BMW Z4 vs. Chrysler PT Cruiser MPG

Chart is based on 87 fuel economy reports for the BMW Z4 and 116 fuel economy reports for the Chrysler PT Cruiser.

BMW Z4 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
2011	2dr Hardtop conv. turbocharged 335hp 3.0L I6 7-speed automated manual RWD	hills	med	light	0	20	35	45	70	22.8
2010	2dr Hardtop conv. turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 7-speed automated manual RWD	flat	med	light	5	15	60	20	80	24.0
2010	2dr Hardtop conv. turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD	flat	lead	light	3	0	20	77	72	24.7
2009	2dr Hardtop conv. turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 7-speed automated manual RWD	hills	med	hvy	10	5	67	19	120	19.6
2009	2dr Hardtop conv. 255-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	med	hvy	9	9	27	55	70	26.5
2008	2dr Hatch 330-horsepower 3.2L I6 6-speed manual RWD	flat	light	light	0	0	0	100	73	27.4
2008	2dr Convertible 255-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	light	none	0	10	10	80	100	24.2
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2008	2dr Convertible 215-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	med	hvy	17	3	6	75	75	29.8
2007	2dr Hatch 330-horsepower 3.2L I6 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	none	8	22	28	42	65	20.0
2007	2dr Hatch 255-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	lead	light	8	15	8	69	68	26.6
2007	2dr Hatch 255-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	light	12	16	25	47	72	26.7
2007	2dr Convertible 330-horsepower 3.2L I6 6-speed manual RWD	flat	lead	none	50	17	7	27	75	18.0
2007	2dr Convertible 255-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	light	7	22	47	25	60	25.7
2007	2dr Convertible 215-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	light	hvy	1	4	25	70	70	30.6
2006	2dr Hatch 255-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	light	none	0	15	60	25	70	28.2
2006	2dr Hatch 255-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	light	10	10	30	50	65	26.7
2006	2dr Convertible 330-horsepower 3.2L I6 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	none	8	46	25	20	78	17.7
2006	2dr Convertible 255-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	med	hvy	0	0	45	55	60	27.0
2006	2dr Convertible 255-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	light	2	28	38	32	70	25.2
2006	2dr Convertible 215-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	light	7	13	25	55	74	27.4
2005	2dr Convertible 225-horsepower 3.0L I6 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	hills	med	light	1	1	23	75	65	28.1
2005	2dr Convertible 184-horsepower 2.5L I6 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	lead	hvy	15	25	18	43	60	21.4
2005	2dr Convertible 184-horsepower 2.5L I6 5-speed manual RWD	hills	light	none	10	40	30	20	65	23.0
2004	2dr Convertible 225-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	none	4	20	55	21	67	26.8
2004	2dr Convertible 184-horsepower 2.5L I6 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	med	hvy	0	0	33	67	70	27.0
2004	2dr Convertible 184-horsepower 2.5L I6 5-speed manual RWD	flat	light	none	0	10	80	10	65	29.1
2003	2dr Convertible 225-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD	flat	med	light	8	8	30	53	70	27.2
2003	2dr Convertible 225-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed automated manual RWD	flat	light	light	10	20	50	20	60	26.8
2003	2dr Convertible 225-horsepower 3.0L I6 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	med	light	20	20	20	40	60	25.6
2003	2dr Convertible 184-horsepower 2.5L I6 6-speed automated manual RWD	flat	light	light	8	5	20	68	70	34.4
2003	2dr Convertible 184-horsepower 2.5L I6 5-speed manual RWD	flat	med	none	2	7	31	60	77	26.1

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Chrysler PT Cruiser 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 Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	10	40	20	30	55	27.0
2009	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	9	4	8	80	64	23.5
2008	4dr Wagon turbocharged 180hp 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	hvy	0	20	70	10	60	18.8
2008	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	9	31	22	39	72	22.6
2008	2dr Convertible turbocharged 180hp 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	v.lt	light	6	10	18	66	68	22.4
2007	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	med	none	1	4	50	45	65	23.1
2007	2dr Convertible 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	0	0	95	5	65	18.1
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2006	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	1	11	5	83	70	26.4
2006	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	3	35	23	39	64	19.9
2006	2dr Convertible 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	hvy	0	20	75	5	60	25.1
2006	2dr Convertible 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	5	45	0	50	70	21.0
2005	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	3	3	25	70	63	26.5
2005	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	7	11	30	52	60	24.4
2005	2dr Convertible turbocharged 230hp 2.4L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	light	1	6	26	68	64	24.6
2004	4dr Wagon turbocharged 220hp 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	5	5	30	60	120	27.0
2004	4dr Wagon turbocharged 220hp 2.4L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	light	light	7	20	26	48	93	23.2
2004	4dr Wagon turbocharged 119hp 2.1L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	33	33	0	34	130	29.8
2004	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	10	50	30	10	60	21.7
2004	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	none	5	10	48	38	67	23.3
2003	4dr Wagon turbocharged 215hp 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	4	21	18	57	79	23.9
2003	4dr Wagon turbocharged 215hp 2.4L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	hvy	17	28	44	11	65	25.0
2003	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	light	none	3	10	15	73	105	20.6
2003	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	5	11	33	50	61	23.1
2002	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	9	10	14	68	70	22.6
2001	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	hills	light	light	14	11	15	60	63	21.3

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BMW Z4 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2007	2dr Hatch 255-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD	it gets better fuel economy than the M coupe, but still out performs the 2.5i and 3.0i models. see full BMW Z4 review
2007	2dr Convertible 215-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD	Fuel economy is great. Getting 30 to 33 mpg on trips on 2 lane rural highways at 65 to 70 mph. see full BMW Z4 review
2006	2dr Convertible 215-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD	Around town I get about 23 mpg but on the open highway, get 30 to 32 mpg which is huge since the Z only uses premium grade gas. see full BMW Z4 review
2004	2dr Convertible 225-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD	Average 26-27mpg combined city/highway in daily commuter driving (no expressway)...even with some spirited driving. see full BMW Z4 review

BMW Z4 Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2007	2dr Hatch 330-horsepower 3.2L I6 6-speed manual RWD	City driving only about 17 MPG; highway driving 21 MPG see full BMW Z4 review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Chrysler PT Cruiser

Chrysler PT Cruiser Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2008	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	For a car that weights over 3100 lbs and has this much room inside, the 22-24 mpg is not bad. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2006	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	Very good. My personal commuter. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2004	4dr Wagon turbocharged 220hp 2.4L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Good compromize between performance and fuel economy, with most cars the gas milage is proportional to the right foot. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2002	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	the cruiser only sips never guzzles, i can go a week on a tank of gas. thankfully, prices are back to normal. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review

Chrysler PT Cruiser Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2009	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	For size of vehicle, fuel economy should be 40% better. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2008	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	For a 4 cyl engine it really show get a little better MPG. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2007	2dr Convertible turbocharged 180hp 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	It averages around 15 in town and no better than 20 highway. This is way behind the curve of other more modern small cars. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2006	2dr Convertible turbocharged 230hp 2.4L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	One would expect to get much better mileage from a car this size, however 17 city/23 highway is what I actually get. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2006	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	This thing had a 4 cylinder but sucked fuel like a big V-6 or larger. Is this the result of cinder-block like aerodynamics? see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2005	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	Manual transmission with standard 4 cylender engine averages 25 mpg. Power is just adequate. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2004	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD	Poorer than I expected, not much better than my Porsche! see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2003	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	Poor highway fuel economy, compared to Vibe. Poor city fuel economy, compared to Vibe. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2003	4dr Wagon turbocharged 215hp 2.4L I4 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	I have a 91 8 cylinder truck that gets better gas mileage see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review
2002	4dr Wagon 150-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	19 MPG on average is just pathetic for a four-cylinder. see full Chrysler PT Cruiser review