GMC Safari MPG
Its best-rated version reaches 22 MPG combined in 1985–1986 and 1988, the Safari 2WD (cargo). Its weakest year peaked at 17 MPG (1991–1993).
a year at 15,000 miles for the best 1993 version, the Safari 2WD (cargo). Put it next to its 1985 predecessor, at your own mileage.
Compare in gallonsThe GMC Safari has EPA ratings for nine model years, 1985–1993, every one of them among vans. Its best version had the highest combined rating among vans in 1985 and 1988–1990, and it placed in its class top five in eight model years. In 1990 it shared first place among 22 vans with the Chevrolet Astro Cargo. The peak rating of the Safari is the second highest of the 50 van nameplates with MPG ratings on this site.
Averaged over 1984–1988, its best version placed second of 19 among vans rated at least three years in that span, and it was in the top five in one other five-year span. Its best rating fell from 22 MPG in 1985 to 17 MPG in 1993, the third largest drop among 25 long-running vans.
Among 19 vans, 1993
The Safari placed third (tied). The class leader was the Ford Aerostar Van at 19 MPG. The next higher rating, 18 MPG, belongs to the Toyota Previa.
All 9 model years, best and lowest version
| Model years | Best version | Combined | City / hwy | Lowest version | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Safari 2WD (cargo) | 17 | 15 / 21 | 15 | 6 |
| 1992 | Safari 2WD (cargo) | 17 | 15 / 21 | 15 | 8 |
| 1991 | Safari 2WD (cargo) | 17 | 15 / 20 | 16 | 4 |
| 1990 | Safari 2WD (cargo) | 20 | 18 / 24 | 16 | 5 |
| 1989 | Safari 2WD (cargo) | 20 | 18 / 24 | 17 | 6 |
| 1988 | Safari 2WD (cargo) | 22 | 19 / 26 | 17 | 6 |
| 1987 | Safari 2WD (cargo) | 21 | 19 / 24 | 17 | 7 |
| 1986 | Safari 2WD (cargo) | 22 | 20 / 26 | 17 | 12 |
| 1985 | Safari 2WD (cargo) | 22 | 19 / 26 | 15 | 20 |
Version names in the EPA list: Safari 2WD (cargo), Safari 2WD (passenger), Safari AWD (cargo), Safari AWD (passenger).
Same class, 1993
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