	1989 Pontiac Firefly	Subcompact Cars	41	38	45
5	1989 Suzuki Swift	Subcompact Cars	41	38	45
6	1989 Ford Festiva	Subcompact Cars	35	33	39
7	1989 Daihatsu Charade	Subcompact Cars	34	32	38
8	1989 Volkswagen Golf	Compact Cars	34	31	39
9	1989 Volkswagen Jetta	Compact Cars	34	31	39
10	1989 Geo Spectrum	Subcompact Cars	33	31	37
11	1989 Isuzu I-Mark	Subcompact Cars	33	31	37
12	1989 Pontiac Sunburst	Subcompact Cars	33	31	37
13	1989 Toyota Tercel	Subcompact Cars	33	30	37
14	1989 Ford Escort	Compact Cars	32	28	38
15	1989 Subaru Justy	Subcompact Cars	31	29	33
16	1989 Dodge Colt	Subcompact Cars	30	28	35
17	1989 Mitsubishi Mirage	Subcompact Cars	30	28	35
18	1989 Plymouth Colt	Subcompact Cars	30	28	35
19	1989 Pontiac Lemans	Compact Cars	30	27	36
20	1989 Eagle Summit	Compact Cars	28	25	32
21	1989 Hyundai Excel	Subcompact Cars	28	24	33
22	1989 Mitsubishi Precis	Subcompact Cars	28	24	33
23	1989 Nissan Sentra	Compact Cars	28	25	32
24	1989 Toyota Corolla	Subcompact Cars	28	26	32
25	1989 Mazda 323	Compact Cars	27	24	30
26	1989 Mercedes-Benz 190D 2.5	Subcompact Cars	27	24	30
27	1989 Mercury Tracer	Compact Cars	27	24	32
28	1989 Pontiac Sunbird	Compact Cars	27	23	33
29	1989 Buick Skyhawk	Compact Cars	26	23	33
30	1989 Chevrolet Cavalier	Compact Cars	26	23	33

Best in each class, 1989

Class	Most efficient 1989 model	Combined
Compact Cars	Volkswagen Golf	34
Large Cars	Eagle Premier	22
Midsize Cars	Chevrolet Corsica	25
Midsize-Large Station Wagons	Buick Century Wagon	24
Minicompact Cars	Toyota Celica Convertible	25
Small Pickup Trucks	Dodge Ram 50 Pickup 2WD	23
Small Pickup Trucks 2WD	Ford Ranger Pickup 2WD	17
Small Pickup Trucks 4WD	Ford Ranger Pickup 4WD	16
Small Station Wagons	Honda Civic Wagon	29
Special Purpose Vehicle 2WD	Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan/Ram Van 2WD	21
Special Purpose Vehicle 4WD	Ford Bronco II 4WD	16
Special Purpose Vehicles	Geo Tracker Convertible 4WD	25
Standard Pickup Trucks	Dodge Dakota Pickup 2WD	22
Subcompact Cars	Geo Metro	47
Two Seaters	Honda Civic CRX HF	44
Vans	Chevrolet Astro 2WD (cargo)	20

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