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Pontiac Sunfire vs. BMW Z3 MPG

Chart is based on 3 fuel economy reports for the Pontiac Sunfire and 9 fuel economy reports for the BMW Z3.

Pontiac Sunfire MPG

Pontiac Sunfire Pontiac Sunfire 2005 28.1 MPG Highway Percentage 68 percent Pontiac Sunfire Pontiac Sunfire 2001 29.9 MPG Highway Percentage 75 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
2005 2dr Coupe 140-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat med hvy 10 10 13 68 73 28.1  
2001 2dr Coupe 115-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic
flat med none 5 10 10 75 80 29.9  

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BMW Z3 MPG

BMW Z3 BMW Z3 2001 24.0 MPG Highway Percentage 10 percent BMW Z3 BMW Z3 2001 24.3 MPG Highway Percentage 83 percent BMW Z3 BMW Z3 2000 19.0 MPG Highway Percentage 13 percent BMW Z3 BMW Z3 2000 23.0 MPG Highway Percentage 47 percent BMW Z3 BMW Z3 2000 24.3 MPG Highway Percentage 65 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
2001 2dr Hatch 225-horsepower 3.0L I6
5-speed manual RWD
flat med none 0 10 80 10 60 24.0  
2001 2dr Convertible 225-horsepower 3.0L I6
5-speed manual RWD
flat lead none 8 0 8 83 60 24.3  
2000 2dr Convertible 240-horsepower 3.2L I6
5-speed manual RWD
flat light none 48 5 35 13 70 19.0  
2000 2dr Convertible 193-horsepower 2.8L I6
4-speed automatic RWD
flat med light 0 3 50 47 60 23.0  
2000 2dr Convertible 170-horsepower 2.5L I6
5-speed manual RWD
flat med none 6 9 20 65 69 24.3  

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Pontiac Sunfire vs. BMW Z3 MPG

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

Pontiac Sunfire Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2000 2dr Coupe 150-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD
For the 2.4 150hp liter engine, it gets decent highway mpg. Rated at 30 mpg, I typically got around 26-28 in mountainous driving. see full Pontiac Sunfire review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the BMW Z3

BMW Z3 Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2000 2dr Convertible 193-horsepower 2.8L I6
4-speed automatic RWD
I guess I could by a newer Z4 with much better mileage but it is not the preformance car the Z3 is. see full BMW Z3 review