Porsche 911 Carrera 4/2 MPG by year — every rating on record

The Porsche 911 Carrera 4/2 has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 9 model years, from 1990 to 1998. Across those years its best rated version returned 18 mpg (1992) and its thirstiest returned 16 mpg (1990). The EPA record holds 36 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Minicompact 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 Porsche 911 Carrera 4/2 placed highest in 1990 at #6 of 8, and lowest in 1992 at #13 of 30. It spent 2 of its 9 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 36 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 911 Carrera 4/2 fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1998 Porsche 911 Carrera 4/2 burns 639 to 676 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 $4,300 to $4,550 a year in fuel, or $11,500 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Minicompact Cars

Across the 153 nameplates EPA classifies as Minicompact Cars, the median best combined rating is 21 mpg. At 18 mpg the Porsche 911 Carrera 4/2 is 3 mpg below the median, which is worth about $319 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

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

Other Porsche nameplates

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