GMC Sierra 1500 vs. Mazda RX-8 MPG

Chart is based on 526 fuel economy reports for the GMC Sierra 1500 and 202 fuel economy reports for the Mazda RX-8.

GMC Sierra 1500 MPG

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
2021	4dr Crew Cab 6ft bed turbocharged 277hp 3.0L V6 Diesel 10-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	light	0	25	25	50	70	24.5
2018	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 420-horsepower 6.2L V8 8-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	light	0	5	15	80	70	22.0
2015	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 420-horsepower 6.2L V8 8-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	med	light	0	5	0	95	65	20.9
2015	2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed 355-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	med	none	8	38	0	55	118	18.7
2014	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 420-horsepower 6.2L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range	hills	med	none	0	0	25	75	75	18.9
2014	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 355-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	light	hvy	5	10	0	85	63	25.0
2011	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 403-horsepower 6.2L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	med	light	5	10	25	60	75	16.5
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2011	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	med	hvy	5	0	25	70	60	18.3
2011	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 302-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	hills	light	none	3	18	42	37	70	15.2
2010	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	light	10	35	15	40	71	15.8
2010	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 403-horsepower 6.2L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	med	light	0	25	25	50	60	18.5
2010	2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed 302-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	light	18	1	0	81	68	18.0
2009	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 367-horsepower 6.0L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	med	none	3	8	23	68	63	17.3
2009	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	hills	med	none	5	80	0	15	75	15.4
2009	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 367-horsepower 6.0L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	hvy	0	0	0	100	110	16.8
2009	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	light	8	28	17	47	65	17.9
2008	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	light	0	10	0	90	100	20.3
2008	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	hills	light	light	17	22	27	34	60	17.0
2008	4dr Extended Cab 5.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	hills	light	light	0	33	25	42	70	17.0
2008	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	none	9	0	27	64	60	17.9
2008	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 295-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	hills	lead	none	18	0	33	50	115	14.0
2008	2dr Regular Cab 8ft bed 295-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	light	0	0	10	90	65	22.0
2008	2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed 195-horsepower 4.3L V6 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	none	5	10	10	75	60	19.5
2007	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 367-horsepower 6.0L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	hills	light	light	0	10	10	80	60	14.1
2007	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	light	12	37	25	27	75	17.7
2007	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	med	light	5	0	53	43	70	14.1
2007	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 367-horsepower 6.0L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	light	5	30	7	59	70	18.1
2007	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 367-horsepower 6.0L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	med	none	23	3	0	74	75	16.5
2007	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	light	10	30	45	15	60	18.1
2007	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 315-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	none	4	10	9	77	66	18.4
2007	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 295-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	light	5	65	0	30	60	16.7
2006	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	none	30	20	20	30	100	14.7
2006	4dr Extended Cab 5.5ft bed 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	light	10	40	25	25	65	18.5
2006	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 345-horsepower 6.0L V8 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	med	none	5	20	50	25	65	15.3
2006	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 310-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	light	none	2	80	10	8	70	16.8
2005	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 310-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	light	7	11	13	69	62	16.0
2005	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	med	hvy	4	8	88	0	N/A	17.5
2005	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 285-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	light	0	0	0	100	110	17.4
2005	4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	hills	light	light	0	10	10	81	68	16.2
2005	2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed 285-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	hvy	0	2	18	80	65	19.5
2003	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 285-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	light	13	13	13	60	60	17.3
2003	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 285-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	hills	v.lt	none	0	20	10	70	100	12.5
2003	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 285-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	none	0	10	20	70	60	16.8
2001	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 285-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range	flat	med	none	0	40	0	60	70	14.9
2001	2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed 270-horsepower 4.8L V8 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	light	0	40	0	60	110	77.8

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Mazda RX-8 MPG

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
2010	4dr Coupe 232-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	light	1	22	22	55	74	17.1
2009	4dr Coupe 232-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	none	2	16	29	53	68	17.5
2008	4dr Coupe 232-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	light	3	16	15	67	72	20.9
2007	4dr Coupe 232-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	none	5	14	48	33	79	18.4
2007	4dr Coupe 212-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	med	light	15	24	10	51	78	22.5
2006	4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	none	9	10	13	67	66	19.1
2006	4dr Coupe 212-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	med	light	5	28	65	3	60	17.3
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2005	4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	light	6	16	18	60	77	18.6
2004	4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	light	7	25	24	44	77	17.5
2004	4dr Coupe 197-horsepower 1.3L R2 4-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	lead	light	42	12	23	23	70	17.3

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the GMC Sierra 1500

GMC Sierra 1500 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2004	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	Its great. see full GMC Sierra 1500 review

GMC Sierra 1500 Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2006	4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 295-horsepower 5.3L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	Fuel economy is a suggestion - the truck, like all trucks, gets mediocre fuel economy. see full GMC Sierra 1500 review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Mazda RX-8

Mazda RX-8 Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2009	4dr Coupe 232-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed manual RWD	One of the big downsides of the rotary is truly horrendous fuel economy. When the RX-8 first came out in the early 2000s, its mileage ratings of 16/22 city/highway mpg (stick shift) were just barely acceptable, but there days, with many crossovers hitting more than 30 mpg on the highway, those figures are truly atrocious, especially given respectable but certainly not neck-snapping power. Futhermore, it takes premium. If you're using the RX-8 as it commuter, fuel costs will add up quickly. In my predominantly around-town driving, I typically average between 16-17 mpg. My highest recorded average was 20 mpg on a highway trip at speeds around 75 mph. see full Mazda RX-8 review
2007	4dr Coupe 212-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	The EPA numbers are way low compared with my real-world experience. The window sticker showed 18/25 and I have never seen less than 23 with my 40/60 city/highway commute. I think Mazda should develop a lean-burn economy cruise mode for this car. see full Mazda RX-8 review
2006	4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed manual RWD	Lite bit to high consumption when I drive it in normal speed. On full woot its ok. see full Mazda RX-8 review
2005	4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed manual RWD	Worst fuel economy in its class. see full Mazda RX-8 review
2004	4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed manual RWD	Not that bad for what it is, but it seems to me that Mazda's Sky Active technology could help the city mileage. It just needs more R&D. see full Mazda RX-8 review
2004	4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed manual RWD	At 16 m.p.g. on premium grade these days it could be cheaper to take a taxi. see full Mazda RX-8 review
2004	4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed manual RWD	For a small engine displacement and a relatively light vehicle weight, the gas mileage is weak. I usualy get around 19mpg, and that does not realy matter if I am doing all city or all highway driving. I think the real problem is in the sixth gear it isnt much different than fifth gear so it does not provide good fuel economy. see full Mazda RX-8 review
2004	4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed manual RWD	For a car with a 1.9 liter engine I would have expected better than 16-19 MPG. Get your foot into it and the numbers fall drastically. Otherwise I loved that car. It just got too small with a newborn and a big dog. see full Mazda RX-8 review
2004	4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed manual RWD	I gets 20MPG no matter what I do. Running around 20. 1/2 highway 20. All the highway all day 25-26. I think that it could do better. see full Mazda RX-8 review
2004	4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2 6-speed manual RWD	16-18MPG city, 24MPG highway see full Mazda RX-8 review