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1998 vehicles ranked by MPG

812 1998 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 1998: gas, hybrid and diesel

#	Vehicle	Class	Combined	City	Hwy
1	1998 Chevrolet Metro	Subcompact Cars	40	36	44
2	1998 Volkswagen New Beetle	Subcompact Cars	38	34	43
3	1998 Volkswagen Jetta	Compact Cars	37	33	44
4	1998 Volkswagen Passat	Midsize Cars	37	32	45
5	1998 Suzuki Swift	Subcompact Cars	35	33	39
6	1998 Honda Civic HX	Subcompact Cars	34	30	39
7	1998 Mitsubishi Mirage	Subcompact Cars	31	28	36
8	1998 Toyota Corolla	Compact Cars	30	27	34
9	1998 Toyota Tercel	Subcompact Cars	30	27	35
10	1998 Chevrolet Prizm	Compact Cars	29	27	34
11	1998 Dodge Neon	Compact Cars	29	25	37
12	1998 Mazda Protege	Compact Cars	29	26	33
13	1998 Nissan Sentra/200SX	Subcompact Cars	29	25	35
14	1998 Plymouth Neon	Compact Cars	29	25	37
15	1998 Suzuki Esteem	Subcompact Cars	29	26	33
16	1998 Ford Escort	Compact Cars	28	24	34
17	1998 Hyundai Accent	Compact Cars	28	25	33
18	1998 Mercury Tracer	Compact Cars	28	24	34
19	1998 Saturn SC	Subcompact Cars	28	24	36
20	1998 Saturn SL	Compact Cars	28	24	36
21	1998 Toyota Paseo	Minicompact Cars	28	25	32
22	1998 Dodge Stratus	Midsize Cars	27	23	33
23	1998 Plymouth Breeze	Midsize Cars	27	23	33
24	1998 Saturn SW	Small Station Wagons	27	24	34
25	1998 Daewoo Lanos	Compact Cars	26	23	32
26	1998 Mazda 626	Midsize Cars	26	23	30
27	1998 Mercedes-Benz E300 Turbodiesel	Midsize Cars	26	23	31
28	1998 Chevrolet Cavalier	Subcompact Cars	25	21	31
29	1998 Daewoo Nubira	Compact Cars	25	22	31
30	1998 Ford Contour	Compact Cars	25	21	32

Most efficient electric cars of 1998 (MPGe)

#	Vehicle	MPGe	Range (mi)
1	1998 Chevrolet S10 Electric	55	33
2	1998 Honda EV Plus	48	81

Best in each class, 1998

Class	Most efficient 1998 model	Combined
Compact Cars	Volkswagen Jetta	37
Large Cars	Chrysler Concorde	22
Midsize Cars	Volkswagen Passat	37
Midsize Station Wagons	Volkswagen Passat Wagon	37
Minicompact Cars	Toyota Paseo	28
Small Pickup Trucks 2WD	Chevrolet S10 Pickup 2WD	22
Small Station Wagons	Ford Escort Wagon	28
Special Purpose Vehicle 2WD	Toyota RAV4 2WD	23
Special Purpose Vehicle 4WD	Chevrolet Tracker 4WD Convertible	22
Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD	Nissan Frontier 2WD	22
Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD	Toyota Tacoma 4WD	18
Subcompact Cars	Chevrolet Metro	40
Two Seaters	BMW Z3 Roadster	24
Vans, Cargo Type	Chevrolet Astro 2WD (cargo)	16
Vans, Passenger Type	Chevrolet Astro 2WD (passenger)	16

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