Chrysler 300 vs. Ford Explorer MPG

Chart is based on 203 fuel economy reports for the Chrysler 300 and 128 fuel economy reports for the Ford Explorer.

Chrysler 300 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
2014	4dr Sedan 363-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	light	hvy	0	0	20	80	70	26.3
2013	4dr Sedan 292-horsepower 3.6L V6 8-speed automatic RWD	flat	lead	hvy	3	10	25	63	75	21.3
2012	4dr Sedan 292-horsepower 3.6L V6 8-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	none	5	10	75	10	70	21.3
2012	4dr Sedan 292-horsepower 3.6L V6 8-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	hvy	5	5	10	80	100	19.6
2011	4dr Sedan 292-horsepower 3.6L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	med	none	3	13	37	47	77	26.7
2009	4dr Sedan 250-horsepower 3.5L V6 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	none	10	10	30	50	70	22.8
2008	4dr Sedan 350-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	med	light	2	3	5	90	70	25.5
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2008	4dr Sedan 340-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	hills	med	light	20	10	55	15	58	16.7
2008	4dr Sedan 250-horsepower 3.5L V6 4-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	none	8	80	2	10	106	14.4
2007	4dr Sedan 425-horsepower 6.1L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	v.lt	light	0	20	20	60	90	22.1
2007	4dr Sedan 350-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	med	none	5	75	0	20	65	17.8
2007	4dr Sedan 250-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	med	light	3	10	17	70	113	23.3
2006	4dr Sedan 425-horsepower 6.1L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	lead	hvy	32	27	25	18	60	17.1
2006	4dr Sedan 340-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	med	light	7	32	19	42	83	18.3
2006	4dr Sedan 340-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	none	8	13	43	38	73	17.6
2006	4dr Sedan 250-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	med	none	10	5	5	80	120	22.6
2006	4dr Sedan 250-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	none	0	25	25	50	65	17.1
2005	4dr Sedan 340-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	light	light	4	28	35	34	66	16.6
2005	4dr Sedan 250-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	flat	light	none	9	22	10	58	90	23.7
2004	4dr Sedan 255-horsepower 3.5L V6 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	20	23	23	34	85	17.9
2004	4dr Sedan 250-horsepower 3.5L V6 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	0	0	0	100	65	27.0
2003	4dr Sedan 250-horsepower 3.5L V6 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	hvy	5	8	25	63	68	23.5
2001	4dr Sedan 250-horsepower 3.5L V6 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	0	70	10	20	75	18.0

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Ford Explorer 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 SUV turbocharged 365hp 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	med	none	0	5	75	20	65	18.5
2015	4dr SUV 290-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	med	light	45	0	15	40	75	20.9
2013	4dr SUV 290-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	light	25	0	30	45	70	21.8
2012	4dr SUV 290-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	0	0	20	80	110	21.4
2012	4dr SUV 290-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	none	0	31	17	52	71	18.4
2011	4dr SUV 290-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	9	73	9	9	60	15.6
2011	4dr SUV 290-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	none	10	0	10	80	55	22.0
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2009	4dr SUV 292-horsepower 4.6L V8 6-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	none	0	0	0	100	60	18.5
2009	4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	hills	light	hvy	5	20	30	45	60	19.2
2008	4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	hvy	0	5	20	75	60	16.5
2008	4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	hvy	0	0	63	37	65	16.6
2008	4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	hills	med	none	6	27	50	17	75	16.7
2007	4dr SUV 292-horsepower 4.6L V8 6-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	hills	med	hvy	1	6	13	82	75	17.2
2007	4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	med	light	24	8	7	61	90	17.7
2006	4dr SUV 292-horsepower 4.6L V8 6-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	light	2	18	19	61	68	18.3
2006	4dr SUV 292-horsepower 4.6L V8 6-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	med	light	4	17	41	37	78	15.1
2006	4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	light	20	23	28	29	70	18.1
2006	4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	light	5	30	22	44	65	16.4
2005	4dr SUV 239-horsepower 4.6L V8 5-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	light	0	9	9	83	75	17.5
2005	4dr SUV 239-horsepower 4.6L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	light	5	18	33	43	80	16.4
2005	4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic RWD	flat	lead	hvy	20	20	10	50	60	18.0
2005	4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	none	45	45	5	5	55	13.3
2004	4dr SUV 239-horsepower 4.6L V8 5-speed automatic AWD	flat	light	light	17	20	13	50	60	16.7
2004	4dr SUV 239-horsepower 4.6L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	light	7	35	28	30	75	13.2
2004	4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic AWD	hills	light	hvy	10	20	18	52	63	16.4
2004	4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	med	hvy	5	0	0	95	65	18.8
2003	4dr SUV 239-horsepower 4.6L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	med	light	5	17	32	45	81	14.4
2003	4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic RWD	flat	med	light	18	45	13	25	65	17.8
2003	4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	med	light	16	14	32	38	74	17.6
2002	4dr SUV 239-horsepower 4.6L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	hills	med	light	17	26	17	40	89	16.1
2002	4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed manual 4WD w/low range	flat	med	hvy	0	40	30	30	65	17.0
2002	4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic RWD	flat	light	light	7	22	37	35	70	18.2
2002	4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	med	light	18	3	44	36	70	19.2
2001	4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	flat	light	none	0	75	25	0	0	11.4
2000	4dr SUV 215-horsepower 5.0L V8 4-speed automatic AWD	flat	v.lt	none	0	10	33	58	60	17.8

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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Chrysler 300

Chrysler 300 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2012	4dr Sedan 292-horsepower 3.6L V6 8-speed shiftable automatic RWD	I average 31Mpg highway, 'nuff said. see full Chrysler 300 review
2012	4dr Sedan 470-horsepower 6.4L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	This car has a 6.4-Liter V8 engine which produces more horsepower and torque than you'd ever need for any passing situation or any driving situation. That is, unless your las t name is "Andretti". The first of the 2nd gen 300 models I drove was the 390HP V8 in the AWD model, followed by the Pentastar V6. see full Chrysler 300 review
2011	4dr Sedan 292-horsepower 3.6L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	I am light footed when it comes to driving and this car with the 3.6 will return very favourable fuel economy when treated as such. This car had 500 km when I purchased it and now has 1800 km and highway mileage is consistently at 7.3 L/100Km. see full Chrysler 300 review
2005	4dr Sedan 340-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	The MDS allows decent fuel economy for the super-quick acceleration and fun to drive factor of a large 8 cylinder engine. see full Chrysler 300 review
2001	4dr Sedan 250-horsepower 3.5L V6 4-speed shiftable automatic FWD	For a car going on 13 years it still gets 23 mpg highway and 18 city. see full Chrysler 300 review

Chrysler 300 Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2009	4dr Sedan 250-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Average 23mpg overall. Temperatures under 30 degrees and the AWD is always on and got 19mpg on the highway. Not bad for a 4400lb car, not good if you pay for gas. see full Chrysler 300 review
2008	4dr Sedan 250-horsepower 3.5L V6 4-speed automatic RWD	I am not impressed with the fuel economy that my car gets. It only gets 22-24 mpg. The sticker states 26-28. I get that it is a bigger, heavier car, but they need to be more honest and realistic about the mpg. see full Chrysler 300 review
2008	4dr Sedan 250-horsepower 3.5L V6 4-speed automatic RWD	I get about 20-25% worse fuel economy than EPA specified in the city, although on the highway I do 5-10% better, despite my occasional lack of regard for the posted speed limit. see full Chrysler 300 review
2008	4dr Sedan 178-horsepower 2.7L V6 4-speed automatic RWD	Way lower than what I had expected see full Chrysler 300 review
2007	4dr Sedan 350-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	Like any high performance vehicle, too much use of the throttle is--EXPENSIVE! see full Chrysler 300 review
2006	4dr Sedan 340-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	From a social conscious view the 19 MPG AVG is poor, especially with gas costing $4 a gal. But face it, considering the performance you get... I can live with the guilt and high cost of driving. see full Chrysler 300 review
2006	4dr Sedan 340-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	Expected fuel economy to be closer to 17 mpg in city driving. see full Chrysler 300 review
2006	4dr Sedan 340-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	Are you kidding me? Its a HEMI. see full Chrysler 300 review
2006	4dr Sedan 340-horsepower 5.7L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	city averaging 12-13. highway only averaging 20-21 see full Chrysler 300 review
2005	4dr Sedan 250-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD	18 mpg city and 31 mpg highway in Canadian gallons. U.S. would be 0.8 of the value. see full Chrysler 300 review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Ford Explorer

Ford Explorer Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2013	4dr SUV turbocharged 365hp 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	We initially went in looking for a commuter vehicle with High mpg... but the sport they had jumped out at us and we were on the hunt for one... in the wife's daily 45 mile drive to work she's averaging 20 mpg which is comparable to the Audi's 4 cylinder and my truck's 8 cylinder. see full Ford Explorer review
2011	4dr SUV 290-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Best in Class all that needs to be said. see full Ford Explorer review
2011	4dr SUV 290-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	For such a beast I'm pleased with the gas mileage. I average 19-21 in almost all city/suburban stoplight and rush hour driving. Highway mileage drops fast if you drive over 70. Keep it under 70 and I get about 24. see full Ford Explorer review
2003	4dr SUV 239-horsepower 4.6L V8 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	For a mid-sized SUV, fuel economy is still as good or better than many 2008 cross-overs, and has all of the luxury features I like. see full Ford Explorer review

Ford Explorer Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2007	4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	Not really bad, but not that great either. To be expected for a vehicle this heavy see full Ford Explorer review
2006	4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	13-15 mpg around town, ouch! see full Ford Explorer review
2005	4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic RWD	Could be better see full Ford Explorer review
2005	4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	wish it was higher. Part of our problem is that wanted and bought a model with the towing package. The lower gearing does impact fuel economy see full Ford Explorer review
2004	4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic AWD	13 - 14.5 for a V6! Ridiculous. see full Ford Explorer review
2004	4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	Gets poor fuel economy, but that is expected from a large SUV see full Ford Explorer review
2002	4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	17 miles to the gallon on a six. see full Ford Explorer review
2002	4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range	For a low output V6 (210hp) I would expect better gas mileage for this 4,400 suv. I average 14 to 18 mpg per tank depending on mix of city/highway. see full Ford Explorer review