Chevrolet Volt vs. Saab 9-3 MPG

Chart is based on 9 fuel economy reports for the Chevrolet Volt and 201 fuel economy reports for the Saab 9-3.

Chevrolet Volt 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
2017	4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Plug-in Hybrid CVT FWD	hills	med	light	10	10	0	80	75	90.5
2014	4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Electric + Gas CVT FWD	mtns	light	hvy	1	2	16	83	98	46.7
2012	4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Electric + Gas CVT FWD	flat	light	none	0	3	39	59	60	57.0

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Saab 9-3 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	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	0	25	0	75	80	24.8
2010	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	1	5	20	74	68	29.7
2010	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	0	13	25	63	75	30.0
2010	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	lead	none	0	50	25	25	60	24.3
2010	2dr Convertible turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	50	40	0	10	60	18.5
2009	4dr Wagon turbocharged 280hp 2.8L V6 6-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	10	15	15	60	100	24.7
2009	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual AWD	flat	med	none	23	30	10	37	65	21.2
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2009	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	lead	hvy	14	18	14	55	75	23.3
2008	4dr Wagon turbocharged 280hp 2.8L V6 6-speed manual AWD	flat	light	none	0	0	20	80	63	24.1
2008	4dr Wagon turbocharged 255hp 2.8L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	none	10	16	26	48	75	21.4
2008	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	3	12	17	68	98	27.9
2008	4dr Wagon turbocharged 180hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual FWD	hills	light	none	3	14	3	80	110	47.0
2008	4dr Sedan turbocharged 280hp 2.8L V6 6-speed manual AWD	hills	lead	hvy	0	63	0	37	80	22.5
2008	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	13	27	4	56	93	29.6
2008	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	0	3	50	48	70	25.8
2008	2dr Convertible turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	13	25	25	38	80	26.1
2007	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	hvy	2	3	0	95	75	30.9
2007	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	none	22	43	20	15	87	25.3
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.8L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	28	33	11	29	95	19.6
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.8L V6 6-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	2	42	7	50	90	23.3
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	5	44	9	43	74	28.7
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	9	15	32	44	68	26.7
2007	2dr Convertible turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	19	20	11	50	65	29.2
2007	2dr Convertible turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	3	10	20	67	67	27.6
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 250hp 2.8L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	16	9	16	59	77	23.5
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 250hp 2.8L V6 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	6	31	15	48	88	20.4
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	8	28	37	28	70	21.5
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	7	18	56	19	74	27.5
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.8L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	light	14	27	20	39	84	23.1
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.8L V6 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	16	9	30	45	66	24.9
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	light	none	4	9	20	67	66	31.0
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	12	15	17	57	73	30.0
2006	2dr Convertible turbocharged 250hp 2.8L V6 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	0	0	70	30	75	25.5
2006	2dr Convertible turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	0	25	50	25	70	30.7
2005	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	med	none	13	10	33	45	68	29.3
2005	4dr Sedan turbocharged 175hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	19	13	18	51	70	29.0
2005	4dr Sedan turbocharged 175hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	light	none	8	24	40	28	61	26.5
2005	2dr Convertible turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	hvy	30	5	0	65	80	24.8
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	hills	med	light	5	50	5	40	60	29.0
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	4	8	9	78	73	24.5
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	mtns	med	none	0	15	0	85	100	27.0
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 175hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	3	58	20	20	65	22.4
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 175hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	3	20	1	76	68	26.8
2004	2dr Convertible turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	none	0	35	45	20	70	21.5
2004	2dr Convertible turbocharged 175hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	5	16	23	55	113	28.7
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	6	20	32	42	70	26.9
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	18	39	20	22	86	22.4
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 175hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	16	29	28	28	75	24.0
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 175hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	5	12	40	43	65	29.1
2003	2dr Convertible turbocharged 205hp 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	hvy	5	5	2	88	60	24.9
2002	4dr Hatch turbocharged 205hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	0	25	50	25	100	27.7
2002	4dr Hatch turbocharged 205hp 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	11	31	23	35	65	23.3
2002	2dr Convertible turbocharged 205hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	med	light	0	14	68	19	60	29.0
2002	2dr Convertible turbocharged 205hp 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	35	25	20	20	75	22.6
2001	4dr Hatch turbocharged 185hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	7	7	0	87	65	33.0
2001	2dr Convertible turbocharged 230hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	lead	none	0	50	50	0	0	19.1
2000	4dr Hatch turbocharged 185hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	med	light	20	25	25	30	60	28.0
2000	2dr Convertible turbocharged 185hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	v.lt	hvy	0	0	0	100	58	28.8

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TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the Chevrolet Volt

Chevrolet Volt Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Comment
2016	From the start, the primary reason to buy either the Chevrolet Volt or the Toyota Prius has been energy efficiency. Which is more efficient depends on how many miles you tend to drive each day. The Volt is a car like no other. It can travel much farther and accelerate much more quickly on electricity alone than other plug-in hybrids. Consequently, it usually operates like a fully electric vehicle (EV). Other plug-in hybrids must rely much more often on their gasoline engines. While the Volt can't travel nearly as far on electricity alone as pure EVs, they don't have a gas engine as a backup. As long as there's a fossil fuel dispensary around you never have to worry about running out of juice in the Volt. How much farther can the new Volt travel on a full charge? GM's engineers enlarged and improved the battery pack, increased the efficiency of the electric motor and transmission, and reduced the car's weight by a massive 240 pounds. These changes increased the car's battery-powered range in the EPA's test from 38 to 53 miles. The 2012-2015 Prius Plug-in Hybrid had a range of only 11 miles even with the gas engine assisting with acceleration. (The upcoming Prius Prime should do better, but will likely still have much less battery-powered range and performance than the Volt.) As in all EVs and plug-ins, though, cold weather or heavy A/C use will significantly reduce the Volt's range. If your drives are rarely long enough to run the Volt's battery down, and you live in an area where the price of electricity is at or below the national average (or discounted at night), the Volt will cost less to operate than the Prius. Be aware that the price of electricity varies far more than the price of gasoline depending on where you live. Also, with gas prices down and the Prius's fuel efficiency up, the advantage of running on electricity isn't as large as it used to be. If your electricity is expensive, the Prius will actually cost less to drive. But will gas prices remain low? If you do need to run the new Volt on gasoline, then it manages very good but not amazing fuel economy, 42 mpg combined in the EPA's tests (up from the 2011-2015's 37 mpg). The Prius Eco scored 56 mpg, and in my driving easily exceeded this number. If your focus is on the environment rather than the cost of fuel, the Volt at least potentially uses cleaner energy (depending on the source of your electricity). Fully charging the Volt via a standard household outlet can take up to 13 hours. If you regularly drive more than 25 miles per day you'll probably want to get a 240-volt charger, which reduces the charge time to about four hours. see full Chevrolet Volt review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Chevrolet Volt

Chevrolet Volt Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2017	4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Plug-in Hybrid CVT FWD	I bought the Volt because it meets my stringent requirements: It must run on electric only until the battery depletes, but it must also allow me to drive the 300 miles round trip to pick up my wine in Central Washington without requiring a wait to recharge. If I drive less than 55 miles per day, I can use zero gas, which happens 80% of my drives. Just shy of 5000 miles now, and I've used 20 gallons of gas and just over $100 of electricity. It's not so much the lower fuel expense for me (but it's nice to have), it's more the reduction of emissions especially in the water-power Pacific Northwest region. see full Chevrolet Volt review
2014	4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Electric + Gas CVT FWD	Many of us Volt owners think Chevy is under-advertising the features of the car. Our usage in three months is 3100 miles. Our tabulated mileage for gasoline is 88 MPG, or somewhere around 7 gallons a month. The largest percentage use is on the home charged 220 volt system which loads 11 kWh into the battery. Depending on outside temperature, this gives between 34 to 38 miles of electric driving, and as spring comes, it will be into the low 40's. An electric charge at the8c rate costs about a dollar. We bought a Clipper Creek 220 Volt charger... it does the task in 4 hours, and it is portable. You can charge on 110volts too, andthat takes 10 hours. You have the choice of how to use the drive system: All electric first, then gas. Or gas first, then electric. And two combined modes. In cold weather we start out with a plugged-in preheat, then go Gas Only to warm it fully, especially if the planned trip will be requiring some gas use because of the distance. For short trips, we use battery power to warm the cabin and seats. Our shopping is a 38 mile trip with a 500 foot elevation change. We do that trip so the total gas usage is 2/10ths of a gallon, sometimes 3/10ths. Our Church trips make up a large portion of the driving miles, and they are always all electric for the 22 mile trip. One thing this does is give a "good feeling" about running an errand.... it is esentally costless. GM Onstar keeps track of all energy use. But I also keep a book log. Some folks don't realize that you coulddrive this car all across the country on gas, and get 37 MPG. see full Chevrolet Volt review
2014	4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Electric + Gas CVT FWD	So far have driven in the winter when you get the poorest mileage on the electric motor. I have 3100 km. on the car and lifetime gas consumption is 2.6 Liters per 100km. I dont think there is another car out there that can do this well and it will get even better in the Volt as the weather warms up from the minus 12 degree weather we have had all of Jan and Feb. I LOVE NOT HAVING TO FILL UP AT THE PUMPS AND STILL HAVE NO RANGE ANXIETY. I previously have owned two Prius and the Volt is way ahead in so many ways. see full Chevrolet Volt review
2013	4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Electric + Gas CVT FWD	The reason you should buy a Volt is all about the fuel cost. In my case I'm averaged close to ~100 mpg (It would have been higher but for a recent 200 mile round trip to Ikea). Granted that mpg is excluding the electricity costs which in my case this car is costing ~ +$30/month increase in my electric bill so after 3 months of ownership (leased October 2012) I've used ~30 gallons of fuel (average cost $3.40 /gal) and driven 3200 miles which is ~ 6.2 cents/mile. Comparing this it a compact (Ford Focus) averaging 30 mpg with regular gas ~ $3.1 would have averaged 10 cents/mile. see full Chevrolet Volt review
2012	4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Electric + Gas CVT FWD	Obvious. see full Chevrolet Volt review
2012	4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Electric + Gas CVT FWD	I've had the Volt for 9 months and 13,000 miles. I drive it exactly like I would any of my other cars. It putts around town on errands, it goes hundreds of miles for various trips and everything in-between. Life-to-date gas mileage is 75.3--higher than I expected. see full Chevrolet Volt review
2012	4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Electric + Gas CVT FWD	Our lifetime average is 167 mpg after 15,000 miles! see full Chevrolet Volt review

Chevrolet Volt Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2013	4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Electric + Gas CVT FWD	Although the electric range on this car fits most of my needs the fuel economy when the battery is empty is poor. Typically this car will get ~35 mpg (on highway) in premium gulping engine only mode - much lower than other hybrids and worse than many compact cars costing half as much. Therefore if you regularly traveling much beyond the battery only range (say >45 miles) you'd be better served with traditional hybrid. see full Chevrolet Volt review
2012	4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Electric + Gas CVT FWD	It's an electric car with a gas generator.. The electric range in the summer is amazing getting close to 30mi on full quiet comfort electric.. The winter MPG is horrible.. The design required the gas engine in cold weather to run the heat, it also required it to keep the batteries warm.. as a result combining the cost of electric and gas made my average around 6.8mpg in the harsh snow belt winters. see full Chevrolet Volt review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Saab 9-3

Saab 9-3 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2008	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	Better than 30 mpg on long trips, even with 75+mph average speeds as reported by the onboard computer. Fantastic given the performance available. see full Saab 9-3 review
2008	4dr Wagon turbocharged 180hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual FWD	4.7 litres per 100 km is a great mileage! see full Saab 9-3 review
2008	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	Very good considering the power. I average 32mpg doing mostly highway. I cruise at 75mph and like to rev the engine in the city. see full Saab 9-3 review
2008	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	Lots of variations on fuel economy as you can read. Driving style will make a big difference, using a lot of engine power uses gas, no way around that. Try to cruise between 1800-2300rpm, it gives good results. Cars have improved a lot in the last years, no way a 7 year old design can match a 2015 model. But It comes close! see full Saab 9-3 review
2008	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	I have been a tad disappointed in my newest car's fuel economy. My tuned to 340 hp 1995 Saab 900 SE was getting 29 mpg in mixed city/highway driving. Currently I am driving 75% city and suburban surface streets and the rest highway. This must explain my rather pedestrian 23 mpg current average. I did get 33 mpg on a fast long road haul to the east coast. see full Saab 9-3 review
2007	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	the frugal diesel engine is cheaper to run & better for the environment see full Saab 9-3 review
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Over 30 mpg highway if you set the cruise to the speed limit. see full Saab 9-3 review
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	25 to 30 mpg on regular gas, depending on how many highway miles per tank. This is my first car that takes regular in more than ten years, at least $0.20 a gallon cheaper than premium. see full Saab 9-3 review
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.8L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Amazing fuel economy for such a powerful engine. see full Saab 9-3 review
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	27 - 30 MPG see full Saab 9-3 review