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2003 Acura RSX Gas Mileage (MPG)

2003 Acura RSX Gas Mileage (MPG):

Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Acura RSX's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.

If you are not a TrueDelta member, you can see only five Acura RSX MPG gas mileage averages for each powertrain. Log in or join us to see them all.

Acura RSX Gas Mileage

Year Body/Powertrain flat, hilly, or mountainousLand driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot A/C use: none to heavyA/C constant stop and goTraf % many stops per mileCity % stop every mile or twoSub % fairly steady speedHwy % Hwy Spd MPG
2003 2dr Hatch 200-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD
mtns light none 0 15 0 85 70 33.5
hills med light 1 80 2 17 60 20.0
flat light none 0 10 0 90 75 36.0
mtns light none 0 0 0 100 75 36.8
flat light hvy 0 100 0 0 N/A 26.0
2003 2dr Hatch 200-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD
hills light light 0 41 0 58 70 30.5
  Averages hills light light 0 41 0 58 70 30.5
With the 200-horsepower 2.0L I4 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2003 Acura RSX fuel economy has been averaging 30.5 MPG (miles per gallon).

The 2003 Acura RSXs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 70 miles per hour (about 58 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (41 percent), in heavy traffic (0 percent), and in the suburbs (0 percent).

In addition the average 2003 Acura RSX in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time.
 
Year Body/Powertrain flat, hilly, or mountainousLand driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot A/C use: none to heavyA/C constant stop and goTraf % many stops per mileCity % stop every mile or twoSub % fairly steady speedHwy % Hwy Spd MPG
2003 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med light 5 5 25 65 65 33.0
flat med light 3 10 27 60 60 30.0
2003 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med light 4 8 26 63 63 31.5
  Averages flat med light 4 8 26 63 63 31.5
With the 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 engine, 5-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2003 Acura RSX has been averaging 31.5 MPG (miles per gallon).

The 2003 Acura RSXs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 63 miles per hour (about 63 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (26 percent), in the city (8 percent), and in heavy traffic (4 percent).

In addition the average 2003 Acura RSX in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time.
 
Year Body/Powertrain flat, hilly, or mountainousLand driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot A/C use: none to heavyA/C constant stop and goTraf % many stops per mileCity % stop every mile or twoSub % fairly steady speedHwy % Hwy Spd MPG
2003 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat light light 0 0 10 90 65 38.5
flat light light 0 0 0 100 65 38.1
flat light none 10 70 10 10 50 26.2
flat light none 3 15 30 52 60 32.0
flat light none 0 5 65 30 65 28.5
2003 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat light none 3 18 23 56 61 32.7
  Averages flat light none 3 18 23 56 61 32.7
With the 160-horsepower 2.0L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2003 Acura RSX gas mileage has been averaging 32.7 MPG (miles per gallon).

The 2003 Acura RSXs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 61 miles per hour (about 56 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (23 percent), in the city (18 percent), and in heavy traffic (3 percent).

In addition the average 2003 Acura RSX in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all.

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real 2003 Acura RSX MPG

2003 Acura RSX Fuel Economy: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2003 2dr Hatch 200-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD
With fuel prices rising I am very pleased with how efficient the car is with gas. If I decide to take it easy and not use my lead foot, I can get gas mileage that rivals any non-hybrid car of its size.
2003 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
33 mpg in summer, 31 mpg in winter