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Volkswagen · model year 2026
2026 Volkswagen GTI
Midsize · Front-Wheel Drive · Gas · EPA class: Midsize Cars
EPA figures · 2026fueleconomy.gov
27MPG combined
24/32MPG city / highway
$2,500fuel a year
326 g CO₂ per mile 2.0 L 4-cyl turbo Automatic (AM-S7)
This car on fueleconomy.gov, read 2 October 2026. Your own figures depend on how and where you drive.
Where it places
- 61 Fuel-efficient midsize cars
Ordered by combined MPG #61 of 105 - 161 Fuel-efficient cars
Ordered by combined MPG #161 of 401 - 1138 2026 cars and trucks
Every car of that year, A to Z #1138 of 1,172 - 25 Volkswagen cars
Every model year, newest first #25 of 1,374 - 425 Gas and hybrid cars by fuel cost
Ordered by fuel a year #425 of 2,158
Against fuel-efficient midsize cars
Chart average 31 MPGBest 55 MPG
Lowest on the chart $1,200Chart average $2,715
Every figure on record
- Combined MPG
- 27 MPG
- City MPG
- 24 MPG
- Highway MPG
- 32 MPG
- Annual fuel cost
- $2,500
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 326 g per mile
- Model year
- 2026
- Body
- Car
- EPA size class
- Midsize Cars
- Drive
- Front-Wheel Drive
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cyl turbo
- Transmission
- Automatic (AM-S7)
- Fuel
- Gasoline
Efficiency
Running cost
The car
Powertrain
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