U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Vehicle Technologies Program

Fact #400: November 28, 2005
Model Year 2006 Fuel Economy and Fuel Cost

The graph below shows the range of fuel economy by size class for model year (MY) 2006 light vehicles. It also shows an estimate of average annual fuel cost in parentheses. Some size classes, like two-seater and midsize cars, include vehicles with a wide range of fuel economies; passenger vans and cargo vans, however, have a small range of fuel economies offered in MY 2006.

Fuel Economy and Fuel Cost by Size Class, MY 2006
Graph showing range of fuel economy by size class for model year 2006 light vehicles.

Note: Annual fuel costs assume 15,000 miles of travel each year and fuel costs of $2.20/gallon for regular unleaded gasoline and $2.40/gallon for premium.

Supporting Information

Fuel Economy and Fuel Cost by Size Class, MY 2006
  Fuel Economy
(miles per gallon)		 Annual Fuel Cost
(dollars)
Size Class Low High Low High
Two-seater cars 10 63 3,600 525
Minicompact cars 13 31 2,768 1,163
Subcompact cars 15 40 2,401 769
Compact cats 14 40 2,570 769
Midsize cars 12 55 2,999 601
Large cars 12 28 2,999 1,178
Small station wagons 17 33 2,117 1,000
Midsize station wagons 17 29 2,117 1,138
Minivans 19 23 1,736 1,436
Passenger vans 14 17 2,356 1,940
Cargo vans 15 17 2,201 1,940
Sport utility vehicles 13 33 2,538 1,000
Standard pickup trucks 10 26 3,600 1.270

Source: U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Fuel Economy Guide, Model Year 2006

 

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