The 100 Most Fuel-Efficient Cars in 1994

Have you ever wondered what the most fuel efficient cars manufactured in 1994 are? In this article, we'll list out the best 100 fuel efficient cars from 1994 with information on each of them!

How to Determine Fuel Efficiency

The list of the best fuel efficient cars on this page is based on one simple metric provided to us by the U.S. Department of Energy: the combined miles per gallon (MPG).

This metric is calculated by taking the total miles driven by the car and dividing it by the total gallons of fuel used.

Manufacturers provide this information to the Department of Energy, they provide it to us, and we provide it to you after sifting and organizing it.

The combined miles per gallon (MPG) is a measure of how much fuel the car uses per mile and is a good indicator of how efficient the car is. It's a combination of both city and highway driving, to give you a more overall accurate MPG.

With that out of the way, let's dive into the list. You can click the links in the table below to see more detailed information about each car.

Best 1994 Cars by Miles per Gallon

CarCombined MPGFuel Cost
Geo Metro XFI Manual 5-spd47$1,350
Honda Civic HB VX Manual 5-spd43$1,450
Chevrolet Sprint Manual 5-spd41$1,550
Pontiac Firefly Manual 5-spd41$1,550
Geo Metro Manual 5-spd40$1,550
Honda Civic HB VX Manual 5-spd40$1,550
Honda Civic Manual 5-spd38$1,650
Honda Civic Manual 5-spd36$1,750
Ford Aspire Manual 5-spd34$1,850
Suzuki Swift Manual 5-spd34$1,850
Chevrolet Sprint Automatic 3-spd33$1,900
Geo Metro Automatic 3-spd33$1,900
Honda Civic Del Sol Manual 5-spd33$1,900
Pontiac Firefly Automatic 3-spd33$1,900
Honda Civic Manual 5-spd32$1,950
Dodge Colt Manual 5-spd31$2,000
Eagle Summit Manual 5-spd31$2,000
Mitsubishi Mirage Manual 5-spd31$2,000
Plymouth Colt Manual 5-spd31$2,000
Subaru Justy Manual 5-spd30$2,100
Ford Escort Manual 5-spd29$2,150
Ford Escort Wagon Manual 5-spd29$2,150
Mercury Tracer Manual 5-spd29$2,150
Mercury Tracer Wagon Manual 5-spd29$2,150
Toyota Tercel Manual 4-spd29$2,150
Honda Civic Automatic 4-spd28$2,250
Honda Civic Manual 5-spd28$2,250
Honda Civic Del Sol Automatic 4-spd28$2,250
Honda Civic Del Sol Manual 5-spd28$2,250
Mazda 323 Manual 5-spd28$2,250
Mazda MX-3 Manual 5-spd28$2,250
Nissan Sentra Manual 5-spd28$2,250
Saturn SC Manual 5-spd28$2,250
Saturn SL Manual 5-spd28$2,250
Saturn SW Manual 5-spd28$2,250
Ford Aspire Automatic 3-spd27$2,300
Geo Prizm Manual 5-spd27$2,300
Hyundai Excel Automatic 4-spd27$2,300
Hyundai Excel Manual 5-spd27$2,300
Hyundai Precis Automatic 4-spd27$2,300
Mazda 323 Manual 5-spd27$2,300
Mazda Protege Manual 5-spd27$2,300
Suzuki Swift Automatic 3-spd27$2,300
Suzuki Swift GT Manual 5-spd27$2,300
Toyota Paseo Manual 5-spd27$2,300
Toyota Tercel Manual 5-spd27$2,300
Chevrolet Cavalier Manual 5-spd26$2,400
Dodge Colt Automatic 3-spd26$2,400
Dodge Colt Automatic 4-spd26$2,400
Dodge Colt Manual 5-spd26$2,400
Eagle Summit Automatic 3-spd26$2,400
Eagle Summit Automatic 4-spd26$2,400
Eagle Summit Manual 5-spd26$2,400
Ford Escort Automatic 4-spd26$2,400
Ford Escort Wagon Automatic 4-spd26$2,400
Ford Probe Manual 5-spd26$2,400
Geo Prizm Manual 5-spd26$2,400
Honda Civic Automatic 4-spd26$2,400
Honda Civic Del Sol Automatic 4-spd26$2,400
Kia Sephia Manual 5-spd26$2,400
Mazda 626 Manual 5-spd26$2,400
Mazda MX-6 Manual 5-spd26$2,400
Mercury Tracer Automatic 4-spd26$2,400
Mercury Tracer Wagon Automatic 4-spd26$2,400
Mitsubishi Mirage Automatic 3-spd26$2,400
Mitsubishi Mirage Automatic 4-spd26$2,400
Mitsubishi Mirage Manual 5-spd26$2,400
Nissan Sentra Automatic 4-spd26$2,400
Plymouth Colt Automatic 3-spd26$2,400
Plymouth Colt Automatic 4-spd26$2,400
Plymouth Colt Manual 5-spd26$2,400
Pontiac Sunbird Manual 5-spd26$2,400
Saturn SC Automatic 4-spd26$2,400
Saturn SL Automatic 4-spd26$2,400
Saturn SW Automatic 4-spd26$2,400
Subaru Justy AWD Manual 5-spd26$2,400
Toyota Celica Manual 5-spd26$2,400
Toyota Corolla Manual 5-spd26$2,400
Toyota Corolla Manual 5-spd26$2,400
Toyota Corolla Wagon Manual 5-spd26$2,400
Acura Integra Manual 5-spd25$2,500
Chevrolet Beretta Manual 5-spd25$2,500
Dodge Shadow Manual 5-spd25$2,500
Ford Escort Manual 5-spd25$2,500
Geo Prizm Automatic 4-spd25$2,500
Honda Accord Manual 5-spd25$2,500
Honda Civic Del Sol Manual 5-spd25$2,950
Hyundai Scoupe Automatic 4-spd25$2,500
Hyundai Scoupe Manual 5-spd25$2,500
Hyundai Scoupe Manual 5-spd25$2,500
Mazda 323 Automatic 4-spd25$2,500
Mazda 323 Automatic 4-spd25$2,500
Mazda MX-3 Automatic 4-spd25$2,500
Mercury Tracer Manual 5-spd25$2,500
Plymouth Sundance/Duster Manual 5-spd25$2,500
Saturn SC Manual 5-spd25$2,500
Saturn SL Manual 5-spd25$2,500
Saturn SW Manual 5-spd25$2,500
Suzuki Samurai Soft-top 4WD Manual 5-spd25$2,500
Toyota Celica Automatic 4-spd25$2,500

Best 1994 Regular Fuel Cars by Miles per Gallon

The table below contains the best 1994 regular fuel cars by combined miles per gallon (MPG).

CarCombined MPGFuel Cost
Geo Metro XFI (Manual 5-spd)47$1,350
Honda Civic HB VX (Manual 5-spd)43$1,450
Chevrolet Sprint (Manual 5-spd)41$1,550
Pontiac Firefly (Manual 5-spd)41$1,550
Geo Metro (Manual 5-spd)40$1,550
Honda Civic HB VX (Manual 5-spd)40$1,550
Honda Civic (Manual 5-spd)38$1,650
Honda Civic (Manual 5-spd)36$1,750
Ford Aspire (Manual 5-spd)34$1,850
Suzuki Swift (Manual 5-spd)34$1,850
Chevrolet Sprint (Automatic 3-spd)33$1,900
Geo Metro (Automatic 3-spd)33$1,900
Honda Civic Del Sol (Manual 5-spd)33$1,900
Pontiac Firefly (Automatic 3-spd)33$1,900
Honda Civic (Manual 5-spd)32$1,950
Dodge Colt (Manual 5-spd)31$2,000
Eagle Summit (Manual 5-spd)31$2,000
Mitsubishi Mirage (Manual 5-spd)31$2,000
Plymouth Colt (Manual 5-spd)31$2,000
Subaru Justy (Manual 5-spd)30$2,100
Ford Escort (Manual 5-spd)29$2,150
Ford Escort Wagon (Manual 5-spd)29$2,150
Mercury Tracer (Manual 5-spd)29$2,150
Mercury Tracer Wagon (Manual 5-spd)29$2,150
Toyota Tercel (Manual 4-spd)29$2,150
Honda Civic (Automatic 4-spd)28$2,250
Honda Civic (Manual 5-spd)28$2,250
Honda Civic Del Sol (Automatic 4-spd)28$2,250
Honda Civic Del Sol (Manual 5-spd)28$2,250
Mazda 323 (Manual 5-spd)28$2,250
Mazda MX-3 (Manual 5-spd)28$2,250
Nissan Sentra (Manual 5-spd)28$2,250
Saturn SC (Manual 5-spd)28$2,250
Saturn SL (Manual 5-spd)28$2,250
Saturn SW (Manual 5-spd)28$2,250
Ford Aspire (Automatic 3-spd)27$2,300
Geo Prizm (Manual 5-spd)27$2,300
Hyundai Excel (Automatic 4-spd)27$2,300
Hyundai Excel (Manual 5-spd)27$2,300
Hyundai Precis (Automatic 4-spd)27$2,300
Mazda 323 (Manual 5-spd)27$2,300
Mazda Protege (Manual 5-spd)27$2,300
Suzuki Swift (Automatic 3-spd)27$2,300
Suzuki Swift GT (Manual 5-spd)27$2,300
Toyota Paseo (Manual 5-spd)27$2,300
Toyota Tercel (Manual 5-spd)27$2,300
Chevrolet Cavalier (Manual 5-spd)26$2,400
Dodge Colt (Automatic 3-spd)26$2,400
Dodge Colt (Automatic 4-spd)26$2,400
Dodge Colt (Manual 5-spd)26$2,400
Eagle Summit (Automatic 3-spd)26$2,400
Eagle Summit (Automatic 4-spd)26$2,400
Eagle Summit (Manual 5-spd)26$2,400
Ford Escort (Automatic 4-spd)26$2,400
Ford Escort Wagon (Automatic 4-spd)26$2,400
Ford Probe (Manual 5-spd)26$2,400
Geo Prizm (Manual 5-spd)26$2,400
Honda Civic (Automatic 4-spd)26$2,400
Honda Civic Del Sol (Automatic 4-spd)26$2,400
Kia Sephia (Manual 5-spd)26$2,400
Mazda 626 (Manual 5-spd)26$2,400
Mazda MX-6 (Manual 5-spd)26$2,400
Mercury Tracer (Automatic 4-spd)26$2,400
Mercury Tracer Wagon (Automatic 4-spd)26$2,400
Mitsubishi Mirage (Automatic 3-spd)26$2,400
Mitsubishi Mirage (Automatic 4-spd)26$2,400
Mitsubishi Mirage (Manual 5-spd)26$2,400
Nissan Sentra (Automatic 4-spd)26$2,400
Plymouth Colt (Automatic 3-spd)26$2,400
Plymouth Colt (Automatic 4-spd)26$2,400
Plymouth Colt (Manual 5-spd)26$2,400
Pontiac Sunbird (Manual 5-spd)26$2,400
Saturn SC (Automatic 4-spd)26$2,400
Saturn SL (Automatic 4-spd)26$2,400
Saturn SW (Automatic 4-spd)26$2,400
Subaru Justy AWD (Manual 5-spd)26$2,400
Toyota Celica (Manual 5-spd)26$2,400
Toyota Corolla (Manual 5-spd)26$2,400
Toyota Corolla (Manual 5-spd)26$2,400
Toyota Corolla Wagon (Manual 5-spd)26$2,400
Acura Integra (Manual 5-spd)25$2,500
Chevrolet Beretta (Manual 5-spd)25$2,500
Dodge Shadow (Manual 5-spd)25$2,500
Ford Escort (Manual 5-spd)25$2,500
Geo Prizm (Automatic 4-spd)25$2,500
Honda Accord (Manual 5-spd)25$2,500
Honda Civic Del Sol (Manual 5-spd)25$2,950
Hyundai Scoupe (Automatic 4-spd)25$2,500
Hyundai Scoupe (Manual 5-spd)25$2,500
Hyundai Scoupe (Manual 5-spd)25$2,500
Mazda 323 (Automatic 4-spd)25$2,500
Mazda 323 (Automatic 4-spd)25$2,500
Mazda MX-3 (Automatic 4-spd)25$2,500
Mercury Tracer (Manual 5-spd)25$2,500
Plymouth Sundance/Duster (Manual 5-spd)25$2,500
Saturn SC (Manual 5-spd)25$2,500
Saturn SL (Manual 5-spd)25$2,500
Saturn SW (Manual 5-spd)25$2,500
Suzuki Samurai Soft-top 4WD (Manual 5-spd)25$2,500
Toyota Celica (Automatic 4-spd)25$2,500

Conclusion

The most fuel efficient car of 1994 is the Geo Metro XFI. It has a combined MPG of 47 and costs $1,350 per year to drive it.

The most fuel efficient non-electric car of 1994 is the Geo Metro XFI. It has a combined MPG of 47 and costs $1,350 per year to drive it.

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