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Nissan Z vs. Saturn L-Series MPG

Chart is based on 143 fuel economy reports for the Nissan Z and 38 fuel economy reports for the Saturn L-Series.

Nissan Z MPG

Nissan Z Nissan Z 2013 22.8 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2012 20.2 MPG Highway Percentage 57 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2011 19.4 MPG Highway Percentage 33 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2011 24.4 MPG Highway Percentage 70 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2010 20.0 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2010 21.0 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2010 21.7 MPG Highway Percentage 38 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2009 23.9 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2009 24.9 MPG Highway Percentage 59 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2009 16.9 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2008 21.0 MPG Highway Percentage 48 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2007 22.1 MPG Highway Percentage 59 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2007 14.1 MPG Highway Percentage 10 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2007 19.0 MPG Highway Percentage 40 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2006.5 21.0 MPG Highway Percentage 30 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2006 21.2 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2006 18.0 MPG Highway Percentage 5 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2006 21.9 MPG Highway Percentage 24 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2006 22.0 MPG Highway Percentage 35 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2006 25.2 MPG Highway Percentage 88 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2005 25.7 MPG Highway Percentage 78 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2005 21.4 MPG Highway Percentage 26 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2005 17.6 MPG Highway Percentage 16 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2005 20.9 MPG Highway Percentage 46 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2005 17.8 MPG Highway Percentage 35 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2004 22.1 MPG Highway Percentage 51 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2004 20.5 MPG Highway Percentage 13 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2004 22.7 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2004 23.8 MPG Highway Percentage 84 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2003 21.9 MPG Highway Percentage 30 percent Nissan Z Nissan Z 2003 21.3 MPG Highway Percentage 34 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
2013 2dr Hatch 332-horsepower 3.7L V6
6-speed manual RWD
flat light light 0 10 40 50 70 22.8  
2012 2dr Hatch 332-horsepower 3.7L V6
6-speed manual RWD
flat med hvy 2 15 27 57 73 20.2  
2011 2dr Hatch 332-horsepower 3.7L V6
7-speed shiftable automatic RWD
flat med light 3 25 40 33 75 19.4  
2011 2dr Hatch 332-horsepower 3.7L V6
6-speed manual RWD
flat med light 0 3 27 70 67 24.4  
2010 2dr Hatch 332-horsepower 3.7L V6
6-speed manual RWD
flat med light 0 50 0 50 80 20.0  
2010 2dr Convertible 332-horsepower 3.7L V6
7-speed shiftable automatic RWD
hills med light 0 0 50 50 80 21.0  
2010 2dr Convertible 332-horsepower 3.7L V6
6-speed manual RWD
flat med light 24 13 24 38 60 21.7  
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2009 2dr Hatch 350-horsepower 3.7L V6
6-speed manual RWD
hills med none 0 0 50 50 75 23.9  
2009 2dr Hatch 332-horsepower 3.7L V6
7-speed shiftable automatic RWD
flat med light 6 4 31 59 62 24.9  
2009 2dr Hatch 332-horsepower 3.7L V6
6-speed manual RWD
flat med light 21 20 10 50 70 16.9  
2008 2dr Hatch 306-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD
flat med light 5 4 43 48 71 21.0  
2007 2dr Hatch 306-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD
flat med light 6 8 28 59 84 22.1  
2007 2dr Hatch 306-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD
hills med hvy 35 35 20 10 65 14.1  
2007 2dr Convertible 306-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD
hills med light 20 10 30 40 63 19.0  
2006.5 2dr Hatch 306-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD
flat med none 10 10 50 30 60 21.0  
2006 2dr Hatch 300-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD
flat med light 8 19 23 50 78 21.2  
2006 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD
flat med hvy 10 70 15 5 75 18.0  
2006 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD
flat med light 9 21 47 24 66 21.9  
2006 2dr Convertible 300-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD
flat med none 5 20 40 35 60 22.0  
2006 2dr Convertible 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD
flat med none 12 0 0 88 75 25.2  
2005 2dr Hatch 300-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD
hills med light 12 3 8 78 65 25.7  
2005 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD
flat med light 22 34 19 26 75 21.4  
2005 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD
flat med light 11 61 13 16 60 17.6  
2005 2dr Convertible 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD
flat med hvy 12 27 16 46 78 20.9  
2005 2dr Convertible 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD
flat light light 0 0 65 35 65 17.8  
2004 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD
flat med hvy 15 14 19 51 67 22.1  
2004 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD
flat light light 4 4 79 13 66 20.5  
2004 2dr Convertible 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD
flat med light 23 11 11 55 67 22.7  
2004 2dr Convertible 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD
flat med light 1 16 0 84 68 23.8  
2003 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD
flat med light 6 26 37 30 67 21.9  
2003 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD
flat med light 3 36 26 34 70 21.3  

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Saturn L-Series MPG

Saturn L-Series Saturn L-Series 2003 27.1 MPG Highway Percentage 61 percent Saturn L-Series Saturn L-Series 2003 26.5 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent Saturn L-Series Saturn L-Series 2003 30.4 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Saturn L-Series Saturn L-Series 2002 26.2 MPG Highway Percentage 100 percent Saturn L-Series Saturn L-Series 2002 23.5 MPG Highway Percentage 29 percent Saturn L-Series Saturn L-Series 2002 26.5 MPG Highway Percentage 61 percent Saturn L-Series Saturn L-Series 2001 24.8 MPG Highway Percentage 63 percent Saturn L-Series Saturn L-Series 2001 23.0 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Saturn L-Series Saturn L-Series 2001 30.0 MPG Highway Percentage 50 percent Saturn L-Series Saturn L-Series 2001 30.1 MPG Highway Percentage 30 percent Saturn L-Series Saturn L-Series 2000 25.6 MPG Highway Percentage 41 percent Saturn L-Series Saturn L-Series 2000 27.0 MPG Highway Percentage 30 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 Sedan 182-horsepower 3.0L V6
4-speed automatic FWD
flat med light 3 25 11 61 71 27.1  
2003 4dr Sedan 135-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med light 5 5 30 60 75 26.5  
2003 4dr Sedan 135-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
hills med light 10 30 10 50 70 30.4  
2002 4dr Wagon 182-horsepower 3.0L V6
4-speed automatic FWD
flat light none 0 0 0 100 75 26.2  
2002 4dr Sedan 182-horsepower 3.0L V6
4-speed automatic FWD
flat med none 19 25 27 29 60 23.5  
2002 4dr Sedan 135-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat med light 11 13 15 61 69 26.5  
2001 4dr Wagon 182-horsepower 3.0L V6
4-speed automatic FWD
flat med light 13 10 15 63 65 24.8  
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2001 4dr Sedan 182-horsepower 3.0L V6
4-speed automatic FWD
flat lead none 5 20 25 50 85 23.0  
2001 4dr Sedan 135-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat light none 0 35 15 50 70 30.0  
2001 4dr Sedan 135-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat light none 5 0 65 30 60 30.1  
2000 4dr Sedan 182-horsepower 3.0L V6
4-speed automatic FWD
flat med light 6 24 28 41 71 25.6  
2000 4dr Sedan 137-horsepower 2.2L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat light none 30 0 40 30 100 27.0  

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Nissan Z vs. Saturn L-Series MPG

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Nissan Z

Nissan Z Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2011 2dr Hatch 332-horsepower 3.7L V6
7-speed shiftable automatic RWD
I recommend changing your oil as soon as you get the car with basic 5w30 oil. Then @ 1200 miles use the nissan ester oil. @ 5000 miles switch again to a premium synthetic. Redline, Royal purple & amsoil. Engine will run supersmooth with 23mpg avg. see full Nissan Z review
2011 2dr Hatch 332-horsepower 3.7L V6
6-speed manual RWD
Reasonable fuel economy considering the 332 hp and 270 ft lbs of torque available. see full Nissan Z review
2007 2dr Hatch 306-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD
If I shift between 2k to 2.5k, I get about 22mpg city and 27 mpg hwy. If I shift at 4.5k rpm (which I mostly do) I get about 16 mpg city and 20 mpg hwy. see full Nissan Z review
2007 2dr Convertible 306-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD
Very Good and exactly as projected with pump fuel 93. Higher octane race fuel affords better mileage ,as with any vehicle proper maintenence ensuring air filters are clean . I change my oil every 3-5 000 miles and I love this car see full Nissan Z review
2007 2dr Hatch 306-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD
Good gas mileage for a car with over 300 hp. see full Nissan Z review
2003 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD
A lot better than the previous Jeep I owned. It is average in the car market today though. see full Nissan Z review
2003 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD
better than average comparing to vehicles in the same class see full Nissan Z review
Nissan Z Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2011 2dr Hatch 332-horsepower 3.7L V6
7-speed shiftable automatic RWD
Withoout high quality (pricey) synthetic? Good look getting anything over 20mpg. see full Nissan Z review
2007 2dr Hatch 306-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD
terrible fuel economy for urban owners see full Nissan Z review
2007 2dr Hatch 306-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD
It was worse than my 303 hp 5.3L V8 Grand Prix, and though it was faster off the line (by about .3 seconds), the Grand Prix GXP was much faster in highway gears. So better MPG and more juice at highway speeds made the GP a better choice for me. see full Nissan Z review
2007 2dr Hatch 306-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD
If you drive it hard, you get 17mpg. see full Nissan Z review
2005 2dr Hatch 300-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD
Only drinks premium grade and you can almost see the fuel gauge sinking. see full Nissan Z review
2004 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD
it is a sports car see full Nissan Z review
2004 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD
This car's fuel economy shows how much the world has moved forward with regards to fuel management. My commute is pretty much 50/50 city/highway, and I get 19-22 MPG on average depending on weather and A/C usage. My best tanks were in the 26-27 MPG range on those long trips to NY/FL. For reference, a 335i makes more power and probably averages about 22-24 MPG in mixed driving and can get over 30 MPG no problem on the highway. When you drive ~25000 miles a year that definitely adds up. see full Nissan Z review
2004 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD
You have to drive like a grandma to get the estimated gas mileages. more realistically you are looking at 15-19mpg average, totally dependant upon how you drive. see full Nissan Z review
2003 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
5-speed shiftable automatic RWD
You might not care about fuel economy in a sports car, but as my daily driver I spend about $200/mo in gas. see full Nissan Z review
2003 2dr Hatch 287-horsepower 3.5L V6
6-speed manual RWD
it can get low when driven the way its meant to be driven (under 20) but if your just cruising it can get about 27-28 see full Nissan Z review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Saturn L-Series

Saturn L-Series Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2003 4dr Sedan 182-horsepower 3.0L V6
4-speed automatic FWD
I am getting 22mpg around town when it is not winter and about 20mpg in winter, on the highway 26-27mpg @70mph, loaded for trips. see full Saturn L-Series review
2002 4dr Wagon 182-horsepower 3.0L V6
4-speed automatic FWD
I get at least 20 MPG, no matter what. see full Saturn L-Series review
2000 4dr Sedan 137-horsepower 2.2L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
Respectable: 22-24 MPG around town; 25-28 MPG mixed; 30-33 MPG hwy and long distance. see full Saturn L-Series review
Saturn L-Series Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2003 4dr Sedan 182-horsepower 3.0L V6
4-speed automatic FWD
Average 25 miles per gallon seems quite low for this size car, even if it has a six cylinder engine. see full Saturn L-Series review
2000 4dr Sedan 182-horsepower 3.0L V6
4-speed automatic FWD
It...sucks. For a 190hp v6 I expected 23 or more. I get as low as 17 in the winter, and I max out at 25 at any time in the year all highway. With new plugs I am getting 21-22 around the suburbs, compared to 18/19 earlier. see full Saturn L-Series review
2000 4dr Wagon 182-horsepower 3.0L V6
4-speed automatic FWD
It is way too much fun to drive this car fast, and it will use a lot of fuel if you have a lead foot. Save the high revs for special occasions, and highway mileage can be close to 30 mpg. see full Saturn L-Series review