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Acura RSX vs. Scion tC Fuel Economy (L/100km)

Chart is based on 89 fuel economy reports for the Acura RSX and 86 fuel economy reports for the Scion tC.

Acura RSX L/100km

Acura RSX Acura RSX 2006 10.5 MPG Highway Percentage 36 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2005 8.5 MPG Highway Percentage 61 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2005 8.0 MPG Highway Percentage 92 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2005 8.0 MPG Highway Percentage 63 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2004 7.1 MPG Highway Percentage 20 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2004 8.6 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2004 8.0 MPG Highway Percentage 20 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2003 8.2 MPG Highway Percentage 55 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2003 7.5 MPG Highway Percentage 63 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2003 7.4 MPG Highway Percentage 56 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2002 8.4 MPG Highway Percentage 59 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2002 11.0 MPG Highway Percentage 13 percent Acura RSX Acura RSX 2002 8.2 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 L/100km
2006 2dr Hatch 201-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD
flat med none 1 54 9 36 72 10.5  
2005 2dr Hatch 210-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD
flat med light 4 20 15 61 71 8.5  
2005 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med hvy 1 1 6 92 71 8.0  
2005 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med light 9 16 12 63 70 8.0  
2004 2dr Hatch 200-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD
flat light light 20 30 30 20 65 7.1  
2004 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
hills med light 5 18 18 60 68 8.6  
2004 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat v.lt light 30 10 40 20 100 8.0  
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2003 2dr Hatch 200-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD
hills light light 2 39 4 55 80 8.2  
2003 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med light 4 8 26 63 63 7.5  
2003 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat light none 3 18 23 56 67 7.4  
2002 2dr Hatch 200-horsepower 2.0L I4
6-speed manual FWD
flat light light 6 18 17 59 71 8.4  
2002 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat med none 0 31 56 13 100 11.0  
2002 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.0L I4
5-speed manual FWD
hills lead light 7 17 17 59 75 8.2  

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Scion tC L/100km

Scion tC Scion tC 2013 8.5 MPG Highway Percentage 78 percent Scion tC Scion tC 2012 8.6 MPG Highway Percentage 30 percent Scion tC Scion tC 2012 8.0 MPG Highway Percentage 60 percent Scion tC Scion tC 2011 7.3 MPG Highway Percentage 65 percent Scion tC Scion tC 2011 8.1 MPG Highway Percentage 84 percent Scion tC Scion tC 2010 10.0 MPG Highway Percentage 29 percent Scion tC Scion tC 2008 8.6 MPG Highway Percentage 56 percent Scion tC Scion tC 2008 10.7 MPG Highway Percentage 30 percent Scion tC Scion tC 2007 8.3 MPG Highway Percentage 66 percent Scion tC Scion tC 2007 8.6 MPG Highway Percentage 56 percent Scion tC Scion tC 2006 8.6 MPG Highway Percentage 67 percent Scion tC Scion tC 2006 8.8 MPG Highway Percentage 48 percent Scion tC Scion tC 2005 8.6 MPG Highway Percentage 63 percent Scion tC Scion tC 2005 9.2 MPG Highway Percentage 61 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 L/100km
2013 2dr Hatch 180-horsepower 2.5L I4
6-speed manual FWD
flat light light 0 3 20 78 55 8.5  
2012 2dr Hatch 180-horsepower 2.5L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
flat light none 20 20 30 30 70 8.6  
2012 2dr Hatch 180-horsepower 2.5L I4
6-speed manual FWD
flat light light 10 25 5 60 65 8.0  
2011 2dr Hatch 180-horsepower 2.5L I4
6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
hills med light 5 10 20 65 65 7.3  
2011 2dr Hatch 180-horsepower 2.5L I4
6-speed manual FWD
flat light light 1 5 11 84 61 8.1  
2010 2dr Hatch 161-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat light none 23 24 24 29 65 10.0  
2008 2dr Hatch 161-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med none 5 18 21 56 67 8.6  
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2008 2dr Hatch 161-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat med hvy 30 30 10 30 70 10.7  
2007 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med none 9 15 11 66 72 8.3  
2007 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat med light 7 15 23 56 63 8.6  
2006 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med light 9 9 16 67 71 8.6  
2006 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat med light 10 16 26 48 67 8.8  
2005 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD
flat med light 12 11 14 63 73 8.6  
2005 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
flat med light 14 14 11 61 68 9.2  

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Acura RSX vs. Scion tC Fuel Economy (L/100km)

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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
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Scion tC

Scion tC Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2009 2dr Hatch 161-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
Gas saving, takes awhile for the tank to be empty, and good for commuting see full Scion tC review
2006 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4
4-speed automatic FWD
Perfectly acceptable-to-good fuel economy for 2.4 liters 160 hp engine and 3000 pound car weight. see full Scion tC review
2006 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD
with 163hp, it got relatively decent fuel economy. see full Scion tC review
Scion tC Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2006 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4
5-speed manual FWD
Sometimes I feel like the car ought to have a sixth gear. see full Scion tC review