What is the best Daewoo Nubira for fuel economy?

The strongest year was 1998 at 25 mpg combined, against 20 mpg in 2003. That is a 5 mpg spread across the nameplate's history.

How much does a Daewoo Nubira cost to fuel each year?

At 11,500 miles a year the 2003 model uses between 523 and 575 gallons, or $1,830 to $2,013 at $3.50 a gallon.

What does the Daewoo Nubira emit?

EPA reports 403.95454545454544 to 444.35 grams of tailpipe CO2 per mile for the 2003 model year, or about 4.6 to 5.1 tons over a year of driving.

Daewoo Nubira MPG by year — every rating on record

The Daewoo Nubira has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 6 model years, from 1998 to 2003. Across those years its best rated version returned 25 mpg (1998) and its thirstiest returned 20 mpg (2003). The EPA record holds 14 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Compact Cars.

25best combined mpg (1998)

20worst combined mpg (2003)

22latest year best (2003)

14configurations on record

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Model year	Configurations	Best combined	Worst combined	Class rank that year	Drivetrains	Fuel	EPA class
1998	4	25 mpg	22 mpg	#13 of 47 (74th pct)	Front-Wheel Drive	Regular	Compact Cars
1999	2	23 mpg	22 mpg	#27 of 50 (47th pct)	Front-Wheel Drive	Regular	Compact Cars
2000	2	23 mpg	22 mpg	#24 of 50 (53th pct)	Front-Wheel Drive	Regular	Compact Cars
2001	2	23 mpg	22 mpg	#30 of 62 (52th pct)	Front-Wheel Drive	Regular	Compact Cars
2002	2	23 mpg	22 mpg	#31 of 64 (52th pct)	Front-Wheel Drive	Regular	Compact Cars
2003	2	22 mpg	20 mpg	#36 of 64 (44th pct)	Front-Wheel Drive	Regular	Compact Cars

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Daewoo Nubira placed highest in 1998 at #13 of 47, and lowest in 2003 at #36 of 64. It spent 4 of its 6 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 14 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

Year	Configuration	Engine detail	City	Highway	Combined	Gallons/yr	Barrels/yr	EPA fuel cost/yr	CO2 g/mi	GHG
2003	2.0L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 4-spd Regular	DOHC-IL4	18	25	20	575.0	14.9	$3,100	444.35	n/a
2003	2.0L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular	DOHC-IL4	19	26	22	522.7	13.5	$2,850	403.95454545454544	n/a
2002	2.0L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 4-spd Regular	DOHC-IL4	19	28	22	522.7	13.5	$2,850	403.95454545454544	n/a
2002	2.0L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular	DOHC-IL4	19	29	23	500.0	12.9	$2,700	386.39130434782606	n/a
2001	2.0L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 4-spd Regular	2.0L 4-cyl	19	28	22	522.7	13.5	$2,850	403.95454545454544	n/a
2001	2.0L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular	2.0L 4-cyl	19	29	23	500.0	12.9	$2,700	386.39130434782606	n/a
2000	2.0L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 4-spd Regular	DOHC-IL4	19	28	22	522.7	13.5	$2,850	403.95454545454544	n/a
2000	2.0L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular	DOHC-IL4	20	28	23	500.0	12.9	$2,700	386.39130434782606	n/a
1999	2.0L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 4-spd Regular	DOHC-IL4	19	28	22	522.7	13.5	$2,850	403.95454545454544	n/a
1999	2.0L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular	DOHC-IL4	20	28	23	500.0	12.9	$2,700	386.39130434782606	n/a
1998	2.0L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 4-spd Regular	DOHC-IL4	19	28	22	522.7	13.5	$2,850	403.95454545454544	n/a
1998	2.0L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular	DOHC-IL4	20	28	23	500.0	12.9	$2,700	386.39130434782606	n/a
1998	1.6L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular	DOHC-IL4	20	29	24	479.2	12.4	$2,600	370.2916666666667	n/a
1998	1.6L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 4-spd Regular	DOHC-IL4	22	31	25	460.0	11.9	$2,500	355.48	n/a

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 0 of 2 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

Change	Best combined	Delta	Gallons a year at the newer rating
1998 → 1999	25 → 23 mpg	-2 mpg	500 gal
2002 → 2003	23 → 22 mpg	-1 mpg	523 gal

What Nubira fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2003 Daewoo Nubira burns 523 to 575 gallons depending on configuration. Below is what that costs at three pump prices, and how much more the thirstiest configuration costs than the most efficient one.

Pump price	Most efficient	Thirstiest	Spread
$3.00/gal	$1,568	$1,725	$157
$3.50/gal	$1,830	$2,013	$183
$4.00/gal	$2,091	$2,300	$209

EPA’s own estimate for the 2003 model year is $2,850 to $3,100 a year in fuel, or $4,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Compact Cars

Across the 498 nameplates EPA classifies as Compact Cars, the median best combined rating is 26 mpg. At 22 mpg the Daewoo Nubira is 4 mpg below the median, which is worth about $281 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

All Compact Cars rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Where Daewoo sits

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