What is the best Mercury Lynx Wagon for fuel economy?

The strongest year was 1984 at 34 mpg combined, against 23 mpg in 1984. That is a 11 mpg spread across the nameplate's history.

How much does a Mercury Lynx Wagon cost to fuel each year?

At 11,500 miles a year the 1987 model uses between 371 and 460 gallons, or $1,298 to $1,610 at $3.50 a gallon.

What does the Mercury Lynx Wagon emit?

EPA reports 286.6774193548387 to 355.48 grams of tailpipe CO2 per mile for the 1987 model year, or about 3.3 to 4.1 tons over a year of driving.

Mercury Lynx Wagon MPG by year — every rating on record

The Mercury Lynx Wagon has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 4 model years, from 1984 to 1987. Across those years its best rated version returned 34 mpg (1984) and its thirstiest returned 23 mpg (1984). The EPA record holds 24 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Small Station Wagons.

34best combined mpg (1984)

23worst combined mpg (1984)

31latest year best (1987)

24configurations on record

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Model year	Configurations	Best combined	Worst combined	Class rank that year	Drivetrains	Fuel	EPA class
1984	8	34 mpg	23 mpg	#3 of 18 (88th pct)	n/a	Regular, Diesel	Small Station Wagons
1985	9	34 mpg	24 mpg	#2 of 18 (94th pct)	Front-Wheel Drive	Regular, Diesel	Small Station Wagons
1986	4	34 mpg	24 mpg	#2 of 18 (94th pct)	Front-Wheel Drive	Regular, Diesel	Small Station Wagons
1987	3	31 mpg	25 mpg	#2 of 20 (95th pct)	Front-Wheel Drive	Regular	Small Station Wagons

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Mercury Lynx Wagon placed highest in 1985 at #2 of 18, and lowest in 1984 at #3 of 18. It spent 4 of its 4 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 24 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
1987	1.9L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 3-spd Regular	(FFS)	23	29	25	460.0	11.9	$2,500	355.48	n/a
1987	1.9L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular	(FFS)	24	34	28	410.7	10.6	$2,250	317.39285714285717	n/a
1987	1.9L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 4-spd Regular	(FFS)	27	38	31	371.0	9.6	$2,000	286.6774193548387	n/a
1986	1.9L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 3-spd Regular	1.9L 4-cyl	22	26	24	479.2	12.4	$2,600	370.2916666666667	n/a
1986	1.9L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular	1.9L 4-cyl	23	31	26	442.3	11.4	$2,400	341.8076923076923	n/a
1986	1.9L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 4-spd Regular	1.9L 4-cyl	26	35	29	396.6	10.3	$2,150	306.44827586206895	n/a
1986	2.0L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Diesel	(NO-CAT), Diesel	31	39	34	338.2	10.5	$2,650	299.4117647058824	n/a
1985	1.6L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 3-spd Regular	1.6L 4-cyl	22	28	24	479.2	12.4	$2,600	370.2916666666667	n/a
1985	1.9L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Automatic 3-spd Regular	1.9L 4-cyl	23	29	25	460.0	11.9	$2,500	355.48	n/a
1985	1.6L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular	1.6L 4-cyl	22	32	26	442.3	11.4	$2,400	341.8076923076923	n/a
1985	1.9L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 4-spd Regular	CA model	24	33	27	425.9	11.0	$2,300	329.14814814814815	n/a
1985	1.9L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular	CA model	23	34	27	425.9	11.0	$2,300	329.14814814814815	n/a
1985	1.6L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 4-spd Regular	(CALIF)	23	32	27	425.9	11.0	$2,300	329.14814814814815	n/a
1985	1.9L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Regular	1.9L 4-cyl	23	33	27	425.9	11.0	$2,300	329.14814814814815	n/a
1985	1.9L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 4-spd Regular	1.9L 4-cyl	28	39	32	359.4	9.3	$1,950	277.71875	n/a
1985	2.0L 4-cyl Front-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Diesel	(CALIF), Diesel	31	39	34	338.2	10.5	$2,650	299.4117647058824	n/a
1984	1.6L 4-cyl Automatic 3-spd Regular	1.6L 4-cyl	21	26	23	500.0	12.9	$2,700	386.39130434782606	n/a
1984	1.6L 4-cyl Automatic 3-spd Regular	CA model	21	26	23	500.0	12.9	$2,700	386.39130434782606	n/a
1984	1.6L 4-cyl Manual 5-spd Regular	1.6L 4-cyl	21	29	24	479.2	12.4	$2,600	370.2916666666667	n/a
1984	1.6L 4-cyl Manual 5-spd Regular	CA model	21	31	25	460.0	11.9	$2,500	355.48	n/a
1984	1.6L 4-cyl Manual 4-spd Regular	(CALIF)	23	31	26	442.3	11.4	$2,400	341.8076923076923	n/a
1984	1.6L 4-cyl Manual 4-spd Regular	CA model	23	31	26	442.3	11.4	$2,400	341.8076923076923	n/a
1984	2.0L 4-cyl Manual 5-spd Diesel	(CALIF)	31	39	34	338.2	10.5	$2,650	299.4117647058824	n/a
1984	2.0L 4-cyl Manual 5-spd Diesel	(DIESEL) CA model	31	39	34	338.2	10.5	$2,650	299.4117647058824	n/a

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 0 of 1 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

Change	Best combined	Delta	Gallons a year at the newer rating
1986 → 1987	34 → 31 mpg	-3 mpg	371 gal

What Lynx Wagon fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1987 Mercury Lynx Wagon burns 371 to 460 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	$1,113	$1,380	$267
$3.50/gal	$1,298	$1,610	$312
$4.00/gal	$1,484	$1,840	$356

EPA’s own estimate for the 1987 model year is $2,000 to $2,500 a year in fuel, or $1,250 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Small Station Wagons

Across the 142 nameplates EPA classifies as Small Station Wagons, the median best combined rating is 27 mpg. At 31 mpg the Mercury Lynx Wagon is 4 mpg better the median, which is worth about $192 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

All Small Station Wagons rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Mercury nameplates

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