Fuel economy details
Bill Dovell Motor Car Company Dovell 230CE 1985
EPA fuel-economy estimates for 1 version of this vehicle. Review the published configuration below.
17combined MPG
17 / 18city / highway MPG
$3,950estimated annual fuel cost
How to use these estimates
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Your actual fuel or electricity use can vary with weather, payload, driving style, maintenance, and local prices.
(FFS) · Automatic 4-spd
17 combined MPGFuel typeRegular Gasoline
Vehicle classCompact Cars
DriveRear-Wheel Drive
TransmissionAutomatic 4-spd
Tailpipe CO₂522 g/mi
EPA base modelDovell 230CE
Efficiency and cost
- Estimated annual petroleum use
- 17.5 barrels
- Five-year fuel-cost comparison
- costs $7,750 more
Interior space
- Passenger volume
- 89 cu ft
- Luggage volume
- 13 cu ft
EPA class benchmark
Compared with 193 EPA records from 1985 in this vehicle class and fuel type.
- Efficiency position
- At or above 12%
- Combined MPG vs median
- 6 MPG below the class median.
- Annual cost vs median
- $1,050 higher than the class median.
Where these numbers come from
Source: EPA FuelEconomy.gov. This page was last updated on October 3, 2026. Learn more about how we use vehicle data.