Chrysler Newport/Fifth Avenue
What it costs to keep fuelled
$2,824a year, fuel only
The 1989 Chrysler Newport/Fifth Avenue is EPA-rated at 17 MPG combined (15 city / 20 highway). Over 15,000 miles a year that is about 882 gallons, $2824 a year in fuel, or $0.188 per mile at $3.20/gal.
Across its full 1984–1989 run it averages 16.6 MPG, improving by 2 MPG over 6 model years.
The band is how far one gallon carries it: 17 of the 60 MPG this scale runs to. The square tick is the midsize cars average, 27.3.
- Fuel, per year
- $2,824 at 15,000 mi
- Per mile
- $0.188
- Per kilometre
- $0.117
- Gallons burned/yr
- 882
1 mile = 1.609344 km · fuel at $3.20/gal, fixed JUL 2026
Test figure — not a road resultSOURCE·US EPA fuel-economy test data·FUEL ASSUMED AT $3.20/GAL FROM JUL 2026·REVIEWED JUL 2026
How this is worked out
- Start from the EPA combined figure for the model year — a laboratory test cycle run to a fixed procedure, not a road result. Where a year sold several engines or drivetrains, the trims are averaged and the trim count is printed beside the row so you can see how much averaging is behind it.
- Fix a pump price. This site keeps one reference price, $3.20 a US gallon, fixed JUL 2026 and printed next to every dollar figure it produces. It is an assumption with a date on it, not a quote — put your own price in.
- Fix an annual distance. Every annual figure on this site uses 15,000 miles a year, roughly the US average. A cost per year with no stated distance is not a number, it is a mood.
- Divide distance by economy for gallons, multiply by price for the year's fuel, divide price by economy for one mile. The per-kilometre line is that last figure divided by 1.609344 — the same money, in the unit most of the world drives in.
- Stop there. No depreciation, no tyres, no insurance, no servicing. This is the fuel line of the ledger and it is labelled as one; depreciation usually dwarfs everything on it.
gallons/yr = miles/yr ÷ MPG fuel $/yr = gallons/yr × $/gal cost $/mi = $/gal ÷ MPG cost $/km = cost $/mi ÷ 1.609344
The full method, the licence note, and what a test figure cannot tell you →
Re-run the ledger at another pump price
Every line above rests on one pump price. Here is the same entry re-costed at six others, because the price is the part that changes while the test sheet stays put.
| Fuel price | Per mile | 10,000 mi/yr | 15,000 mi/yr | 20,000 mi/yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2.50/gal | $0.147 | $1471 | $2206 | $2941 |
| $3.00/gal | $0.176 | $1765 | $2647 | $3529 |
| $3.20/gal | $0.188 | $1882 | $2824 | $3765 |
| $3.50/gal | $0.206 | $2059 | $3088 | $4118 |
| $4.00/gal | $0.235 | $2353 | $3529 | $4706 |
| $4.50/gal | $0.265 | $2647 | $3971 | $5294 |
| $5.00/gal | $0.294 | $2941 | $4412 | $5882 |
SOURCE·US EPA fuel-economy test data·FUEL ASSUMED AT $3.20/GAL FROM JUL 2026·REVIEWED JUL 2026
The whole service history, sheet by sheet
6 model years on file. Read down the combined column: a nameplate that got heavier shows it here long before any brochure admits it.
| Year | Combined | City | Highway | EPA fuel cost/yr | CO₂ g/mi | Trims |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 17 MPG | 15 | 20 | $4550 | 523 | 1 |
| 1988 | 18 MPG | 16 | 21 | $4300 | 494 | 1 |
| 1987 | 17 MPG | 15 | 20 | $4550 | 523 | 1 |
| 1986 | 16 MPG | 15 | 20 | $4800 | 555 | 1 |
| 1985 | 16.5 MPG | 15 | 19.5 | $4675 | 539 | 2 |
| 1984 | 15 MPG | 14 | 18 | $4150 | 592 | 2 |
Where a model year offered several engines or drivetrains, the figure is the average across all EPA-tested trims that year — the trim count is shown so you can see how much averaging is involved.
SOURCE·US EPA fuel-economy test data·FUEL ASSUMED AT $3.20/GAL FROM JUL 2026·REVIEWED JUL 2026
Marked against the rest of the midsize cars bay
Among the 261 midsize cars models tracked here, the Chrysler Newport/Fifth Avenue ranks 239 on current figures, against a class average of 27.3 MPG — the square tick on the gauge above.
Closest more-efficient alternatives in the same class: Acura 3.5RL (18), Audi 100 quattro (18), Audi S8 (18), Cadillac Catera (18), Ford Taurus SHO (18).
Tailpipe CO₂ is rated at 523 grams per mile, which works out to roughly 7.8 tonnes a year at 15,000 miles.
Questions asked across the counter
What MPG does the Chrysler Newport/Fifth Avenue get?
The 1989 Chrysler Newport/Fifth Avenue is rated at 17 MPG combined by the EPA — 15 city and 20 highway. Across all 6 model years in the database it averages 16.6 MPG, ranging from 15 to 18 depending on year and trim.
How much does a Chrysler Newport/Fifth Avenue cost in fuel per year?
At 17 MPG and 15,000 miles a year, it burns about 882 gallons — roughly $2824 a year with fuel at $3.20 a gallon, or $0.188 per mile. The EPA's own published annual figure for the 1989 model is $4550.
Has the Chrysler Newport/Fifth Avenue become more efficient over time?
Yes. It has gone from 15 MPG in 1984 to 17 in 1989 — an improvement of 2 MPG, or 13% across 6 model years.
Is the Chrysler Newport/Fifth Avenue efficient for its class?
It ranks 239 of 261 in the Midsize Cars class on current figures, against a class average of 27.3 MPG. That is 10.3 worse than typical for the class.
Pull another logbook off the same shelf
Same class, nearest economy first — the ones a buyer is genuinely choosing between.
SOURCE·US EPA fuel-economy test data·FUEL ASSUMED AT $3.20/GAL FROM JUL 2026·REVIEWED JUL 2026
Cost per mile, per kilometre and per year are computed at a reference price of $3.20 a gallon over 15,000 miles, fixed JUL 2026 — set your own pump price. Estimates based on official test figures and average fuel prices. Real-world consumption varies with driving style, load, terrain and maintenance.
