
The following table compares the fuel economies of different models of Chevrolet Prizm cars, across model years.
The annual fuel costs (shown in the right-hand columns) are calculated based on an estimated annual mileage of 15,000 miles,
of which 55% of the miles are city driving, and 45% of the miles are highway driving.
Annual Cost 1 assumes a fuel cost of $5.00 per gallon, while Annual Cost 2 assumes a fuel cost of $6.00 per gallon.
| Model Year | Transmission | Cyl. | Combined MPG | City MPG |
Highway MPG |
Annual Cost 1 |
Annual Cost 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Prizm | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 27 | 25 | 30 | $2,775 | $3,330 |
| 2002 Prizm | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 30 | 26 | 36 | $2,524 | $3,028 |
| 2002 Prizm | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 31 | 27 | 37 | $2,439 | $2,927 |
| 2001 Prizm | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 27 | 25 | 30 | $2,775 | $3,330 |
| 2001 Prizm | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 30 | 26 | 36 | $2,524 | $3,028 |
| 2001 Prizm | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 31 | 27 | 37 | $2,439 | $2,927 |
| 2000 Prizm | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 26 | 24 | 29 | $2,882 | $3,459 |
| 2000 Prizm | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 28 | 25 | 34 | $2,642 | $3,171 |
| 2000 Prizm | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 30 | 27 | 34 | $2,520 | $3,024 |
| 1999 Prizm | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 26 | 24 | 30 | $2,843 | $3,412 |
| 1999 Prizm | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 28 | 25 | 32 | $2,704 | $3,245 |
| 1999 Prizm | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 29 | 26 | 34 | $2,579 | $3,095 |
| 1998 Prizm | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 26 | 24 | 30 | $2,843 | $3,412 |
| 1998 Prizm | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 28 | 25 | 32 | $2,704 | $3,245 |
| 1998 Prizm | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 29 | 27 | 34 | $2,520 | $3,024 |
Data source: Fuel Economy USA, Reference.