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1997 vehicles ranked by MPG

762 1997 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 1997: gas, hybrid and diesel

#	Vehicle	Class	Combined	City	Hwy
1	1997 Geo Metro	Subcompact Cars	40	37	44
2	1997 Volkswagen Golf/GTI	Compact Cars	37	33	44
3	1997 Volkswagen Jetta	Compact Cars	37	33	44
4	1997 Volkswagen Passat	Midsize Cars	36	32	42
5	1997 Suzuki Swift	Subcompact Cars	35	33	39
6	1997 Honda Civic	Subcompact Cars	34	31	39
7	1997 Ford Aspire	Subcompact Cars	33	29	38
8	1997 Honda Del Sol	Two Seaters	31	28	35
9	1997 Mitsubishi Mirage	Compact Cars	31	28	36
10	1997 Toyota Tercel	Subcompact Cars	31	28	35
11	1997 Dodge Neon	Compact Cars	29	25	35
12	1997 Mazda Protege	Compact Cars	29	26	33
13	1997 Nissan Sentra/200SX	Subcompact Cars	29	25	35
14	1997 Plymouth Neon	Compact Cars	29	25	35
15	1997 Suzuki Esteem	Subcompact Cars	29	26	34
16	1997 Toyota Corolla	Subcompact Cars	29	26	32
17	1997 Toyota Paseo	Minicompact Cars	29	26	34
18	1997 Ford Escort	Compact Cars	28	24	34
19	1997 Geo Prizm	Subcompact Cars	28	26	31
20	1997 Hyundai Accent (SOHC)	Compact Cars	28	24	33
21	1997 Mercury Tracer	Compact Cars	28	24	34
22	1997 Saturn SC	Subcompact Cars	28	24	36
23	1997 Saturn SL	Compact Cars	28	24	36
24	1997 Saturn SW	Small Station Wagons	28	24	34
25	1997 Toyota Celica	Subcompact Cars	28	25	32
26	1997 Dodge Stratus	Midsize Cars	27	23	34
27	1997 Kia Sephia	Compact Cars	27	24	31
28	1997 Plymouth Breeze	Midsize Cars	27	23	34
29	1997 Chevrolet Cavalier	Compact Cars	26	22	33
30	1997 Mazda 626	Midsize Cars	26	23	31

Best in each class, 1997

Class	Most efficient 1997 model	Combined
Compact Cars	Volkswagen Golf/GTI	37
Large Cars	Toyota Avalon	22
Midsize Cars	Volkswagen Passat	36
Midsize-Large Station Wagons	Volkswagen Passat Wagon	36
Minicompact Cars	Toyota Paseo	29
Small Pickup Trucks	Chevrolet S10 Pickup 2WD	23
Small Pickup Trucks 2WD	Isuzu Hombre Pickup 2WD	19
Small Station Wagons	Ford Escort Wagon	28
Special Purpose Vehicle 4WD	Honda CR-V 4WD	21
Special Purpose Vehicles	Toyota RAV4 2WD	23
Special Purpose Vehicles/2wd	Mitsubishi Montero Sport 2WD	21
Special Purpose Vehicles/4wd	Mitsubishi Montero Sport 4WD	17
Standard Pickup Trucks	Ford Ranger Pickup 2WD	22
Subcompact Cars	Geo Metro	40
Two Seaters	Honda Del Sol	31
Vans	Chevrolet Astro 2WD (cargo)	17

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