Dodge W100/W150 Pickup 4WD
What it costs to keep fuelled
$3,780a year, fuel only
The 1993 Dodge W100/W150 Pickup 4WD is EPA-rated at 12.7 MPG combined (11 city / 14.8 highway). Over 15,000 miles a year that is about 1181 gallons, $3780 a year in fuel, or $0.252 per mile at $3.20/gal.
Across its full 1984–1993 run it averages 11.7 MPG, improving by 1.4 MPG over 10 model years.
The band is how far one gallon carries it: 12.7 of the 60 MPG this scale runs to. The square tick is the standard pickup trucks average, 15.7.
- Fuel, per year
- $3,780 at 15,000 mi
- Per mile
- $0.252
- Per kilometre
- $0.157
- Gallons burned/yr
- 1181
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 | $0.197 | $1969 | $2953 | $3937 |
| $3.00/gal | $0.236 | $2362 | $3543 | $4724 |
| $3.20/gal | $0.252 | $2520 | $3780 | $5039 |
| $3.50/gal | $0.276 | $2756 | $4134 | $5512 |
| $4.00/gal | $0.315 | $3150 | $4724 | $6299 |
| $4.50/gal | $0.354 | $3543 | $5315 | $7087 |
| $5.00/gal | $0.394 | $3937 | $5906 | $7874 |
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
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 12.7 MPG | 11 | 14.8 | $4950 | 706 | 6 |
| 1992 | 12.3 MPG | 10.7 | 14.3 | $5157 | 735 | 7 |
| 1991 | 11.7 MPG | 10.5 | 13.2 | $5392 | 769 | 6 |
| 1990 | 11.8 MPG | 11 | 13.5 | $5317 | 758 | 6 |
| 1989 | 11.5 MPG | 10.5 | 13 | $5483 | 780 | 6 |
| 1988 | 11 MPG | 10 | 12.3 | $5738 | 819 | 4 |
| 1987 | 11.7 MPG | 10.6 | 13.1 | $5371 | 766 | 7 |
| 1986 | 11.7 MPG | 10.9 | 13.1 | $5371 | 766 | 7 |
| 1985 | 11.6 MPG | 10.6 | 13.1 | $5436 | 775 | 7 |
| 1984 | 11.3 MPG | 10.5 | 12.6 | $5594 | 798 | 8 |
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 standard pickup trucks bay
Among the 29 standard pickup trucks models tracked here, the Dodge W100/W150 Pickup 4WD ranks 27 on current figures, against a class average of 15.7 MPG — the square tick on the gauge above.
Closest more-efficient alternatives in the same class: Dodge D250 Pickup 2WD (13), GMC Sierra 2500 2WD (13.5), Dodge D100/D150 Pickup 2WD (13.7), Chevrolet K1500 Pickup 4WD (14), Ford F250 Pickup 2WD (14).
Tailpipe CO₂ is rated at 706 grams per mile, which works out to roughly 10.6 tonnes a year at 15,000 miles.
Questions asked across the counter
What MPG does the Dodge W100/W150 Pickup 4WD get?
The 1993 Dodge W100/W150 Pickup 4WD is rated at 12.7 MPG combined by the EPA — 11 city and 14.8 highway. Across all 10 model years in the database it averages 11.7 MPG, ranging from 9 to 15 depending on year and trim.
How much does a Dodge W100/W150 Pickup 4WD cost in fuel per year?
At 12.7 MPG and 15,000 miles a year, it burns about 1181 gallons — roughly $3780 a year with fuel at $3.20 a gallon, or $0.252 per mile. The EPA's own published annual figure for the 1993 model is $4950.
Has the Dodge W100/W150 Pickup 4WD become more efficient over time?
Yes. It has gone from 11.3 MPG in 1984 to 12.7 in 1993 — an improvement of 1.4 MPG, or 12% across 10 model years.
Is the Dodge W100/W150 Pickup 4WD efficient for its class?
It ranks 27 of 29 in the Standard Pickup Trucks class on current figures, against a class average of 15.7 MPG. That is 3.0 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.
