Fuel Economy of Lotus Elan Cars
The following table compares the fuel economies of different models of Lotus Elan 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 Lotus Elan
| Model Year | Transmission | Cyl. | Combined MPG | City MPG |
Highway MPG |
Annual Cost 1 |
Annual Cost 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Elan | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 23 | 20 | 28 | $3,267 | $3,921 |
| 1992 Elan | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 29 | $3,128 | $3,753 |
| 1991 Elan | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 29 | $3,128 | $3,753 |
Back to Fuel economy of Lotus cars.Data source: Fuel Economy USA, Reference.