Porsche Carrera 4 Cabriolet MPG by year — every rating on record

The Porsche Carrera 4 Cabriolet has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 7 model years, from 2003 to 2009. Across those years its best rated version returned 21 mpg (2009) and its thirstiest returned 17 mpg (2003). The EPA record holds 14 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 Carrera 4 Cabriolet placed highest in 2008 at #11 of 25, and lowest in 2005 at #18 of 34. It spent 3 of its 7 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 14 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 3 of 3 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Carrera 4 Cabriolet fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2009 Porsche Carrera 4 Cabriolet burns 548 to 548 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 2009 model year is $3,700 to $3,700 a year in fuel, or $7,250 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 21 mpg the Porsche Carrera 4 Cabriolet is exactly at the median.

• 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.