Eagle Summit MPG
Its best-rated version reaches 31 MPG combined in 1993–1996. Its weakest year peaked at 27 MPG (1990).
a year at 15,000 miles for the best 1996 version. Put it next to its 1989 predecessor, at your own mileage.
Compare in gallonsThe Eagle Summit has EPA ratings for eight model years, 1989–1996, most often among subcompact cars. Its best version had the highest combined rating among midsize-large station wagons in 1992–1994, and it placed in its class top five in seven model years. In 1992 it shared first place among 22 midsize-large station wagons with the Mitsubishi Expo and the Plymouth Colt. From 1989 to 1996 the best rating of the Summit went from 28 to 31 MPG, the third largest gain among 20 station wagons rated for eight or more years.
Averaged over 1989–1993, its best version placed fifth of 40 among compact cars rated at least three years in that span, and it was in the top five in one other five-year span. From 1992 to 1993 its top rating climbed 2 MPG, one of the five biggest one-year rises among station wagons.
Among 35 subcompact cars, 1996
The Summit placed sixth (tied). The class leader was the Geo Metro at 40 MPG. The next higher rating, 32 MPG, belongs to the Toyota Tercel.
Where the engine list turned over
- 1992
New: 1.8-liter 4-cylinder, 2.4-liter 4-cylinder. Best rating 29 → 29 MPG.
All 8 model years, best and lowest version
| Model years | Best version | Combined | City / hwy | Lowest version | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–1996 | Summit | 31 | 28 / 35 | 18 | 10 |
| 1993 | Summit | 31 | 28 / 36 | 19 | 12 |
| 1992 | Summit | 29 | 27 / 33 | 19 | 12 |
| 1991 | Summit | 29 | 27 / 33 | 25 | 4 |
| 1990 | Summit | 27 | 24 / 31 | 23 | 4 |
| 1989 | Summit | 28 | 25 / 32 | 23 | 4 |
Version names in the EPA list: Summit, Summit Wagon.
Same class, 1996
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