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Pontiac Vibe vs. Acura RSX MPG

Chart is based on 454 fuel economy reports for the Pontiac Vibe and 89 fuel economy reports for the Acura RSX.

Pontiac Vibe MPG

Pontiac Vibe Pontiac Vibe 2010 26.6 MPG Highway Percentage 17 percent Pontiac Vibe Pontiac Vibe 2009 26.8 MPG Highway Percentage 31 percent Pontiac Vibe Pontiac Vibe 2009 25.0 MPG Highway Percentage 29 percent Pontiac Vibe Pontiac Vibe 2009 25.9 MPG Highway Percentage 74 percent Pontiac Vibe Pontiac Vibe 2009 33.6 MPG Highway Percentage 58 percent Pontiac Vibe Pontiac Vibe 2009 33.9 MPG Highway Percentage 70 percent Pontiac Vibe Pontiac Vibe 2008 36.1 MPG Highway Percentage 5 percent Pontiac Vibe Pontiac Vibe 2008 29.7 MPG Highway Percentage 62 percent Pontiac Vibe Pontiac Vibe 2007 32.7 MPG Highway Percentage 42 percent Pontiac Vibe Pontiac Vibe 2007 32.3 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Pontiac Vibe Pontiac Vibe 2006 31.2 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent Pontiac Vibe Pontiac Vibe 2006 32.1 MPG Highway Percentage 66 percent Pontiac Vibe Pontiac Vibe 2006 30.6 MPG Highway Percentage 46 percent Pontiac Vibe Pontiac Vibe 2005 30.3 MPG Highway Percentage 48 percent Pontiac Vibe Pontiac Vibe 2005 32.1 MPG Highway Percentage 51 percent Pontiac Vibe Pontiac Vibe 2005 28.6 MPG Highway Percentage 69 percent Pontiac Vibe Pontiac Vibe 2004 29.2 MPG Highway Percentage 66 percent Pontiac Vibe Pontiac Vibe 2004 31.8 MPG Highway Percentage 49 percent Pontiac Vibe Pontiac Vibe 2004 33.7 MPG Highway Percentage 53 percent Pontiac Vibe Pontiac Vibe 2004 23.7 MPG Highway Percentage 80 percent Pontiac Vibe Pontiac Vibe 2003 26.8 MPG Highway Percentage 36 percent Pontiac Vibe Pontiac Vibe 2003 33.6 MPG Highway Percentage 44 percent Pontiac Vibe Pontiac Vibe 2003 28.9 MPG Highway Percentage 35 percent Pontiac Vibe Pontiac Vibe 2003 25.0 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
2010 4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat med light 2 72 9 17 65 26.6  
2009 4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD		 flat med none 3 15 51 31 73 26.8  
2009 4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med none 4 7 57 29 62 25.0  
2009 4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic AWD		 flat lead none 3 2 22 74 68 25.9  
2009 4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat light none 3 15 23 58 65 33.6  
2009 4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat light light 1 16 13 70 69 33.9  
2008 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat v.lt none 0 5 90 5 55 36.1  
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2008 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat light none 8 8 22 62 94 29.7  
2007 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 hills med light 15 26 17 42 85 32.7  
2007 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat med none 9 15 26 50 77 32.3  
2006 4dr Hatch 164-horsepower 1.8L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 flat med hvy 10 10 20 60 80 31.2  
2006 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med none 3 6 25 66 77 32.1  
2006 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat med light 7 25 22 46 70 30.6  
2005 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med none 8 18 26 48 50 30.3  
2005 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat light light 12 13 23 51 64 32.1  
2005 4dr Hatch 118-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic AWD		 hills light none 4 21 6 69 97 28.6  
2004 4dr Hatch 180-horsepower 1.8L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 flat med light 9 13 13 66 60 29.2  
2004 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat med light 8 20 24 49 95 31.8  
2004 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 flat light hvy 1 28 18 53 61 33.7  
2004 4dr Hatch 123-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic AWD		 hills light light 0 13 8 80 60 23.7  
2003 4dr Hatch 180-horsepower 1.8L I4
6-speed manual FWD		 flat lead none 2 27 35 36 76 26.8  
2003 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 flat light light 2 8 47 44 64 33.6  
2003 4dr Hatch 130-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 hills med light 10 33 23 35 69 28.9  
2003 4dr Hatch 123-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic AWD		 flat med light 0 25 25 50 70 25.0  

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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 Vibe vs. Acura RSX MPG

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

Pontiac Vibe Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2009 4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 I have gotten as low as 28 mpg and as high as 36 mpg. I like the fact that it is doing this well without being a hybrid. see full Pontiac Vibe review
2009 4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 After driving larger cars & service trucks, I actually was looking forward to driving a smaller car again. see full Pontiac Vibe review
2009 4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 For its size (2.4 l) the fuel economy is good see full Pontiac Vibe review
2009 4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 Very good fuel economy Kept mileage since new - averaging 30mpg over 17,000 miles see full Pontiac Vibe review
2009 4dr Hatch 132-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 Excellent fuel economy see full Pontiac Vibe review
2009 4dr Hatch 158-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 considering weight 3075lb-its quiet and rides nice my 26 overall with the performance engine is the perfect middle for me. see full Pontiac Vibe review
2008 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 I continually average 32-35mpg with the Vibe. I don't think I would get that with the Patriot. see full Pontiac Vibe review
2008 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 26 town 32 highway see full Pontiac Vibe review
2007 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 It is excellent on gas see full Pontiac Vibe review
2007 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 am actually getting better mileage than the EPA estimates....highway driving at 72 mph = 36 mpg.....at 60 mph mileage increases to 42 mpg see full Pontiac Vibe review
Pontiac Vibe Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2008 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
4-speed automatic FWD		 Mediocre fuel economy. Average 8.5L/100KM (27MPG) with range over 5 years from 6.5L (36MPG) to 9.5L (24MPG). Not bad compared to SUV but not as good as hoped. see full Pontiac Vibe review
2006 4dr Hatch 126-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed manual FWD		 . see full Pontiac Vibe review
 

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