Fuel Economy of Geo Prizm Cars
The following table compares the fuel economies of different models of Geo 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.
Table 1. Fuel Economy of Geo Prizm
| Model Year | Transmission | Cyl. | Combined MPG | City MPG |
Highway MPG |
Annual Cost 1 |
Annual Cost 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Prizm | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 24 | 22 | 27 | $3,125 | $3,750 |
| 1997 Prizm | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 28 | 26 | 31 | $2,675 | $3,210 |
| 1997 Prizm | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 31 | $2,882 | $3,458 |
| 1997 Prizm | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 28 | 25 | 32 | $2,704 | $3,245 |
| 1996 Prizm | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 25 | 23 | 27 | $3,043 | $3,652 |
| 1996 Prizm | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 29 | 26 | 32 | $2,641 | $3,169 |
| 1996 Prizm | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 31 | $2,882 | $3,458 |
| 1996 Prizm | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 25 | 31 | $2,738 | $3,286 |
| 1995 Prizm | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 25 | 23 | 27 | $3,043 | $3,652 |
| 1995 Prizm | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 24 | 31 | $2,807 | $3,368 |
| 1995 Prizm | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 31 | $2,882 | $3,458 |
| 1995 Prizm | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 25 | 31 | $2,738 | $3,286 |
| 1994 Prizm | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 24 | 23 | 26 | $3,091 | $3,709 |
| 1994 Prizm | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 31 | $2,882 | $3,458 |
| 1994 Prizm | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 25 | 23 | 29 | $2,957 | $3,548 |
| 1994 Prizm | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 24 | 31 | $2,807 | $3,368 |
| 1993 Prizm | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 24 | 23 | 26 | $3,091 | $3,709 |
| 1993 Prizm | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 31 | $2,882 | $3,458 |
| 1993 Prizm | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 25 | 23 | 30 | $2,918 | $3,502 |
| 1993 Prizm | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 24 | 31 | $2,807 | $3,368 |
| 1992 Prizm | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 24 | 22 | 26 | $3,173 | $3,807 |
| 1992 Prizm | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 23 | 20 | 27 | $3,312 | $3,975 |
| 1992 Prizm | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 24 | 22 | 28 | $3,080 | $3,696 |
| 1992 Prizm | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 26 | 24 | 30 | $2,843 | $3,412 |
| 1991 Prizm | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 24 | 23 | 26 | $3,091 | $3,709 |
| 1991 Prizm | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 23 | 20 | 27 | $3,312 | $3,975 |
| 1991 Prizm | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 24 | 31 | $2,807 | $3,368 |
| 1991 Prizm | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 24 | 22 | 28 | $3,080 | $3,696 |
| 1990 Prizm | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 24 | 22 | 26 | $3,173 | $3,807 |
| 1990 Prizm | Automatic 4-speed | 4 | 23 | 21 | 28 | $3,169 | $3,803 |
| 1990 Prizm | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 24 | 31 | $2,807 | $3,368 |
| 1990 Prizm | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 25 | 22 | 29 | $3,038 | $3,646 |
| 1989 Prizm | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 23 | 21 | 26 | $3,262 | $3,914 |
| 1989 Prizm | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 30 | $2,918 | $3,502 |
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