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1999 vehicles ranked by MPG

852 1999 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 1999: gas, hybrid and diesel

#	Vehicle	Class	Combined	City	Hwy
1	1999 Volkswagen New Beetle	Subcompact Cars	38	35	44
2	1999 Volkswagen New Golf	Compact Cars	38	35	44
3	1999 Volkswagen New Jetta	Compact Cars	38	35	44
4	1999 Chevrolet Metro	Subcompact Cars	37	34	42
5	1999 Suzuki SW	Subcompact Cars	35	33	39
6	1999 Honda Civic HX	Subcompact Cars	33	30	38
7	1999 Mitsubishi Mirage	Subcompact Cars	31	28	36
8	1999 Toyota Paseo	Minicompact Cars	31	28	37
9	1999 Toyota Tercel	Subcompact Cars	31	28	36
10	1999 Toyota Corolla	Compact Cars	30	27	34
11	1999 Chevrolet Prizm	Compact Cars	29	26	34
12	1999 Nissan Sentra/200SX	Subcompact Cars	29	25	35
13	1999 Saturn SC	Subcompact Cars	29	25	36
14	1999 Saturn SL	Compact Cars	29	25	36
15	1999 Suzuki Esteem	Subcompact Cars	29	26	33
16	1999 Dodge Neon	Compact Cars	28	24	36
17	1999 Ford Escort	Compact Cars	28	24	34
18	1999 Hyundai Accent	Subcompact Cars	28	24	34
19	1999 Mercury Tracer	Compact Cars	28	24	34
20	1999 Plymouth Neon	Compact Cars	28	24	36
21	1999 Saturn SW	Small Station Wagons	28	24	34
22	1999 Dodge Stratus	Midsize Cars	27	23	33
23	1999 Mazda Protege	Compact Cars	27	25	31
24	1999 Plymouth Breeze	Midsize Cars	27	23	33
25	1999 Daewoo Lanos	Compact Cars	26	23	32
26	1999 Mazda 626	Midsize Cars	26	23	30
27	1999 Mercedes-Benz E300 Turbodiesel	Midsize Cars	26	23	32
28	1999 Acura Integra	Subcompact Cars	25	22	29
29	1999 Chevrolet Cavalier	Subcompact Cars	25	21	31
30	1999 Ford Contour	Compact Cars	25	21	31

Most efficient electric cars of 1999 (MPGe)

#	Vehicle	MPGe	Range (mi)
1	1999 GMC EV1	85	55
2	1999 Ford Ranger Pickup 2WD	58	50
3	1999 Honda EV Plus	48	81
4	1999 Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan 2WD	35	70
5	1999 Plymouth Voyager/Grand Voyager 2WD	35	70

Best in each class, 1999

Class	Most efficient 1999 model	Combined
Compact Cars	Volkswagen New Golf	38
Large Cars	Chrysler Concorde	22
Midsize Cars	Dodge Stratus	27
Midsize Station Wagons	Volkswagen Passat Wagon	24
Minicompact Cars	Toyota Paseo	31
Minivan - 2WD	Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan 2WD	20
Minivan - 4WD	Chrysler Town and Country AWD	17
Small Pickup Trucks 2WD	Chevrolet S10 Pickup 2WD	23
Small Station Wagons	Ford Escort Wagon	28
Special Purpose Vehicle 4WD	Isuzu Vehicross	15
Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD	Suzuki Vitara 2Door 2WD	24
Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD	Chevrolet Tracker 4WD Convertible	23
Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD	Ford Ranger Pickup 2WD	21
Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD	Chevrolet S10 Pickup 4WD	17
Subcompact Cars	Volkswagen New Beetle	38
Two Seaters	Mazda MX-5 Miata	24
Vans, Cargo Type	Chevrolet Astro 2WD (cargo)	16
Vans, Passenger Type	Chevrolet Astro 2WD (passenger)	16

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