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1987 Ford Ranger Pickup 2WD — 2.3L 4-cyl, 5-spd manual, RWD

This 1987 Ford Ranger Pickup 2WD (2.3L 4-cyl, 5-spd manual, RWD) runs on diesel. DIESEL

26
MPG combined (24 city / 28 hwy)
$2,758
est. fuel cost / year (today’s prices, 15k mi)
tailpipe CO₂

At today's AAA national average price ($4.78/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 1987 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 1987 Ford Ranger Pickup 2WD trims

TrimFuelMPGFuel/yr
2.3L 4-cyl, 5-spd manual, RWDREGULAR24$2,375
2.0L 4-cyl, 5-spd manual, RWDREGULAR22$2,591
2.3L 4-cyl, Automatic 4-spd, RWDREGULAR20$2,850
2.9L 6-cyl, 5-spd manual, RWDREGULAR19$3,000
2.9L 6-cyl, Automatic 4-spd, RWDREGULAR18$3,167

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