Pontiac Lemans MPG by year — every rating on record

The Pontiac Lemans has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 6 model years, from 1988 to 1993. Across those years its best rated version returned 30 mpg (1988) and its thirstiest returned 22 mpg (1989). The EPA record holds 25 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Compact 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 Lemans placed highest in 1988 at #2 of 53, and lowest in 1989 at #4 of 49. It spent 6 of its 6 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 25 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

What Lemans fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1993 Pontiac Lemans burns 383 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.

EPA’s own estimate for the 1993 model year is $2,100 to $2,500 a year in fuel, or $1,250 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 30 mpg the Pontiac Lemans is 4 mpg better the median, which is worth about $206 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Compact 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.