
The following table compares the fuel economies of different models of Chrysler Laser/Daytona 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Laser/Daytona | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 19 | 17 | 22 | $3,960 | $4,752 |
| 1987 Laser/Daytona | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 21 | 18 | 26 | $3,589 | $4,307 |
| 1986 Laser/Daytona | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 22 | 21 | 24 | $3,370 | $4,044 |
| 1986 Laser/Daytona | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 19 | 18 | 22 | $3,825 | $4,590 |
| 1986 Laser/Daytona | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 26 | 22 | 32 | $2,929 | $3,515 |
| 1986 Laser/Daytona | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 20 | 17 | 26 | $3,724 | $4,469 |
| 1986 Laser/Daytona | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 21 | 20 | 23 | $3,529 | $4,235 |
| 1986 Laser/Daytona | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 29 | $3,128 | $3,753 |
| 1984 Laser/Daytona | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 22 | 20 | 25 | $3,412 | $4,095 |
| 1984 Laser/Daytona | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 19 | 18 | 22 | $3,825 | $4,590 |
| 1984 Laser/Daytona | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 22 | 19 | 29 | $3,334 | $4,001 |
| 1984 Laser/Daytona | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 20 | 18 | 25 | $3,641 | $4,370 |
| 1984 Laser/Daytona | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 21 | 19 | 24 | $3,577 | $4,292 |
| 1984 Laser/Daytona | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 19 | 18 | 22 | $3,825 | $4,590 |
| 1984 Laser/Daytona | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 23 | 19 | 29 | $3,334 | $4,001 |
| 1984 Laser/Daytona | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 20 | 18 | 25 | $3,641 | $4,370 |
Data source: Fuel Economy USA, Reference.