Fuel Economy of Volkswagen New Cars

The following table compares the fuel economies of different models of Volkswagen New 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 Volkswagen New Jetta

Model Year	Transmission	Cyl.	Combined MPG	City MPG	Highway MPG	Annual Cost 1	Annual Cost 2
1999 New Jetta	Automatic 4-speed	4	33	29	40	$2,266	$2,719
1999 New Jetta	Manual 5-speed	4	38	35	44	$1,945	$2,334
1999 New Jetta	Automatic 4-speed	4	22	20	26	$3,360	$4,032
1999 New Jetta	Manual 5-speed	4	24	21	28	$3,169	$3,803
1999 New Jetta	Automatic 4-speed	6	19	17	24	$3,832	$4,599
1999 New Jetta	Manual 5-speed	6	20	17	26	$3,724	$4,469

Table 2. Fuel Economy of Volkswagen New Golf

Model Year	Transmission	Cyl.	Combined MPG	City MPG	Highway MPG	Annual Cost 1	Annual Cost 2
1999 New Golf	Automatic 4-speed	4	33	29	40	$2,266	$2,719
1999 New Golf	Manual 5-speed	4	38	35	44	$1,945	$2,334
1999 New Golf	Automatic 4-speed	4	22	20	26	$3,360	$4,032
1999 New Golf	Manual 5-speed	4	24	21	28	$3,169	$3,803

Table 3. Fuel Economy of Volkswagen New GTI

Model Year	Transmission	Cyl.	Combined MPG	City MPG	Highway MPG	Annual Cost 1	Annual Cost 2
1999 New GTI	Automatic 4-speed	4	22	20	26	$3,360	$4,032
1999 New GTI	Manual 5-speed	4	24	21	28	$3,169	$3,803
1999 New GTI	Manual 5-speed	6	21	18	26	$3,589	$4,307

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Data source: Fuel Economy USA, Reference.