Dodge Viper Convertible MPG by year — every rating on record

The Dodge Viper Convertible has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 12 model years, from 1998 to 2010. Across those years its best rated version returned 16 mpg (2008) and its thirstiest returned 13 mpg (1998). The EPA record holds 12 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Two Seaters.

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Dodge Viper Convertible placed highest in 1998 at #12 of 16, and lowest in 2006 at #33 of 39. It spent 0 of its 12 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 12 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 3 of 5 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Viper Convertible fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2010 Dodge Viper Convertible burns 719 to 719 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.

EPA’s own estimate for the 2010 model year is $4,850 to $4,850 a year in fuel, or $13,000 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Two Seaters

Across the 263 nameplates EPA classifies as Two Seaters, the median best combined rating is 18 mpg. At 16 mpg the Dodge Viper Convertible is 2 mpg below the median, which is worth about $280 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Two Seaters rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Dodge nameplates

Every Dodge model compared → — all nameplates ranked by best combined rating, with what each one costs a year.