Pontiac Firebird/Formula MPG by year — every rating on record

The Pontiac Firebird/Formula has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 6 model years, from 1993 to 1998. Across those years its best rated version returned 21 mpg (1998) and its thirstiest returned 18 mpg (1993). The EPA record holds 27 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 Pontiac Firebird/Formula placed highest in 1997 at #27 of 37, and lowest in 1993 at #45 of 64. It spent 0 of its 6 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 27 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 Firebird/Formula fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1998 Pontiac Firebird/Formula burns 548 to 639 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 $2,950 to $4,300 a year in fuel, or $4,250 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 21 mpg the Pontiac Firebird/Formula is 3 mpg below the median, which is worth about $240 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

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

Other Pontiac nameplates

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