
The following table compares the fuel economies of different models of Plymouth Neon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Neon | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 28 | $3,169 | $3,803 |
| 2001 Neon | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 26 | 24 | 30 | $2,843 | $3,412 |
| 2000 Neon | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 24 | 22 | 28 | $3,080 | $3,696 |
| 2000 Neon | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 27 | 24 | 31 | $2,807 | $3,368 |
| 1999 Neon | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 29 | $3,128 | $3,753 |
| 1999 Neon | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 28 | 24 | 36 | $2,656 | $3,187 |
| 1998 Neon | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 24 | 21 | 30 | $3,089 | $3,707 |
| 1998 Neon | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 29 | 25 | 37 | $2,562 | $3,074 |
| 1997 Neon | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 25 | 22 | 31 | $2,963 | $3,556 |
| 1997 Neon | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 29 | 25 | 35 | $2,614 | $3,137 |
| 1996 Neon | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 25 | 22 | 30 | $3,000 | $3,600 |
| 1996 Neon | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 28 | 24 | 35 | $2,683 | $3,219 |
| 1995 Neon | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 26 | 23 | 30 | $2,918 | $3,502 |
| 1995 Neon | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 28 | 25 | 34 | $2,642 | $3,171 |
Data source: Fuel Economy USA, Reference.