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1985 Chevrolet Citation II — 2.5L 4-cyl, 4-spd manual, FWD

This 1985 Chevrolet Citation II (2.5L 4-cyl, 4-spd manual, FWD) takes regular (87-octane) gasoline. REGULAR

25
MPG combined (21 city / 31 hwy)
$2,280
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 1985 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 1985 Chevrolet Citation II trims

TrimFuelMPGFuel/yr
2.5L 4-cyl, Automatic 3-spd, FWDREGULAR24$2,375
2.8L 6-cyl, Automatic 3-spd, FWDREGULAR20$2,850
2.8L 6-cyl, Automatic 3-spd, FWDREGULAR20$2,850
2.8L 6-cyl, Automatic 3-spd, FWDREGULAR19$3,000
2.8L 6-cyl, 4-spd manual, FWDREGULAR19$3,000
2.8L 6-cyl, 4-spd manual, FWDREGULAR18$3,167
2.8L 6-cyl, 4-spd manual, FWDREGULAR18$3,167

EPA fuel type: Regular · class: Midsize Cars · engine: 2.5L 4-cyl · transmission: 4-spd manual · drive: FWD · MPG retrieved 2026-07-24.