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1984 Ford Escort — 1.6L 4-cyl, 4-spd manual

This 1984 Ford Escort (1.6L 4-cyl, 4-spd manual) takes regular (87-octane) gasoline. REGULAR

32
MPG combined (28 city / 39 hwy)
$1,781
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 1984 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 1984 Ford Escort trims

TrimFuelMPGFuel/yr
1.6L 4-cyl, 4-spd manualREGULAR27$2,111
1.6L 4-cyl, 4-spd manualREGULAR26$2,192
1.6L 4-cyl, 5-spd manualREGULAR25$2,280
1.6L 4-cyl, 5-spd manualREGULAR25$2,280
1.6L 4-cyl, 5-spd manualREGULAR25$2,280
1.6L 4-cyl, 5-spd manualREGULAR24$2,375
1.6L 4-cyl, Automatic 3-spdREGULAR24$2,375
1.6L 4-cyl, 5-spd manualREGULAR24$2,375
1.6L 4-cyl, Automatic 3-spdREGULAR24$2,375
1.6L 4-cyl, 5-spd manualREGULAR24$2,375
1.6L 4-cyl, Automatic 3-spdREGULAR23$2,478
1.6L 4-cyl, Automatic 3-spdREGULAR23$2,478
2.0L 4-cyl, 5-spd manualDIESEL39$1,838
2.0L 4-cyl, 5-spd manualDIESEL34$2,109
2.0L 4-cyl, 5-spd manualDIESEL34$2,109

EPA fuel type: Regular · class: Compact Cars · engine: 1.6L 4-cyl · transmission: 4-spd manual · MPG retrieved 2026-07-24.