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2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2WD — 4.3L 6-cyl, 5-spd manual, RWD

This 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2WD (4.3L 6-cyl, 5-spd manual, RWD) takes regular (87-octane) gasoline. REGULAR

16
MPG combined (14 city / 19 hwy)
$3,562
est. fuel cost / year (today’s prices, 15k mi)
tailpipe CO₂

At today's AAA national average price ($3.80/gal, 2026-07-05) — the EPA's own price/date assumption isn't exposed in the public dataset, so we recompute this from the EPA's MPG figure and a sourced current price.

This 2001 model was originally EPA-tested under the pre-2008 2-cycle method, which didn't account for highway speeds over 60 mph, air-conditioner use, or cold starts. When EPA overhauled the test for model year 2008, city ratings fell by about 12% and highway by about 8% on average industry-wide — and EPA retroactively adjusted every 1984-2007 rating to the stricter standard so old and new cars could be compared fairly. The MPG above is already on that modern scale — the window sticker on this car when it was new likely showed a higher, pre-2008-method number.

Other 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2WD trims

TrimFuelMPGFuel/yr
4.3L 6-cyl, Automatic 4-spd, RWDREGULAR17$3,353
4.8L 8-cyl, Automatic 4-spd, RWDREGULAR16$3,562
4.8L 8-cyl, 5-spd manual, RWDREGULAR16$3,562
5.3L 8-cyl, Automatic 4-spd, RWDREGULAR15$3,800

EPA fuel type: Regular · class: Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD · engine: 4.3L 6-cyl · transmission: 5-spd manual · drive: RWD · MPG retrieved 2026-07-24.