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1996 vehicles ranked by MPG

773 1996 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 1996: gas, hybrid and diesel

#	Vehicle	Class	Combined	City	Hwy
1	1996 Geo Metro	Subcompact Cars	40	37	44
2	1996 Volkswagen Golf/GTI	Compact Cars	38	34	44
3	1996 Volkswagen Jetta	Compact Cars	38	34	44
4	1996 Honda Civic HX	Subcompact Cars	36	33	41
5	1996 Suzuki Swift	Subcompact Cars	35	33	39
6	1996 Volkswagen Passat	Midsize Cars	35	31	41
7	1996 Ford Aspire	Subcompact Cars	33	29	38
8	1996 Honda Del Sol	Two Seaters	32	29	35
9	1996 Toyota Tercel	Subcompact Cars	32	29	36
10	1996 Eagle Summit	Subcompact Cars	31	28	35
11	1996 Mitsubishi Mirage	Subcompact Cars	31	28	35
12	1996 Ford Escort	Compact Cars	30	26	35
13	1996 Mazda Protege	Compact Cars	30	27	35
14	1996 Mercury Tracer	Compact Cars	30	26	35
15	1996 Geo Prizm	Compact Cars	29	26	32
16	1996 Mazda MX-3	Subcompact Cars	29	26	34
17	1996 Nissan Sentra/200SX	Subcompact Cars	29	26	36
18	1996 Saturn SC	Subcompact Cars	29	25	36
19	1996 Saturn SL	Compact Cars	29	25	36
20	1996 Suzuki Esteem	Subcompact Cars	29	26	34
21	1996 Toyota Corolla	Compact Cars	29	26	32
22	1996 Dodge Neon	Compact Cars	28	24	35
23	1996 Hyundai Accent	Compact Cars	28	24	33
24	1996 Plymouth Neon	Compact Cars	28	24	35
25	1996 Saturn SW	Small Station Wagons	28	24	35
26	1996 Toyota Paseo	Minicompact Cars	28	26	32
27	1996 Kia Sephia	Compact Cars	27	24	31
28	1996 Mercedes-Benz E300 Diesel	Compact Cars	27	24	32
29	1996 Toyota Celica	Subcompact Cars	27	25	31
30	1996 Chevrolet Beretta	Compact Cars	26	22	33

Best in each class, 1996

Class	Most efficient 1996 model	Combined
Compact Cars	Volkswagen Golf/GTI	38
Large Cars	Buick Park Avenue	21
Midsize Cars	Volkswagen Passat	35
Midsize-Large Station Wagons	Volkswagen Passat Wagon	35
Minicompact Cars	Toyota Paseo	28
Small Pickup Trucks	Chevrolet S10 Pickup 2WD	23
Small Station Wagons	Ford Escort Wagon	30
Special Purpose Vehicles	Toyota RAV4 2WD	24
Standard Pickup Trucks	Ford Ranger Pickup 2WD	21
Subcompact Cars	Geo Metro	40
Two Seaters	Honda Del Sol	32
Vans	Ford Aerostar Van	18

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