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1984 Ford Ranger Pickup 2WD — 2.3L 4-cyl, 5-spd manual, 2WD

This 1984 Ford Ranger Pickup 2WD (2.3L 4-cyl, 5-spd manual, 2WD) takes regular (87-octane) gasoline. REGULAR

21
MPG combined (19 city / 24 hwy)
$2,714
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 Ranger Pickup 2WD trims

TrimFuelMPGFuel/yr
2.0L 4-cyl, 4-spd manual, 2WDREGULAR24$2,375
2.0L 4-cyl, 5-spd manual, 2WDREGULAR22$2,591
2.3L 4-cyl, 4-spd manual, 2WDREGULAR21$2,714
2.3L 4-cyl, 4-spd manual, 2WDREGULAR21$2,714
2.3L 4-cyl, 5-spd manual, 2WDREGULAR21$2,714
2.8L 6-cyl, 4-spd manual, 2WDREGULAR20$2,850
2.3L 4-cyl, Automatic 3-spd, 2WDREGULAR19$3,000
2.3L 4-cyl, 4-spd manual, 2WDREGULAR19$3,000
2.3L 4-cyl, 5-spd manual, 2WDREGULAR19$3,000
2.8L 6-cyl, 5-spd manual, 2WDREGULAR19$3,000
2.3L 4-cyl, Automatic 3-spd, 2WDREGULAR19$3,000
2.8L 6-cyl, 4-spd manual, 2WDREGULAR19$3,000
2.8L 6-cyl, Automatic 3-spd, 2WDREGULAR18$3,167
2.8L 6-cyl, 5-spd manual, 2WDREGULAR18$3,167
2.8L 6-cyl, Automatic 3-spd, 2WDREGULAR17$3,353
2.2L 4-cyl, 4-spd manual, 2WDDIESEL26$2,758

EPA fuel type: Regular · class: Small Pickup Trucks 2WD · engine: 2.3L 4-cyl · transmission: 5-spd manual · drive: 2WD · MPG retrieved 2026-07-24.