
The following table compares the fuel economies of different models of Renault Alliance/Encore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 Alliance/Encore | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 25 | 23 | 27 | $3,043 | $3,652 |
| 1986 Alliance/Encore | Manual 4-speed | 4 | 33 | 30 | 37 | $2,287 | $2,744 |
| 1986 Alliance/Encore | Manual 4-speed | 4 | 30 | 27 | 35 | $2,492 | $2,990 |
| 1986 Alliance/Encore | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 31 | 28 | 35 | $2,437 | $2,925 |
| 1986 Alliance/Encore | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 23 | 21 | 26 | $3,262 | $3,914 |
| 1986 Alliance/Encore | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 29 | 26 | 33 | $2,609 | $3,131 |
| 1985 Alliance/Encore | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 23 | 22 | 26 | $3,173 | $3,807 |
| 1985 Alliance/Encore | Manual 4-speed | 4 | 32 | 29 | 36 | $2,359 | $2,831 |
| 1985 Alliance/Encore | Manual 4-speed | 4 | 29 | 26 | 32 | $2,641 | $3,169 |
| 1985 Alliance/Encore | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 30 | 27 | 35 | $2,492 | $2,990 |
| 1985 Alliance/Encore | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 21 | 19 | 24 | $3,577 | $4,292 |
| 1985 Alliance/Encore | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 28 | 25 | 33 | $2,672 | $3,207 |
| 1984 Alliance/Encore | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 24 | 22 | 26 | $3,173 | $3,807 |
| 1984 Alliance/Encore | Manual 4-speed | 4 | 32 | 29 | 37 | $2,334 | $2,801 |
| 1984 Alliance/Encore | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 29 | 26 | 34 | $2,579 | $3,095 |
| 1984 Alliance/Encore | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 24 | 22 | 26 | $3,173 | $3,807 |
| 1984 Alliance/Encore | Automatic 3-speed | 4 | 24 | 22 | 26 | $3,173 | $3,807 |
| 1984 Alliance/Encore | Manual 4-speed | 4 | 32 | 29 | 37 | $2,334 | $2,801 |
| 1984 Alliance/Encore | Manual 4-speed | 4 | 30 | 28 | 34 | $2,465 | $2,959 |
| 1984 Alliance/Encore | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 29 | 26 | 34 | $2,579 | $3,095 |
| 1984 Alliance/Encore | Manual 5-speed | 4 | 30 | 27 | 34 | $2,520 | $3,024 |
Data source: Fuel Economy USA, Reference.