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Acura RSX vs. Lexus LS MPG

Chart is based on 89 fuel economy reports for the Acura RSX and 48 fuel economy reports for the Lexus LS.

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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Lexus LS MPG

Lexus LS Lexus LS 2010 20.5 MPG Highway Percentage 80 percent Lexus LS Lexus LS 2009 18.6 MPG Highway Percentage 43 percent Lexus LS Lexus LS 2008 20.0 MPG Highway Percentage 25 percent Lexus LS Lexus LS 2007 22.6 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Lexus LS Lexus LS 2006 24.4 MPG Highway Percentage 54 percent Lexus LS Lexus LS 2005 23.1 MPG Highway Percentage 63 percent Lexus LS Lexus LS 2004 20.2 MPG Highway Percentage 35 percent Lexus LS Lexus LS 2003 24.0 MPG Highway Percentage 0 percent Lexus LS Lexus LS 2002 20.6 MPG Highway Percentage 45 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 Sedan 357-horsepower 4.6L V8
8-speed shiftable automatic AWD
flat light hvy 0 20 0 80 65 20.5  
2009 4dr Sedan 380-horsepower 4.6L V8
8-speed shiftable automatic RWD
flat med hvy 22 22 13 43 103 18.6  
2008 4dr Sedan 380-horsepower 4.6L V8
8-speed shiftable automatic RWD
flat med light 37 16 22 25 60 20.0  
2007 4dr Sedan 380-horsepower 4.6L V8
8-speed shiftable automatic RWD
flat light light 9 19 18 55 69 22.6  
2006 4dr Sedan 278-horsepower 4.3L V8
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD
flat light light 2 15 28 54 67 24.4  
2005 4dr Sedan 290-horsepower 4.3L V8
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD
flat light light 6 10 21 63 73 23.1  
2004 4dr Sedan 290-horsepower 4.3L V8
6-speed shiftable automatic RWD
flat med light 6 33 26 35 66 20.2  
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2003 4dr Sedan 290-horsepower 4.3L V8
5-speed automatic RWD
flat v.lt hvy 0 100 0 0 0 24.0  
2002 4dr Sedan 290-horsepower 4.3L V8
5-speed automatic RWD
flat light light 7 7 41 45 57 20.6  

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Acura RSX vs. Lexus LS MPG

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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
 

TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the Lexus LS

Lexus LS Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearComment
Nearly everyone except Toyota has been transitioning to boosted engines for fuel efficiency at least as much as for performance. While boosted engines swill gas at least as well as their unboosted equivalents when hustled, in typical driving they are more efficient. With EPA ratings of 16 mpg city, 23 mpg highway, the LS 460 nearly matches the Jaguar XJ AWD (16/24), but falls well short of the Audi A8 3.0T (18/28) and BMW 740Li xDrive (19/28). In the real world, the Lexus's fuel economy lags the others, including the Jaguar, to an even greater degree. In our suburban driving the LS 460's trip computer often reported averages between 15 and 16, vs. low 20s in the Jaguar. A light foot could nudge the LS's average to 18, but the XJ's to 25. On the highway the LS 460's trip computer reported averages of 24.7 and 23.3. The XJ's reported just over 30. see full Lexus LS review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Lexus LS

Lexus LS Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2001 0 In United Kingdom (Imperial) gallons and miles, over the last 60,000 miles I have averaged 24.6mpg. In town it falls to about 15mpg and on a long run at 85mph (normal cruising speed on UK motorways despite 70mph limit) it returns 27.5mpg see full Lexus LS review