Fuel Economy of Ford Contour Cars
The following table compares the fuel economies of different models of Ford Contour 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.
Table 1. Fuel Economy of Ford Contour
| Model Year | Transmission | Cyl. | Combined MPG | City MPG |
Highway MPG |
Annual Cost 1 |
Annual Cost 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Contour | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 23 | 19 | 28 | $3,376 | $4,051 |
| 2000 Contour | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 25 | 21 | 31 | $3,052 | $3,663 |
| 2000 Contour | Automatic 4-speed | 6 | 21 | 18 | 26 | $3,589 | $4,307 |
| 2000 Contour | Manual 5-speed | 6 | 21 | 18 | 27 | $3,541 | $4,250 |
| 1999 Contour | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 23 | 20 | 28 | $3,267 | $3,921 |
| 1999 Contour | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 25 | 21 | 31 | $3,052 | $3,663 |
| 1999 Contour | Automatic 4-speed | 6 | 21 | 18 | 26 | $3,589 | $4,307 |
| 1999 Contour | Manual 5-speed | 6 | 20 | 17 | 26 | $3,724 | $4,469 |
| 1998 Contour | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 30 | $3,089 | $3,707 |
| 1998 Contour | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 25 | 21 | 32 | $3,018 | $3,622 |
| 1998 Contour | Automatic 4-speed | 6 | 22 | 18 | 28 | $3,497 | $4,196 |
| 1998 Contour | Manual 5-speed | 6 | 21 | 17 | 26 | $3,724 | $4,469 |
| 1997 Contour | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 23 | 20 | 29 | $3,226 | $3,871 |
| 1997 Contour | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 30 | $3,089 | $3,707 |
| 1997 Contour | Automatic 4-speed | 6 | 22 | 18 | 28 | $3,497 | $4,196 |
| 1997 Contour | Manual 5-speed | 6 | 21 | 18 | 27 | $3,541 | $4,250 |
| 1996 Contour | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 23 | 20 | 29 | $3,226 | $3,871 |
| 1996 Contour | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 25 | 21 | 31 | $3,052 | $3,663 |
| 1996 Contour | Automatic 4-speed | 6 | 21 | 18 | 27 | $3,541 | $4,250 |
| 1996 Contour | Manual 5-speed | 6 | 22 | 18 | 28 | $3,497 | $4,196 |
| 1995 Contour | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 29 | $3,128 | $3,753 |
| 1995 Contour | Automatic 4-speed | 6 | 22 | 19 | 28 | $3,376 | $4,051 |
| 1995 Contour | Manual 5-speed | 6 | 21 | 18 | 26 | $3,589 | $4,307 |
| 1995 Contour | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 25 | 21 | 31 | $3,052 | $3,663 |
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