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NRCan fuel consumption ratings

Where the 1997 Chevrolet Astro ranks

A number like “8.5 L/100 km” means nothing on its own. This puts it against every other vehicle rated in Canada that year.

Your vehicle

It is on your insurance slip, your registration, and the driver-side dashboard.
Against every 1997 vehicle rated in Canada

25%more efficient than

Thirstier than most. The 1997 Chevrolet Astro uses 14.5 L/100 km combined, ranking 481 of 658.

Within Van: Cargo

71%

More efficient than 71% of the 28 vehicles NRCan puts in this class for 1997.

Best in class
9.9
Class median
15.9
This vehicle
14.5
Worst in class
18.8

Tailpipe emissions

334 g/km

Cleaner than 25% of 1997 vehicles.

Tailpipe only. It does not count the emissions of producing the fuel, or of generating electricity for an electric vehicle — the EV comparison does account for the grid.

How this is measured: Ranked against vehicles of the same model year, not against everything ever rated — comparing a 2004 SUV with 2026 hybrids would rank the calendar rather than the car. Where a model has several rated versions, the median one is used.

Source: NRCan — Fuel consumption ratings. Data current as of 2026-08-11. 30,784 rated vehicles, 1995 to 2026.