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Mazda Protege vs. Acura TSX MPG

Chart is based on 100 fuel economy reports for the Mazda Protege and 685 fuel economy reports for the Acura TSX.

Mazda Protege MPG

Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2003 28.3 MPG Highway Percentage 32 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2003 24.0 MPG Highway Percentage 28 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2003 31.4 MPG Highway Percentage 88 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2003 29.9 MPG Highway Percentage 46 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2003 27.6 MPG Highway Percentage 21 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2003 25.3 MPG Highway Percentage 53 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2003 27.8 MPG Highway Percentage 73 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2002.5 28.6 MPG Highway Percentage 32 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2002.5 23.1 MPG Highway Percentage 10 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2002.5 25.0 MPG Highway Percentage 34 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2002 27.7 MPG Highway Percentage 85 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2002 27.0 MPG Highway Percentage 37 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2002 24.9 MPG Highway Percentage 46 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2002 28.0 MPG Highway Percentage 33 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2001 28.7 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2001 27.0 MPG Highway Percentage 10 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2000 24.9 MPG Highway Percentage 34 percent Mazda Protege Mazda Protege 2000 31.5 MPG Highway Percentage 50 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
2003 4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med none 4 19 45 32 71 28.3  
2003 4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD
hills med none 8 28 38 28 93 24.0  
2003 4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat light hvy 0 8 5 88 70 31.4  
2003 4dr Sedan turbocharged 170hp 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat lead light 31 8 15 46 71 29.9  
2003 4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
hills med none 13 23 43 21 66 27.6  
2003 4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med light 7 23 17 53 70 25.3  
2003 4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat med none 7 18 2 73 73 27.8  
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2002.5 4dr Wagon turbocharged 170hp 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
hills med none 11 42 16 32 75 28.6  
2002.5 4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med none 0 45 45 10 100 23.1  
2002.5 4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat med light 23 41 2 34 70 25.0  
2002 4dr Wagon 140-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med light 0 0 15 85 70 27.7  
2002 4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med light 4 39 20 37 88 27.0  
2002 4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat light light 5 29 20 46 83 24.9  
2002 4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med none 8 22 37 33 83 28.0  
2001 4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat light light 10 20 30 40 110 28.7  
2001 4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
hills light none 1 1 88 10 65 27.0  
2000 4dr Sedan 122-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med hvy 1 65 0 34 58 24.9  
2000 4dr Sedan 105-horsepower 1.6L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med light 0 15 35 50 65 31.5  

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Acura TSX MPG

Acura TSX Acura TSX 2014 26.3 MPG Highway Percentage 10 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2012 29.7 MPG Highway Percentage 75 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2011 36.0 MPG Highway Percentage 100 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2011 32.3 MPG Highway Percentage 79 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2010 29.3 MPG Highway Percentage 80 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2010 25.6 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2010 26.6 MPG Highway Percentage 48 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2009 27.4 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2009 27.0 MPG Highway Percentage 39 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2008 29.6 MPG Highway Percentage 48 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2008 26.4 MPG Highway Percentage 26 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2007 33.5 MPG Highway Percentage 83 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2007 24.3 MPG Highway Percentage 25 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2006 27.4 MPG Highway Percentage 44 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2006 26.1 MPG Highway Percentage 44 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2005 28.2 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2005 28.0 MPG Highway Percentage 61 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2004 27.4 MPG Highway Percentage 48 percent Acura TSX Acura TSX 2004 27.4 MPG Highway Percentage 59 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
2014 4dr Wagon 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
hills med light 0 10 80 10 60 26.3  
2012 4dr Wagon 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat light none 0 4 20 75 61 29.7  
2011 4dr Wagon 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat light none 0 0 0 100 70 36.0  
2011 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat light light 2 9 10 79 70 32.3  
2010 4dr Sedan 280-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med light 0 20 0 80 73 29.3  
2010 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed manual FWD
flat med none 10 25 25 40 65 25.6  
2010 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med none 2 13 37 48 69 26.6  
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2009 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed manual FWD
flat med light 0 21 23 55 66 27.4  
2009 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat light light 10 22 29 39 71 27.0  
2008 4dr Sedan 205-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed manual FWD
hills med light 3 12 38 48 69 29.6  
2008 4dr Sedan 205-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med light 12 36 25 26 71 26.4  
2007 4dr Sedan 205-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed manual FWD
hills light light 2 4 11 83 109 33.5  
2007 4dr Sedan 205-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat light light 1 1 74 25 64 24.3  
2006 4dr Sedan 205-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed manual FWD
flat med light 11 10 34 44 72 27.4  
2006 4dr Sedan 205-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med light 15 21 19 44 73 26.1  
2005 4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed manual FWD
flat med light 11 27 23 40 77 28.2  
2005 4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat light light 8 14 19 61 73 28.0  
2004 4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed manual FWD
flat med light 5 13 34 48 74 27.4  
2004 4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med light 6 8 27 59 72 27.4  

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Mazda Protege vs. Acura TSX MPG

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Mazda Protege

Mazda Protege Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2003 4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
Gets original rating of 25/30 MPG. see full Mazda Protege review
2003 4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
On a recent trip from Charlottetown, PE, Canada to Halifax, NS my car averaged 35 miles per US gallon, or over 730km per tank of fuel. As a Merchandiser, my job requires a lot of city Driving and I average 600km per tank of gas see full Mazda Protege review
2003 4dr Sedan turbocharged 170hp 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
A turbo sedan that got me 35mpg all-highway, and gets 28+ in mixed driving. see full Mazda Protege review
2003 4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD
Great fuel economy my first tank was 28mpg, my second one with my cold air intake installed got it over 30! see full Mazda Protege review
2003 4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
The car does get excellent fuel economy- IF you can keep your foot out of it. I rarely succeed in that endeavor- the car is just too much fun to drive, the embodiment of "driving a slow car, fast." see full Mazda Protege review
2003 4dr Sedan 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
Great fuel efficiency but still retains a lot of pep and zip. see full Mazda Protege review
2003 4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
Not too bad, the roof rack hurts it a bit. gets a solid 22-25 driving 70-75 on highway. Does get 30mpg at 60 mph, but that speed will get you killed on California interstates. see full Mazda Protege review
2003 4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
ave 30 mpg+ see full Mazda Protege review
2002 4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
I average right around 30mpg with mixed driving, a little highway-biased. I've been satisfied with the overall gas mileage. see full Mazda Protege review
2002 4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
30+ mpg highway. 28 city. Not too shabby. see full Mazda Protege review
Mazda Protege Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2003 4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
Suburban fuel economy is acceptable, at nearly 30 mpg. But on the highway, with the engine spinning well over 3,000 rpm, fuel economy also struggles to crack 30. Many much larger, much more powerful cars achieve better highway fuel economy. Some owners have fitted the fifth gear from the related transmission in the Mazda6 to get more of an overdrive. see full Mazda Protege review
2003 4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
4-speed shiftable automatic FWD
not good for a small 4 cyl. i have had better economy on the same roads with bigger and simmilar cars see full Mazda Protege review
2003 4dr Wagon 130-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
Gets below avaerage mileage for a car this size/ engine/ trans. see full Mazda Protege review
2001 4dr Sedan 103-horsepower 1.6L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
It was significantly lower than Toyota or Honda at the time. see full Mazda Protege review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Acura TSX

Acura TSX Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2012 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
Average 28mpg over the past 6000 miles of mixed driving. Hit 36 mpg in about 200 highways miles this weekend. see full Acura TSX review
2012 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
Besides price, this was my primary reason for choosing the TSX over the TL. I don't have a lead foot but average about 25-27 mpg overall. On the freeway I'm easily over 30mpg and can run 500 miles on a tank of gas. see full Acura TSX review
2010 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
Surprisingly good fuel economy. Averaging around 27 mpg even with mixed driving conditions and a lead foot more often than not. Beats the EPA estimates easily especially in highway driving where 32+ MPG is possible. see full Acura TSX review
2010 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed manual FWD
Honda Accord equivalent and a lot more fun to drive. see full Acura TSX review
2010 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed manual FWD
With 100% highway miles, expect about 30 mpg. I have averaged about 24-25 mpg over 5 tanks in about 50/50 city/highway. see full Acura TSX review
2009 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed manual FWD
Wonderful...............better than manufacturer quoted. see full Acura TSX review
2009 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
Average fuel economy has been around 28mpg in the city and up to 37mpg on the high, according to the trip computer. see full Acura TSX review
2009 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
32 mpg highway consistantly see full Acura TSX review
2009 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
Better milage than my VW Golf 1.8! Golf is a smaller car, less powerful (great ride though!). Fuel economy with the TSX almost certainly better...given the highway miles I put on. see full Acura TSX review
2007 4dr Sedan 205-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
While easy driving, the car runs at very low REVs. see full Acura TSX review
Acura TSX Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2011 4dr Wagon 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
Fuel economy for mixed city and highway is not very good for my driving style: between 20 and 23 mpg. I don't drive with the pedal down! see full Acura TSX review
2004 4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed manual FWD
the fact you "should" use premium gas makes it expensive to run as a 4 cylinder car see full Acura TSX review
2004 4dr Sedan 200-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed manual FWD
With my admittedly brick-like right foot, I'm lucky to get 24 MPG in mixed driving, which isn't stellar for a 6MT four-cylinder. (With California premium gas, no less.) see full Acura TSX review