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Wallace Environmental Wetl 190E 2.3 MPG by year — every rating on record

The Wallace Environmental Wetl 190E 2.3 has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 2 model years, from 1991 to 1992. Across those years its best rated version returned 19 mpg (1991) and its thirstiest returned 19 mpg (1991). The EPA record holds 2 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Subcompact Cars.

In the EPA record this nameplate also appears as Wetl 190E 2.3 and Wetl 190E. The figures below cover every one of them.

19best combined mpg (1991)
19worst combined mpg (1991)
19latest year best (1992)
2configurations on record

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Model yearConfigurationsBest combinedWorst combinedClass rank that yearDrivetrainsFuelEPA class
1991119 mpg19 mpg#57 of 73 (22th pct)Rear-Wheel DrivePremiumSubcompact Cars
1992119 mpg19 mpg#54 of 69 (22th pct)Rear-Wheel DrivePremiumSubcompact Cars

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Wallace Environmental Wetl 190E 2.3 placed highest in 1992 at #54 of 69, and lowest in 1991 at #57 of 73. It spent 0 of its 2 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 2 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

YearConfigurationEngine detailCityHighwayCombinedGallons/yrBarrels/yrEPA fuel cost/yrCO2 g/miGHG
19922.3L 4-cyl Rear-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Premium(FFS)172219605.315.7$4,100467.7368421052632n/a
19912.3L 4-cyl Rear-Wheel Drive Manual 5-spd Premium(FFS)172219605.315.7$4,100467.7368421052632n/a

What Wetl 190E 2.3 fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1992 Wallace Environmental Wetl 190E 2.3 burns 605 to 605 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 priceMost efficientThirstiestSpread
$3.00/gal$1,816$1,816$0
$3.50/gal$2,118$2,118$0
$4.00/gal$2,421$2,421$0

EPA’s own estimate for the 1992 model year is $4,100 to $4,100 a year in fuel, or $9,250 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 19 mpg the Wallace Environmental Wetl 190E 2.3 is 5 mpg below the median, which is worth about $441 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

Other Wallace Environmental nameplates

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