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Ford · model year 2003
2003 Ford Explorer Sport 2WD
SUV · Rear-Wheel Drive · Gas · EPA class: Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD
EPA figures · 2003fueleconomy.gov
16MPG combined
14/19MPG city / highway
$4,200fuel a year
555 g CO₂ per mile 4.0 L 6-cyl Automatic 5-spd
This car on fueleconomy.gov, read 2 October 2026. Your own figures depend on how and where you drive.
Where it places
Every figure on record
- Combined MPG
- 16 MPG
- City MPG
- 14 MPG
- Highway MPG
- 19 MPG
- Annual fuel cost
- $4,200
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 555 g per mile
- Model year
- 2003
- Body
- SUV
- EPA size class
- Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD
- Drive
- Rear-Wheel Drive
- Engine
- 4.0 L 6-cyl
- Transmission
- Automatic 5-spd
- Fuel
- Gasoline
Efficiency
Running cost
The car
Powertrain
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