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1988 Chevrolet Turbo Sprint — 1.0L 3-cyl, 5-spd manual, FWD

This 1988 Chevrolet Turbo Sprint (1.0L 3-cyl, 5-spd manual, FWD) takes regular (87-octane) gasoline. REGULAR

34
MPG combined (31 city / 39 hwy)
$1,676
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 1988 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.

EPA fuel type: Regular · class: Minicompact Cars · engine: 1.0L 3-cyl turbo · transmission: 5-spd manual · drive: FWD · MPG retrieved 2026-07-24.