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Dodge Dakota vs. Pontiac G8 MPG

Chart is based on 76 fuel economy reports for the Dodge Dakota and 201 fuel economy reports for the Pontiac G8.

Dodge Dakota MPG

Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2011 19.7 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2008 18.7 MPG Highway Percentage 49 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2007 17.8 MPG Highway Percentage 85 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2007 15.9 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2006 16.4 MPG Highway Percentage 85 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2006 15.0 MPG Highway Percentage 20 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2006 15.2 MPG Highway Percentage 26 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2005 15.1 MPG Highway Percentage 52 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2005 17.1 MPG Highway Percentage 20 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2005 15.3 MPG Highway Percentage 3 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2005 21.0 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2004 18.0 MPG Highway Percentage 53 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2004 15.0 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2004 13.1 MPG Highway Percentage 24 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2004 20.7 MPG Highway Percentage 76 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2004 15.0 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2003 14.7 MPG Highway Percentage 100 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2003 18.5 MPG Highway Percentage 26 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2003 13.0 MPG Highway Percentage 70 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2003 13.2 MPG Highway Percentage 10 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2003 15.0 MPG Highway Percentage 31 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2003 17.0 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2002 8.0 MPG Highway Percentage 20 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2002 16.1 MPG Highway Percentage 70 percent Dodge Dakota Dodge Dakota 2000 15.1 MPG Highway Percentage 10 percent
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
2011 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 302-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic RWD
flat light light 0 40 0 60 60 19.7  
2008 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 210-horsepower 3.7L V6
4-speed automatic RWD
flat med light 0 2 48 49 63 18.7  
2007 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic RWD
flat light hvy 0 5 10 85 70 17.8  
2007 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 210-horsepower 3.7L V6
4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
flat med light 0 60 0 40 70 15.9  
2006 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8
6-speed manual RWD
flat med none 0 0 15 85 73 16.4  
2006 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic RWD
flat med hvy 50 15 15 20 70 15.0  
2006 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 210-horsepower 3.7L V6
4-speed automatic RWD
flat med hvy 34 39 1 26 60 15.2  
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2005 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
flat med none 4 22 22 52 65 15.1  
2005 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic RWD
flat med hvy 0 0 80 20 70 17.1  
2005 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
hills light none 0 80 17 3 55 15.3  
2005 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 210-horsepower 3.7L V6
4-speed automatic RWD
flat light light 10 10 20 60 65 21.0  
2004 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic RWD
flat med light 15 18 15 53 70 18.0  
2004 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
flat light none 1 9 40 50 60 15.0  
2004 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range
flat light none 12 32 32 24 72 13.1  
2004 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 210-horsepower 3.7L V6
4-speed automatic RWD
hills light light 0 6 18 76 60 20.7  
2004 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 210-horsepower 3.7L V6
4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
flat light none 5 5 35 55 60 15.0  
2003 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 250-horsepower 5.9L V8
4-speed automatic RWD
flat med none 0 0 0 100 90 14.7  
2003 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 235-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic RWD
flat light light 8 18 48 26 60 18.5  
2003 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 245-horsepower 5.9L V8
4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range
hills light light 0 0 30 70 50 13.0  
2003 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 235-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
flat med none 0 0 90 10 75 13.2  
2003 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 175-horsepower 3.9L V6
4-speed automatic RWD
flat med hvy 23 23 23 31 70 15.0  
2003 2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed 175-horsepower 3.9L V6
4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
flat light light 0 0 40 60 55 17.0  
2002 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 245-horsepower 5.9L V8
4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
flat med light 10 30 40 20 60 8.0  
2002 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 235-horsepower 4.7L V8
4-speed automatic RWD
flat med hvy 3 20 7 70 68 16.1  
2000 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 175-horsepower 3.9L V6
4-speed automatic RWD
flat light none 0 10 80 10 75 15.1  

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Pontiac G8 MPG

Pontiac G8 Pontiac G8 2009 18.0 MPG Highway Percentage 61 percent Pontiac G8 Pontiac G8 2009 18.6 MPG Highway Percentage 68 percent Pontiac G8 Pontiac G8 2009 21.0 MPG Highway Percentage 30 percent Pontiac G8 Pontiac G8 2008 18.5 MPG Highway Percentage 52 percent Pontiac G8 Pontiac G8 2008 19.1 MPG Highway Percentage 69 percent
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
2009 4dr Sedan 415-horsepower 6.2L V8
6-speed manual RWD
hills lead light 10 14 16 61 75 18.0  
2009 4dr Sedan 361-horsepower 6.0L V8
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD
flat light light 3 21 9 68 63 18.6  
2009 4dr Sedan 256-horsepower 3.6L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD
flat med light 2 10 58 30 65 21.0  
2008 4dr Sedan 361-horsepower 6.0L V8
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD
flat med none 10 21 16 52 75 18.5  
2008 4dr Sedan 256-horsepower 3.6L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD
flat med none 0 0 31 69 60 19.1  

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Dodge Dakota vs. Pontiac G8 MPG

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Dodge Dakota

Dodge Dakota Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2004 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic RWD
Gas mileage is not too great. Essentially, it is no better than many larger trucks. Long trip highway mileage averages 19.5 mpg, but in-town driving really pulls it down. My driving is 75% highway, but just that 25% town driving pulls the mileage down to about 17. see full Dodge Dakota review
Dodge Dakota Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2007 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 230-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
It's a v8 4x4 truck. The mpg is awful. Not that you would expect different. see full Dodge Dakota review
2007 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 210-horsepower 3.7L V6
4-speed automatic RWD
HORRIBLE. EPA rated for 17city 20hwy but due to transmission problem, I doubt I exceeded 20mpg on most occasions. see full Dodge Dakota review
2005 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 210-horsepower 3.7L V6
4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
9 to 15 mpg for a V-6 see full Dodge Dakota review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Pontiac G8

Pontiac G8 Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2009 4dr Sedan 415-horsepower 6.2L V8
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD
Low teens in town, and 24mpg tops on the highway make this a less than ideal economy car. see full Pontiac G8 review
2009 4dr Sedan 256-horsepower 3.6L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD
The most MPGs I ever had was 25 and that was all highway driving at about 70. see full Pontiac G8 review
2009 4dr Sedan 361-horsepower 6.0L V8
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD
Not bad mileage figures given the size of the car and the beast of an engine, but this is not a car for the hybrid set. see full Pontiac G8 review
2009 4dr Sedan 361-horsepower 6.0L V8
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD
Is very low in stop-and-go traffic. Gets better with time, I understand. see full Pontiac G8 review
2009 4dr Sedan 415-horsepower 6.2L V8
6-speed manual RWD
Average fuel economy 15 mpg in mixed driving. see full Pontiac G8 review
2008 4dr Sedan 256-horsepower 3.6L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD
low 18 mpg city see full Pontiac G8 review