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Acura RSX vs. Pontiac G5 MPG

Chart is based on 89 fuel economy reports for the Acura RSX and 89 fuel economy reports for the Pontiac G5.

Acura RSX MPG

Acura RSX Acura RSX 2006 23.2 MPG Highway Percentage 36 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2005 28.1 MPG Highway Percentage 61 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2005 29.8 MPG Highway Percentage 92 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2005 29.6 MPG Highway Percentage 63 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2004 33.0 MPG Highway Percentage 20 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2004 27.5 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2004 29.4 MPG Highway Percentage 20 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2003 30.1 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2003 31.5 MPG Highway Percentage 63 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2003 32.7 MPG Highway Percentage 56 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2002 29.0 MPG Highway Percentage 59 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2002 22.3 MPG Highway Percentage 13 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2002 28.8 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
2006 2dr Hatch 201-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD
flat med none 1 54 9 36 72 23.2  
2005 2dr Hatch 210-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD
flat med light 4 20 15 61 71 28.1  
2005 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med hvy 1 1 6 92 71 29.8  
2005 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med light 9 16 12 63 70 29.6  
2004 2dr Hatch 200-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD
flat light light 20 30 30 20 65 33.0  
2004 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
hills med light 5 18 18 60 68 27.5  
2004 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat v.lt light 30 10 40 20 100 29.4  
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2003 2dr Hatch 200-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD
hills light light 2 39 4 55 80 30.1  
2003 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med light 4 8 26 63 63 31.5  
2003 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat light none 3 18 23 56 67 32.7  
2002 2dr Hatch 200-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD
flat light light 6 18 17 59 71 29.0  
2002 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med none 0 31 56 13 100 22.3  
2002 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
hills lead light 7 17 17 59 75 28.8  

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Pontiac G5 MPG

Pontiac G5 Pontiac G5 2009 33.5 MPG Highway Percentage 32 percent Pontiac G5 Pontiac G5 2009 32.0 MPG Highway Percentage 70 percent Pontiac G5 Pontiac G5 2008 25.9 MPG Highway Percentage 37 percent Pontiac G5 Pontiac G5 2008 27.1 MPG Highway Percentage 75 percent Pontiac G5 Pontiac G5 2008 28.4 MPG Highway Percentage 68 percent Pontiac G5 Pontiac G5 2008 24.8 MPG Highway Percentage 67 percent Pontiac G5 Pontiac G5 2007 29.7 MPG Highway Percentage 53 percent Pontiac G5 Pontiac G5 2007 25.9 MPG Highway Percentage 61 percent Pontiac G5 Pontiac G5 2007 28.9 MPG Highway Percentage 28 percent Pontiac G5 Pontiac G5 2007 29.4 MPG Highway Percentage 70 percent Pontiac G5 Pontiac G5 2006 24.4 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
2009 2dr Coupe 155-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat light none 5 52 12 32 63 33.5  
2009 2dr Coupe 155-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat light none 0 30 0 70 60 32.0  
2008 2dr Coupe 171-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med light 2 54 7 37 96 25.9  
2008 2dr Coupe 171-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat light none 7 18 0 75 75 27.1  
2008 2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD
hills med light 6 16 12 68 90 28.4  
2008 2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat med none 6 26 1 67 111 24.8  
2007 2dr Coupe 173-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat lead none 4 20 23 53 75 29.7  
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2007 2dr Coupe 173-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
hills med none 6 12 20 61 74 25.9  
2007 2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med none 5 50 18 28 98 28.9  
2007 2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat light none 0 0 30 70 70 29.4  
2006 2dr Coupe 145-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med light 2 2 47 50 115 24.4  

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Acura RSX vs. Pontiac G5 MPG

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

Acura RSX Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2006 2dr Hatch 201-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD
Not amazing, but pretty good for the level of performance. see full Acura RSX review
2005 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
Averaging 32 MPG in mixed driving (60% highway, 40% suburbs). see full Acura RSX review
2005 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
If I stay below 68mph I can get 350 miles from 10 gallons of gas. 400 from 12 gallons. City driving 26mpg and I drive very fast. see full Acura RSX review
2005 2dr Hatch 210-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD
30+ mi/gal with the above performance. Unheard of. see full Acura RSX review
2003 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
33 mpg in summer, 31 mpg in winter see full Acura RSX review
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. see full Acura RSX review
2002 2dr Hatch 200-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD
34 on the highway. see full Acura RSX review
2002 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
Average 30 to 33 miles per gallon since new see full Acura RSX review
Acura RSX Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2002 2dr Hatch 200-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD
Around town MPG is unimpressive (around 24) given the extreme lack of torque. The engine is especially gutless below 3000 rpm. I do get 30mpg+ on the highway, though. see full Acura RSX review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Pontiac G5

Pontiac G5 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2009 2dr Coupe 155-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD
best for non-hybrid gasoline see full Pontiac G5 review
2008 2dr Coupe 171-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD
For a performance model very well average 22-23 mpg city see full Pontiac G5 review
2008 2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD
24/33 for the manual transmission are pretty good fuel economy numbers. I beat the highway numbers on a long trip by a few points if I keep it at 65 mph (a/c on). see full Pontiac G5 review
2008 2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD
once broken in and done properlly, and driven with the engine in its proper spot for efficiency in its powerband, its a great fuel efficient car that has tons of power to surprise! see full Pontiac G5 review
2008 2dr Coupe 171-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD
The Ecotech engine is one of the most economical on the road today. see full Pontiac G5 review
2008 2dr Coupe 171-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD
I drove fast, all the time, and still averaged 28mpg. see full Pontiac G5 review
2007 2dr Coupe 173-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD
my G5 is great on gas i put 93 in it and i get 28.6 mpg all city no highway. you cant ask for anything better. the power this car has and great gas miles its the best of both worlds. see full Pontiac G5 review
2007 2dr Coupe 148-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD
Very good economy even when driving it hard. see full Pontiac G5 review
2007 2dr Coupe 173-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD
The G5 blends the mileage and power that I was looking for in a car that would do primary duty for commuting to work and back. Was looking to get 30-33 mpg. see full Pontiac G5 review