Eagle Talon MPG by year — every rating on record

The Eagle Talon has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 9 model years, from 1990 to 1998. Across those years its best rated version returned 24 mpg (1993) and its thirstiest returned 18 mpg (1991). The EPA record holds 64 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Subcompact Cars.

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 Eagle Talon placed highest in 1996 at #17 of 38, and lowest in 1990 at #40 of 65. It spent 7 of its 9 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 64 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 1 of 1 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Talon fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1998 Eagle Talon burns 479 to 605 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 1998 model year is $2,600 to $4,100 a year in fuel, or $3,000 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Subcompact Cars

Across the 461 nameplates EPA classifies as Subcompact Cars, the median best combined rating is 24 mpg. At 24 mpg the Eagle Talon is exactly at the median.

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

Other Eagle nameplates

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