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1986 GMC T15 (S15) Jimmy 4WD — 2.5L 4-cyl, 4-spd manual, AWD

This 1986 GMC T15 (S15) Jimmy 4WD (2.5L 4-cyl, 4-spd manual, AWD) takes regular (87-octane) gasoline. REGULAR

21
MPG combined (19 city / 23 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 1986 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 1986 GMC T15 (S15) Jimmy 4WD trims

TrimFuelMPGFuel/yr
2.5L 4-cyl, 5-spd manual, AWDREGULAR20$2,850
2.5L 4-cyl, Automatic 4-spd, AWDREGULAR19$3,000
2.8L 6-cyl, 5-spd manual, AWDREGULAR17$3,353
2.8L 6-cyl, Automatic 4-spd, AWDREGULAR16$3,562
2.8L 6-cyl, 4-spd manual, AWDREGULAR16$3,562

EPA fuel type: Regular · class: Special Purpose Vehicles · engine: 2.5L 4-cyl · transmission: 4-spd manual · drive: AWD · MPG retrieved 2026-07-24.