Fuel economy & running costsDiesel
#1066 of 1,374 · Volkswagen cars
1996 VolkswagenGolf/GTI
Compact Cars · Front-Wheel Drive · 1.9 L 4-cyl turbo
38MPGcombined
34city
44highway
A year of fuel$2,500
CO₂ from the tailpipe267.9 g/mi
Figures from the EPA label (fueleconomy.gov), the same as on the car's window sticker.
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Bars are scaled to the best in the list; the mark shows the list average. Lower is better for fuel cost; higher is better for the rest. All figures are the EPA's.
Summary
1996 Volkswagen Golf/GTI by Volkswagen. The figures below are from US EPA fueleconomy.gov, with the page each one came from.
Details
- Model year
- 1996fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Efficiency
- Combined MPG
- 38fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- City MPG
- 34fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- Highway MPG
- 44fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Running cost
- Annual fuel cost
- $2,500fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- CO₂ (tailpipe)
- 267.9 g/mifueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Car
- Body
- Carfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- EPA class
- Compact Carsfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- Drive
- Front-Wheel Drivefueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Powertrain
- Engine
- 1.9 L 4-cyl turbofueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- Transmission
- Manual 5-spdfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- Fuel
- Dieselfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
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Sources
- fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/12791.shtml· checked 3 Oct 2026